The raw data from this report was downloaded from the National Center of Educational Statistics (NCES) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). The initial download included 6894 institutions. Utah had 67 postsecondary institutions listed during the 2008 year. Only variables where at least 30 institutions reported data were used. Percentages are given only if there are at least 30 students for any given cohort. This report deals specifically with enrollment and graduation percentages of females. There are two methods of looking at female enrollment. The first addresses the percentage of enrolled students who are female. For example, if there are 100 students in an institution and 55 of them are female, the percentage of enrollment who are female will be 55%. All graphs looking at this have the axis title “Female Enrollment Percentage.” The second method titled “Percentage of General Population Who Are Students” addresses the percentage of the state and nation’s 18–24 population who are female and going to a public or postsecondary institution. For example, if there are 1,000 females 18-24 years old living in the state and 400 of them are enrolled in a postsecondary institution, the “Percentage of General Population Who Are Students” will be 40%.