Males per 100 Female Students Trends for Florida Colleges

The following is an analysis of the male per female ratio (male students per 100 female students) at Florida Colleges by school control.

• Public: The ratio decreased by 3.41 points, from 73.97 in 2014-15 to 70.56 in 2024-25. Male enrollment went from 338,515 (42.5% of total enrollment) to 321,886 (41.4% of total enrollment), and female enrollment went from 457,653 (57.5% of total enrollment) to 456,216 (58.6% of total enrollment). The average ratio was 71.35 males per 100 female students.
• Private nonprofit: The ratio increased by 2.38 points, from 71.65 in 2014-15 to 74.02 in 2024-25. Male enrollment went from 86,185 (41.7% of total enrollment) to 84,692 (42.5% of total enrollment), and female enrollment went from 120,294 (58.3% of total enrollment) to 114,412 (57.5% of total enrollment). The average ratio was 75.63 males per 100 female students.
• Private for-profit: The ratio increased by 3.22 points, from 90.72 in 2014-15 to 93.95 in 2024-25. Male enrollment went from 30,499 (47.6% of total enrollment) to 22,799 (48.4% of total enrollment), and female enrollment went from 33,618 (52.4% of total enrollment) to 24,268 (51.6% of total enrollment). The average ratio was 82.65 males per 100 female students.

Comparing school types, Private for-profit schools had the highest latest ratio (93.95), while Public schools had the lowest (70.56), a gap of 23.39 points. Public schools saw the largest shift over the period (-3.41 points).

Bottom line: Male students' share of total enrollment tends tofall 1.1 points from 42.5% to 41.4% at Public colleges and stay flat from 41.7% to 42.5% at Private nonprofit colleges. Female students' share of total enrollment tends to rise 1.1 points from 57.5% to 58.6% at Public colleges, stay flat from 58.3% to 57.5% at Private nonprofit colleges over the period.

The following is an analysis of the male per female ratio (male students per 100 female students) at Florida Colleges by student level.

• Undergraduate: The males per 100 female students ratio decreased by 2.50 points, from 76.54 to 74.04. It means that more female students were enrolled over the period than male students for Undergraduate programs.
• Graduate: The males per 100 female students ratio decreased by 12.36 points, from 73.53 to 61.17. It means that more female students were enrolled over the period than male students for Graduate programs.
• Over the period, the male to female ratio decreased more for undergraduate students than for graduate students, indicating a greater increase of female enrollment among undergraduate students compared to graduate students.

The following is an analysis of the male per female ratio (male students per 100 female students) at Florida Colleges by enrollment status.

Overall, the male per female ratio for full-time students is 79.20 and for part-time students is 65.35 males per 100 female students.

• Full-time: The males per 100 female students ratio decreased by 4.77 points, from 82.98 to 78.21. It means that more female students were enrolled over the period than male students for full-time students.
• Part-time: The males per 100 female students ratio decreased by 4.06 points, from 68.21 to 64.15. It means that more female students were enrolled over the period than male students for part-time students.