This statistic shows the percentages of male and female undergraduate students enrolled in degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2010. Also shown are the projected enrollment rates until 2021. In 2021, it is expected that 41.6 percent of all students will be male and 58.4 percent will be female.
Share of undergraduate enrollment and projections in the United States from 1970 to 2021, by gender (in 1,000)
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NCES. (May 31, 2012). Share of undergraduate enrollment and projections in the United States from 1970 to 2021, by gender (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236361/undergraduate-enrollment-projections-in-us-by-gender/
NCES. "Share of undergraduate enrollment and projections in the United States from 1970 to 2021, by gender (in 1,000)." Chart. May 31, 2012. Statista. Accessed September 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236361/undergraduate-enrollment-projections-in-us-by-gender/
NCES. (2012). Share of undergraduate enrollment and projections in the United States from 1970 to 2021, by gender (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236361/undergraduate-enrollment-projections-in-us-by-gender/
NCES. "Share of Undergraduate Enrollment and Projections in The United States from 1970 to 2021, by Gender (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236361/undergraduate-enrollment-projections-in-us-by-gender/
NCES, Share of undergraduate enrollment and projections in the United States from 1970 to 2021, by gender (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236361/undergraduate-enrollment-projections-in-us-by-gender/ (last visited September 25, 2023)
Share of undergraduate enrollment and projections in the United States from 1970 to 2021, by gender (in 1,000) [Graph], NCES, May 31, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/236361/undergraduate-enrollment-projections-in-us-by-gender/