Males per 100 Female Students Trends for Maine Colleges

Maine Colleges Gender Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Total college enrollment in Maine has reached 59,515 students, marking a increase of 11,751 students over the past decade. During this period, the gender gap in higher education continued to widen: the gender ratio decreased from 67.12 to 61.08 male students per 100 female students, reflecting a strong relative growth in female college enrollment.

For the academic year 2024-2025, Maine Colleges enrollment is approximately 37.92% male (22,568 males) and 62.08% female (36,947 females).

Public vs Private:
- Public: 72.25 male students per 100 female students
- Private not-for-profit: 50.50 male students per 100 female students
- Private for-profit: 31.25 male students per 100 female students
- Comparison: In Maine, public colleges have a gender ratio of 72.25, compared with 50.50 at private colleges and 31.25 at private for-profit colleges. Public colleges have the higher male-to-female ratio than private colleges (more female students attending private colleges relatively).
Undergraduate vs Graduate:
- Undergraduate: 66.03 male students per 100 female students
- Graduate: 40.15 male students per 100 female students
- Comparison:In Maine, undergraduate students have a higher male-to-female ratio than graduate students, highlighting a higher proportion of female students pursuing advanced degrees.
Full-Time vs Part-Time:
- Full-time: 65.22 male students per 100 female students
- Part-time: 53.53 male students per 100 female students
- Comparison: Full-time students have a higher male-to-female ratio than part-time students, indicating greater female representation in part-time higher education programs In Maine.

Male to Female Student Ratio Trends

From 2015 to 2025, total enrollment at Maine Colleges increased by 11,751 students, from 47,764 to 59,515. Male enrollment increased by 3,384 students, while female enrollment increased by 8,367 students. The number of male students per 100 female students decreased, changing from 67.12 to 61.08.

Over this period, male enrollment kept increasing year over year, while female enrollment kept increasing.

Males per 100 Female Students Ratio Trends in Maine
Year	Total Students	Male Students	Female Students	Males per 100 Female Students
2014-15	47,764	19,184 (40.16%)	28,580 (59.84%)	67.12
2015-16	51,590	21,070 (40.84%)	30,520 (59.16%)	69.04
2016-17	52,451	21,118 (40.26%)	31,333 (59.74%)	67.40
2017-18	52,753	21,194 (40.18%)	31,559 (59.82%)	67.16
2018-19	53,226	21,508 (40.41%)	31,718 (59.59%)	67.81
2019-20	53,228	21,666 (40.70%)	31,562 (59.30%)	68.65
2020-21	52,588	21,067 (40.06%)	31,521 (59.94%)	66.83
2021-22	53,228	20,813 (39.10%)	32,415 (60.90%)	64.21
2022-23	54,638	21,000 (38.43%)	33,638 (61.57%)	62.43
2023-24	56,757	21,561 (37.99%)	35,196 (62.01%)	61.26
2024-25	59,515	22,568 (37.92%)	36,947 (62.08%)	61.08
Average	58,774	23,275 (39.60%)	35,499 (60.40%)	65.57

Male per Female Ratio by School Control

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

Public: The ratio increased by 2.83 points, from 69.42 in 2014-15 to 72.25 in 2024-25. Male enrollment went from 13,213 (41.0% of total enrollment) to 13,234 (41.9% of total enrollment), and female enrollment went from 19,033 (59.0% of total enrollment) to 18,317 (58.1% of total enrollment). The average ratio was 70.64 males per 100 female students.
Private nonprofit: The ratio decreased by 7.09 points, from 57.59 in 2014-15 to 50.50 in 2024-25. Male enrollment went from 6,542 (36.5% of total enrollment) to 9,214 (33.6% of total enrollment), and female enrollment went from 11,359 (63.5% of total enrollment) to 18,246 (66.4% of total enrollment). The average ratio was 57.97 males per 100 female students.
Private for-profit: The ratio decreased by 20.88 points, from 52.13 in 2014-15 to 31.25 in 2024-25. Male enrollment went from 147 (34.3% of total enrollment) to 120 (23.8% of total enrollment), and female enrollment went from 282 (65.7% of total enrollment) to 384 (76.2% of total enrollment). The average ratio was 40.72 males per 100 female students.

