Males per 100 Female Students Trends for Missouri Colleges

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

• Public: The ratio decreased by 7.80 points, from 83.24 in 2014-15 to 75.44 in 2024-25. Male enrollment went from 76,212 (45.4% of total enrollment) to 64,498 (43.0% of total enrollment), and female enrollment went from 91,561 (54.6% of total enrollment) to 85,500 (57.0% of total enrollment). The average ratio was 78.41 males per 100 female students.
• Private nonprofit: The ratio increased by 5.43 points, from 75.62 in 2014-15 to 81.05 in 2024-25. Male enrollment went from 64,116 (43.1% of total enrollment) to 54,854 (44.8% of total enrollment), and female enrollment went from 84,791 (56.9% of total enrollment) to 67,680 (55.2% of total enrollment). The average ratio was 76.12 males per 100 female students.
• Private for-profit: The ratio decreased by 39.16 points, from 53.61 in 2014-15 to 14.46 in 2024-25. Male enrollment went from 3,263 (34.9% of total enrollment) to 191 (12.6% of total enrollment), and female enrollment went from 6,086 (65.1% of total enrollment) to 1,321 (87.4% of total enrollment). The average ratio was 27.23 males per 100 female students.

Comparing school types, Private nonprofit schools had the highest latest ratio (81.05), while Private for-profit schools had the lowest (14.46), a gap of 66.59 points. Private for-profit schools saw the largest shift over the period (-39.16 points).

Bottom line: Male students' share of total enrollment tends tofall 2.4 points from 45.4% to 43.0% at Public colleges and rise 1.7 points from 43.1% to 44.8% at Private nonprofit colleges. Female students' share of total enrollment tends to rise 2.4 points from 54.6% to 57.0% at Public colleges, fall 1.7 points from 56.9% to 55.2% 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 Missouri Colleges by student level.

• Undergraduate: The males per 100 female students ratio decreased by 2.88 points, from 79.94 to 77.06. 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 remained unchanged, from 77.70 to 78.17.
• 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.

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

Overall, the male per female ratio for full-time students is 81.74 and for part-time students is 68.65 males per 100 female students.

• Full-time: The males per 100 female students ratio decreased by 3.95 points, from 85.12 to 81.17. 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 1.73 points, from 69.37 to 71.10. 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.