Males per 100 Female Students Trends for New York Colleges

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

• Public: The ratio decreased by 3.23 points, from 80.96 in 2014-15 to 77.72 in 2024-25. Male enrollment went from 180,393 (44.7% of total enrollment) to 165,658 (43.7% of total enrollment), and female enrollment went from 222,826 (55.3% of total enrollment) to 213,142 (56.3% of total enrollment). The average ratio was 78.92 males per 100 female students.
• Private nonprofit: The ratio decreased by 2.40 points, from 76.55 in 2014-15 to 74.15 in 2024-25. Male enrollment went from 229,464 (43.4% of total enrollment) to 216,746 (42.6% of total enrollment), and female enrollment went from 299,754 (56.6% of total enrollment) to 292,295 (57.4% of total enrollment). The average ratio was 75.09 males per 100 female students.
• Private for-profit: The ratio decreased by 13.20 points, from 56.46 in 2014-15 to 43.27 in 2024-25. Male enrollment went from 10,683 (36.1% of total enrollment) to 5,874 (30.2% of total enrollment), and female enrollment went from 18,920 (63.9% of total enrollment) to 13,576 (69.8% of total enrollment). The average ratio was 49.79 males per 100 female students.

Comparing school types, Public schools had the highest latest ratio (77.72), while Private for-profit schools had the lowest (43.27), a gap of 34.45 points. Private for-profit schools saw the largest shift over the period (-13.20 points).

Bottom line: Male students' share of total enrollment tends tofall 1.0 points from 44.7% to 43.7% at Public colleges and stay flat from 43.4% to 42.6% at Private nonprofit colleges. Female students' share of total enrollment tends to rise 1.0 points from 55.3% to 56.3% at Public colleges, stay flat from 56.6% to 57.4% 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 New York Colleges by student level.

• Undergraduate: The males per 100 female students ratio decreased by 2.29 points, from 81.84 to 79.55. 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 6.32 points, from 69.93 to 63.61. 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 New York Colleges by enrollment status.

Overall, the male per female ratio for full-time students is 81.11 and for part-time students is 62.76 males per 100 female students.

• Full-time: The males per 100 female students ratio decreased by 5.02 points, from 84.25 to 79.23. 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 4.04 points, from 64.49 to 60.45. It means that more female students were enrolled over the period than male students for part-time students.