EducationPays,publishedeverythreeyears,presentsdetailedevidenceoftheprivateandpublicbenefitsofhighereducation.Italsoshedslightonthedistributionofthesebenefitsbyexaminingboththeincreasesandthepersistentdisparitiesincollegeparticipationandcompletion.InthethreeyearsbetweenthepublicationofEducationPays2007andEducationPays2010,medianearningsforfour-yearcollegegraduatesincreasedmorerapidlythanthoseofhighschoolgraduatesandthegapbetweentheunemploymentratesofthetwogroupsgrew.Inadditiontoearningscomparisons,thereportdocumentsdifferencesinlifestyles,health,andotheroutcomesforpeoplewithandwithoutcollegeeducation.Differencesinenrollmentandcompletionpatternsacrossdemographicgroupshighlighttherealitythatgapsineducationalattainmentareexplainedbyacombinationofmoneyandotherfactors.