Post-baccalaureate enrollment numbers by gender U.S. 2031 | Statista

In 2021, there were around 1.24 million male students enrolled in post-baccalaureate courses in U.S. universities, as compared to 1.97 million female students. By 2031, it is forecast that there will be about 1.32 million male and 2.09 million female post-baccalaureate students.

Number of post-baccalaureate students enrolled in the United States from 1976 to 2031, by gender (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Male	Female
2031*	1,317	2,094
2030*	1,301	2,076
2029*	1,281	2,052
2028*	1,261	2,025
2027*	1,243	2,001
2026*	1,226	1,979
2025*	1,207	1,954
2024*	1,181	1,922
2023*	1,159	1,893
2022*	1,182	1,909
2021	1,244	1,967
2020	1,220	1,923
2019	1,214	1,858
2018	1,216	1,819
2017	1,220	1,785
2016	1,222	1,751
2015	1,222	1,720
2014	1,211	1,703
2013	1,201	1,700
2012	1,205	1,705
2011	1,210	1,722
2010	1,209	1,728
2009	1,174	1,688
2008	1,122	1,615
2007	1,088	1,556
2006	1,061	1,514
2005	1,047	1,476
2004	1,047	1,444
2003	1,033	1,398
2002	1,010	1,345
2001	956	1,256
2000	944	1,213
1999	931	1,179
1998	923	1,147
1997	927	1,124
1996	932	1,108
1995	941	1,089
1994	950	1,066
1993	944	1,037
1992	941	1,009
1991	931	989
1990	904	955
1989	879	917
1988	864	875
1987	864	857
1986	867	839
1985	856	794
1984	857	767
1983	865	753
1982	861	740
1981	867	750
1980	874	748
1979	863	709
1978	880	696
1977	892	677
1976	905	673

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March 2023

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1976 to 2021

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* Projections.
Data prior to 2018 has been retrieved from previous releases.

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