Abstract
Trends in educational homogamy have been examined using the 1/1000 census sample for 1960. The general trend has been one of declining educational homogamy for both white and nonwhite couples. The decline has ended for white couples but has continued through the period 1956-60 for nonwhite couples. The changing character of the educational structure suggests two major trends for the future. First, there should be an increase in the percentage of homogamous marriages among whites. A continued decline in educational homogamy may occur among nonwhites until their educational distribution attains maximum heterogeneity; at this point the trend should reverse and begin upward. Second, there appears to be a trend toward marriages in which the husband has a higher educational level than the wife.
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