Males per 100 Female Students Trends for Tennessee Colleges

Tennessee Colleges Gender Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Total college enrollment in Tennessee has reached 244,059 students, marking a increase of 21,264 students over the past decade. During this period, the gender gap in higher education continued to widen: the gender ratio decreased from 76.28 to 67.18 male students per 100 female students, reflecting a strong relative growth in female college enrollment.

For the academic year 2024-2025, Tennessee Colleges enrollment is approximately 40.18% male (98,073 males) and 59.82% female (145,986 females).

Public vs Private:
- Public: 75.06 male students per 100 female students
- Private not-for-profit: 66.62 male students per 100 female students
- Private for-profit: 29.00 male students per 100 female students
- Comparison: In Tennessee, public colleges have a gender ratio of 75.06, compared with 66.62 at private colleges and 29.00 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: 69.96 male students per 100 female students
- Graduate: 58.24 male students per 100 female students
- Comparison:In Tennessee, 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: 69.17 male students per 100 female students
- Part-time: 60.32 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 Tennessee.

Male to Female Student Ratio Trends

From 2015 to 2025, total enrollment at Tennessee Colleges increased by 21,264 students, from 222,795 to 244,059. Male enrollment increased by 1,666 students, while female enrollment increased by 19,598 students. The number of male students per 100 female students decreased, changing from 76.28 to 67.18.

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

Males per 100 Female Students Ratio Trends in Tennessee
Year	Total Students	Male Students	Female Students	Males per 100 Female Students
2014-15	222,795	96,407 (43.27%)	126,388 (56.73%)	76.28
2015-16	223,914	96,492 (43.09%)	127,422 (56.91%)	75.73
2016-17	225,878	96,726 (42.82%)	129,152 (57.18%)	74.89
2017-18	227,183	96,378 (42.42%)	130,805 (57.58%)	73.68
2018-19	227,777	95,352 (41.86%)	132,425 (58.14%)	72.00
2019-20	229,186	94,850 (41.39%)	134,336 (58.61%)	70.61
2020-21	231,279	93,077 (40.24%)	138,202 (59.76%)	67.35
2021-22	228,193	91,178 (39.96%)	137,015 (60.04%)	66.55
2022-23	233,976	94,420 (40.35%)	139,556 (59.65%)	67.66
2023-24	238,665	96,169 (40.29%)	142,496 (59.71%)	67.49
2024-25	244,059	98,073 (40.18%)	145,986 (59.82%)	67.18
Average	253,291	104,912 (41.42%)	148,378 (58.58%)	70.71

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 Tennessee Colleges by school control.

Public: The ratio decreased by 6.21 points, from 81.27 in 2014-15 to 75.06 in 2024-25. Male enrollment went from 62,266 (44.8% of total enrollment) to 61,698 (42.9% of total enrollment), and female enrollment went from 76,618 (55.2% of total enrollment) to 82,203 (57.1% of total enrollment). The average ratio was 76.99 males per 100 female students.
Private nonprofit: The ratio decreased by 3.43 points, from 70.05 in 2014-15 to 66.62 in 2024-25. Male enrollment went from 32,775 (41.2% of total enrollment) to 31,661 (40.0% of total enrollment), and female enrollment went from 46,787 (58.8% of total enrollment) to 47,527 (60.0% of total enrollment). The average ratio was 67.03 males per 100 female students.
Private for-profit: The ratio decreased by 33.35 points, from 62.35 in 2014-15 to 29.00 in 2024-25. Male enrollment went from 4,160 (38.4% of total enrollment) to 4,714 (22.5% of total enrollment), and female enrollment went from 6,672 (61.6% of total enrollment) to 16,256 (77.5% of total enrollment). The average ratio was 36.56 males per 100 female students.

Comparing school types, Public schools had the highest latest ratio (75.06), while Private for-profit schools had the lowest (29.00), a gap of 46.06 points. Private for-profit schools saw the largest shift over the period (-33.35 points).

Bottom line: Male students' share of total enrollment tends tofall 2.0 points from 44.8% to 42.9% at Public colleges and fall 1.2 points from 41.2% to 40.0% at Private nonprofit colleges. Female students' share of total enrollment tends to rise 2.0 points from 55.2% to 57.1% at Public colleges, rise 1.2 points from 58.8% to 60.0% at Private nonprofit colleges over the period.

Males per 100 Female Students Ratio By School Control in Tennessee
Year	Public			Private nonprofit			Private for-profit
Year	Male	Female	Ratio	Male	Female	Ratio	Male	Female	Ratio
2014-15	62,266	76,618	81.27	32,775	46,787	70.05	4,160	6,672	62.35
2015-16	61,809	76,026	81.30	33,367	48,144	69.31	3,629	5,823	62.32
2016-17	61,666	75,708	81.45	33,516	49,211	68.11	2,423	5,859	41.36
2017-18	61,355	76,443	80.26	33,398	49,391	67.62	2,232	6,158	36.25
2018-19	60,653	77,437	78.33	33,015	49,340	66.91	1,824	6,212	29.36
2019-20	60,630	78,783	76.96	32,283	48,414	66.68	2,023	7,570	26.72
2020-21	59,200	80,259	73.76	31,672	49,204	64.37	2,261	9,034	25.03
2021-22	57,625	80,375	71.70	31,613	48,713	64.90	2,108	8,769	24.04
2022-23	59,004	80,957	72.88	31,754	47,956	66.21	3,662	10,643	34.41
2023-24	60,572	81,917	73.94	31,389	47,125	66.61	4,208	13,454	31.28
2024-25	61,698	82,203	75.06	31,661	47,527	66.62	4,714	16,256	29.00

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 Tennessee Colleges by student level.

Undergraduate: The males per 100 female students ratio decreased by 8.77 points, from 78.73 to 69.96. 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 9.09 points, from 67.33 to 58.24. It means that more female students were enrolled over the period than male students for Graduate programs.

Males per 100 Female Students Ratio by Student Level in Tennessee
Year	Undergraduate	Graduate	Difference
2014-15	78.73	67.33	11.40
2015-16	78.12	67.04	11.08
2016-17	77.22	66.52	10.70
2017-18	76.16	64.93	11.23
2018-19	74.62	62.95	11.67
2019-20	73.55	60.78	12.77
2020-21	69.94	58.96	10.98
2021-22	69.47	57.61	11.86
2022-23	70.10	59.75	10.35
2023-24	69.85	59.74	10.11
2024-25	69.96	58.24	11.72
Average	73.43	62.17	11.26

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 Tennessee Colleges by enrollment status.

Overall, the male per female ratio for full-time students is 73.79 and for part-time students is 61.06 males per 100 female students.

Full-time: The males per 100 female students ratio decreased by 10.49 points, from 79.66 to 69.17. 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 decreased by 3.89 points, from 64.21 to 60.32. It means that more female students were enrolled over the period than male 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 Tennessee
Year	Full-time	Part-time	Difference
2014-15	79.66	64.21	15.45
2015-16	78.78	64.77	14.01
2016-17	78.26	63.51	14.75
2017-18	76.78	63.20	13.58
2018-19	74.80	62.53	12.27
2019-20	73.91	59.91	14.00
2020-21	70.56	57.47	13.09
2021-22	69.40	57.72	11.68
2022-23	70.58	58.28	12.30
2023-24	69.79	59.69	10.10
2024-25	69.17	60.32	8.85
Average	73.79	61.06	12.73

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