In 2020, about 6.65 million male students were enrolled in degree-granting postsecondary institutions as undergraduate students. This is compared to 9.2 million female undergraduate students who were enrolled in that same year. By 2030, these figures are projected to increase to 7.39 million and 9.76 million respectively.
Undergraduate enrollment numbers in the United States from 1970 to 2030, by gender (in 1,000s)
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Enrollment Figures
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Expenditure
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NCES. (November 30, 2021). Undergraduate enrollment numbers in the United States from 1970 to 2030, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236360/undergraduate-enrollment-in-us-by-gender/
NCES. "Undergraduate enrollment numbers in the United States from 1970 to 2030, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236360/undergraduate-enrollment-in-us-by-gender/
NCES. (2021). Undergraduate enrollment numbers in the United States from 1970 to 2030, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236360/undergraduate-enrollment-in-us-by-gender/
NCES. "Undergraduate Enrollment Numbers in The United States from 1970 to 2030, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236360/undergraduate-enrollment-in-us-by-gender/
NCES, Undergraduate enrollment numbers in the United States from 1970 to 2030, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236360/undergraduate-enrollment-in-us-by-gender/ (last visited January 31, 2023)
Undergraduate enrollment numbers in the United States from 1970 to 2030, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], NCES, November 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/236360/undergraduate-enrollment-in-us-by-gender/