Males per 100 Female Students Trends for Massachusetts Colleges

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

• Public: The ratio decreased by 1.40 points, from 83.47 in 2014-15 to 82.07 in 2024-25. Male enrollment went from 58,817 (45.5% of total enrollment) to 52,711 (45.1% of total enrollment), and female enrollment went from 70,463 (54.5% of total enrollment) to 64,224 (54.9% of total enrollment). The average ratio was 83.21 males per 100 female students.
• Private nonprofit: The ratio decreased by 2.13 points, from 77.23 in 2014-15 to 75.10 in 2024-25. Male enrollment went from 121,212 (43.6% of total enrollment) to 123,150 (42.9% of total enrollment), and female enrollment went from 156,953 (56.4% of total enrollment) to 163,980 (57.1% of total enrollment). The average ratio was 75.13 males per 100 female students.
• Private for-profit: The ratio decreased by 68.32 points, from 108.32 in 2014-15 to 40.00 in 2022-23. Male enrollment went from 1,822 (52.0% of total enrollment) to 64 (28.6% of total enrollment), and female enrollment went from 1,682 (48.0% of total enrollment) to 160 (71.4% of total enrollment). The average ratio was 56.58 males per 100 female students.

Comparing school types, Public schools had the highest latest ratio (82.07), while Private for-profit schools had the lowest (40.00), a gap of 42.07 points. Private for-profit schools saw the largest shift over the period (-68.32 points).

Bottom line: Male students' share of total enrollment tends tostay flat from 45.5% to 45.1% at Public colleges and stay flat from 43.6% to 42.9% at Private nonprofit colleges. Female students' share of total enrollment tends to stay flat from 54.5% to 54.9% at Public colleges, stay flat from 56.4% to 57.1% 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 Massachusetts Colleges by student level.

• Undergraduate: The males per 100 female students ratio decreased by 2.75 points, from 82.19 to 79.44. 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 2.17 points, from 75.25 to 73.08. It means that more female students were enrolled over the period than male students for Graduate programs.

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

Overall, the male per female ratio for full-time students is 81.58 and for part-time students is 65.87 males per 100 female students.

• Full-time: The males per 100 female students ratio decreased by 4.46 points, from 84.41 to 79.95. 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 remained unchanged, from 66.34 to 67.26.
• 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.