Data on the status of women students in Connecticut institutions of higher education are examined. Trends include the following: as of fall 1980, there were 84,838 women enrolled in Connecticut collegiate institutions, representing 53 percent of total enrollment; women were in the majority at the undergraduate and graduate levels and comprised 34 percent of those enrolled in professional programs; enrollment of women grew 20 percent from 1976 to 1980, while enrollment of men declined one percent; increased female enrollment is largely in the part-time undergraduate category; undergraduate women, independent of age, are more likely than men to enroll on a part-time basis (43.8 percent compared to 36.7 percent); at the graduate level, 74.3 percent of women were enrolled part time in fall 1980, compared to 70.8 percent of men; women constitute more than 67 percent of the graduate enrollment at the state colleges and less than 44 percent at independent institutions; women received 59.8 percent of the associate degrees, 50.1 percent of the bachelors degrees, and 52.4 percent of the masters degrees awarded in June 1980; in 1980 they received 29.1 percent of the doctoral degrees and 27.3 percent of the first-professional degrees; in June 1980, 25 percent of the men graduating at the baccalaureate level received degrees in business and management, compared to 12.5 percent of the women; at the graduate level, 33 percent of the men received masters degrees in this field, compared to 10 percent of the women; and women received 75 percent of the bachelors and masters degrees awarded in the field of education in June 1980. (SW)