Males per 100 Female Students Trends for Virginia Colleges

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

• Public: The ratio decreased by 2.09 points, from 83.33 in 2014-15 to 81.24 in 2024-25. Male enrollment went from 97,527 (45.5% of total enrollment) to 101,784 (44.8% of total enrollment), and female enrollment went from 117,031 (54.5% of total enrollment) to 125,285 (55.2% of total enrollment). The average ratio was 81.78 males per 100 female students.
• Private nonprofit: The ratio increased by 4.07 points, from 65.96 in 2014-15 to 70.03 in 2024-25. Male enrollment went from 54,084 (39.7% of total enrollment) to 67,577 (41.2% of total enrollment), and female enrollment went from 81,990 (60.3% of total enrollment) to 96,494 (58.8% of total enrollment). The average ratio was 67.35 males per 100 female students.
• Private for-profit: The ratio decreased by 13.20 points, from 78.99 in 2014-15 to 65.80 in 2024-25. Male enrollment went from 15,047 (44.1% of total enrollment) to 7,902 (39.7% of total enrollment), and female enrollment went from 19,049 (55.9% of total enrollment) to 12,010 (60.3% of total enrollment). The average ratio was 66.31 males per 100 female students.

Comparing school types, Public schools had the highest latest ratio (81.24), while Private for-profit schools had the lowest (65.80), a gap of 15.45 points. Private for-profit schools saw the largest shift over the period (-13.20 points).

Bottom line: Male students' share of total enrollment tends tostay flat from 45.5% to 44.8% at Public colleges and rise 1.4 points from 39.7% to 41.2% at Private nonprofit colleges. Female students' share of total enrollment tends to stay flat from 54.5% to 55.2% at Public colleges, fall 1.4 points from 60.3% to 58.8% 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 Virginia Colleges by student level.

• Undergraduate: The males per 100 female students ratio increased by 1.75 points, from 78.58 to 80.33. It indicates that more male students were enrolled over the period than female students for Undergraduate programs.
• Graduate: The males per 100 female students ratio decreased by 4.58 points, from 70.75 to 66.17. 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 Virginia Colleges by enrollment status.

Overall, the male per female ratio for full-time students is 79.10 and for part-time students is 65.44 males per 100 female students.

• Full-time: The males per 100 female students ratio decreased by 2.67 points, from 81.35 to 78.68. 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 3.06 points, from 64.54 to 67.60. 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.