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ACLU Takes Aim at Single-Sex Educational Programs
The American Civil Liberties Union has released a preliminary report which shows that single-sex schools across the country are operating on theories that are unfounded in science and rooted in gender stereotypes.
Women Making Progress in the College of Engineering at Colorado State University
The number of women in the first-year engineering class has doubled since 2007 and there are now 11 women faculty with tenure.
Deep Springs College to Accept Applications From Women for Its Fall 2013 Entering Class
Despite a legal challenge to coeducation at Deep Springs College, the unique educational institution in the California desert, hopes that at least one half of its next entering class will be women.
Nearly 17 Million Women Enrolled in Higher Education Programs
During the 2010-11 academic year, there were 29.5 million students enrolled at Title IV institutions. Of these, nearly 17 million, or 57.5 percent, were women.
Medical Schools With a Low Percentage of Women Matriculants
The percentage of women in entering classes at U.S. medical schools in 2011 went from a low of 30.8% at the Uniformed Services University to 73.2% at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta.
Tracking the Progress of Women’s Enrollments in Higher Education
In 1950, women made up less than one third of all enrollments in higher education, Today women are 57 percent of all students.
Women Make Up 36 Percent of Students Admitted to Princeton’s Graduate Programs
Princeton University admitted 1,226 students to its graduate programs this year. Only 446 of those admitted were women.
Women Outpacing Men in Initial College Enrollment Rates
For 2011 high school graduates, women hold nearly an eight percentage point lead over men in initial college enrollment rates.
Women Make Up a Clear Majority of Admitted Students at Three Top Schools
Here is additional data on the gender breakdown of admitted students at some of the nation’s highest-ranked colleges and universities.
In 2010, More than 12 Million Women Were Enrolled in U.S. Higher Education
Women were 57.2 percent of all students enrolled in institutions that participate in federal student financial aid programs.
Women Accepted at Top Colleges: A Record at Johns Hopkins University
At Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, 49.6 percent of all admitted students are women, the largest number in the university’s history.
A Check-Up of Women in Academic Nursing
Enrollments in nursing degree programs at all levels are increasing and men, while still a small minority, are making gains.
Closing the Higher Education Gender Gap in Utah
A task force has made recommendations to the governor on ways to increase the number of women who enroll and graduate from college.
Ranking CalState Campuses on Their Enrollments of Women
Women are a majority of the student bodies at 20 of the 23 campuses of California State University. At 10 campuses, women make up at least 60 percent of total enrollments.
Bryn Mawr College to Admit a Second Group of Posse Foundation Students
The new group will be made up exclusively of women from Boston public schools who plan on pursuing careers in STEM fields.
High-Ranking Women’s Colleges Report a Surge in Applicants
Smith, Mount Holyoke, and Bryn Mawr all report a record number of applicants.
Women Are More Than Two Thirds of All Students at the University of Phoenix
Women also are a majority of the faculty members at the university.
Women Accountants Get a Tuition Break at Herzing University
Members of the American Society of Women Accountants will not have to pay an enrollment fee and will get a 5 percent reduction in tuition payments at the university.
Women From Upper-Income Families Are Fueling the Gender Gap in Higher Education
While college enrollment rates for men and women from all income groups have increased in recent decades, enrollment rates of women from high-income families have increased the most.
Tracking the Historical Gender Gap in Higher Education Enrollments
Each year since 1991 the percentage of young women enrolled in higher education has been higher than the percentage of young men.
Affirmative Action for Men?
At Vassar College, less the one third of all applicants are men but men make up 45 percent of the entering class.
WIAReport Survey: First-Year Enrollments of Women at the Nation’s Leading Research Universities
At 29 leading research universities, the percentage of women in the entering class ranges from 39.1 percent to 57.8 percent.
Women Students Are in the Minority at the University of Michigan
There are more men than women on the Ann Arbor campus and the gap appears to be increasing.
First-Year Enrollments of Women at the Nation’s Leading Liberal Arts Colleges
Our inaugural survey of women entering students at some of the nation’s leading small colleges.
University Programs Seeking to Increase the Number of Women Engineers
Purdue University and Washington State University are reporting significant progress in enrolling and retaining women students in engineering programs.
Women Enrollments at Two Big-Ten Flagships
Women are a significant majority at the University of Michigan but there are nearly 4,000 more men than women at Penn State.
Large Drop in Women Applicants at UK Universities
Drop is thought to be the results of significant rise in tuition fees.
Women Enrollments in Engineering on the Rise at the University of Minnesota
Through school visits and summer camps, the university has sought to increase the number of women entering its engineering programs.
Gender Gap in Higher Education Enrollments Projected to Expand by 2020
The U.S. Department of Education recently released projections of enrollments in higher education through the year 2020. During this period, the number of women enrolled in higher education is expected to increase by 15.8 percent versus only a 6.2 percent increase in men.
Enrollments and Gender at Colorado State
In the natural sciences, women make up nearly 58 percent of all undergraduate enrollments but only 41 percent of the graduate students.
Women Make Up a Huge Percentage of Entering Veterinary Students at UGA
Women make up more than three quarters of the entering students at the University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
Women Hold Huge Edge in Enrollments at Most Campuses of the Indiana University System
Women are more than 60 percent of the students at four of eight campuses.
Lehigh University Celebrates 40 Years of Coeducation
Women graduate students were first enrolled at Lehigh in 1918. But it was 1971 before women were admitted to undergraduate programs.
Record Number of Women in Entering Class at Georgia Tech
There are more than 1,000 women in the entering class, a new record for the university.
Program for Women Scientists at the University of Nevada Enrolls Its Largest Class to Date
WISE program celebrates its fifth anniversary with its largest incoming class.
