Undergraduate enrollment rate and projections in the U.S., by gender 1970-2021 | Statista

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)

Characteristic	Male	Female
2021*	41.6%	58.4%
2020*	41.6%	58.4%
2019*	41.7%	58.3%
2018*	41.9%	58.1%
2017*	42.1%	57.9%
2016*	42.3%	57.7%
2015*	42.5%	57.5%
2014*	42.8%	57.2%
2013*	43.2%	56.8%
2012*	43.4%	56.6%
2011*	43.5%	56.5%
2010	43.3%	56.7%
2009	43.2%	56.8%
2008	43.2%	56.8%
2007	43.1%	56.9%
2006	42.9%	57.1%
2005	42.8%	57.2%
2004	42.9%	57.1%
2003	43%	57%
2002	43.4%	56.6%
2001	43.8%	56.2%
2000	43.9%	56.1%
1995	44.2%	55.8%
1990	45%	55%
1985	46.8%	53.2%
1980	47.7%	52.3%
1975	54.3%	45.7%
1970	57.7%	42.3%

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May 2012

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United States

Survey time period

1970 to 2010

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* Projections.

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