Comparing school types, Public schools had the highest latest ratio (72.25), while Private for-profit schools had the lowest (31.25), a gap of 41.00 points. Private for-profit schools saw the largest shift over the period (-20.88 points).

Bottom line: Male students' share of total enrollment tends tostay flat from 41.0% to 41.9% at Public colleges and fall 3.0 points from 36.5% to 33.6% at Private nonprofit colleges. Female students' share of total enrollment tends to stay flat from 59.0% to 58.1% at Public colleges, rise 3.0 points from 63.5% to 66.4% at Private nonprofit colleges over the period.

Males per 100 Female Students Ratio By School Control in Maine
Year	Public			Private nonprofit			Private for-profit
Year	Male	Female	Ratio	Male	Female	Ratio	Male	Female	Ratio
2014-15	13,213	19,033	69.42	6,542	11,359	57.59	147	282	52.13
2015-16	13,039	18,543	70.32	8,576	13,774	62.26	112	219	51.14
2016-17	13,058	18,767	69.58	8,517	14,169	60.11	103	198	52.02
2017-18	12,824	18,312	70.03	8,758	14,656	59.76	89	159	55.97
2018-19	13,044	18,676	69.84	8,817	14,356	61.42	76	131	58.02
2019-20	13,115	17,865	73.41	8,749	14,158	61.80	108	282	38.30
2020-21	12,679	17,942	70.67	8,635	14,094	61.27	104	389	26.74
2021-22	12,710	18,238	69.69	8,103	14,177	57.16	102	417	24.46
2022-23	12,434	17,617	70.58	8,482	15,705	54.01	84	316	26.58
2023-24	12,504	17,563	71.20	8,933	17,237	51.82	124	396	31.31
2024-25	13,234	18,317	72.25	9,214	18,246	50.50	120	384	31.25

Male per Female Ratio by Student Level

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

Undergraduate: The males per 100 female students ratio decreased by 8.00 points, from 74.03 to 66.03. 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 2.48 points, from 42.63 to 40.15. 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 graduate students than for undergraduate students, indicating a greater increase of female enrollment among graduate students compared to undergraduate students.

Males per 100 Female Students Ratio by Student Level in Maine
Year	Undergraduate	Graduate	Difference
2014-15	74.03	42.63	31.40
2015-16	75.01	46.44	28.57
2016-17	72.87	46.50	26.37
2017-18	73.36	44.36	29.00
2018-19	74.22	43.62	30.60
2019-20	75.05	43.96	31.09
2020-21	72.51	45.46	27.05
2021-22	69.94	42.32	27.62
2022-23	67.36	42.58	24.78
2023-24	66.10	41.11	24.99
2024-25	66.03	40.15	25.88
Average	71.50	43.56	27.94

Male per Female Ratio by Enrollment Status

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

Overall, the male per female ratio for full-time students is 73.94 and for part-time students is 50.64 males per 100 female students.

Full-time: The males per 100 female students ratio decreased by 13.55 points, from 78.77 to 65.22. 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 increased by 7.95 points, from 45.58 to 53.53. It indicates that more male students were enrolled over the period than female students for part-time students.
Over the period, the male to female ratio decreased more for full-time students than for part-time students, indicating a greater increase of female enrollment among full-time students compared to part-time students.

Males per 100 Female Students Ratio by Enrollment Status in Maine
Year	Full-time	Part-time	Difference
2014-15	78.77	45.58	33.19
2015-16	78.46	50.31	28.15
2016-17	77.76	48.06	29.70
2017-18	78.76	46.13	32.63
2018-19	78.03	49.56	28.47
2019-20	78.41	51.61	26.80
2020-21	75.04	52.14	22.90
2021-22	70.87	51.93	18.94
2022-23	66.86	54.19	12.67
2023-24	65.12	53.99	11.13
2024-25	65.22	53.53	11.69
Average	73.94	50.64	23.30

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