Men VS. Women College Admission Statistics

Report Highlights

Only 10% of colleges favor men over women by more than 5%
48% of colleges favor women over men by more than 5%
Universities that favor men are mostly liberal arts colleges
Universities that favor women are mostly technical institutes

However, overall, most universities seek to have gender balance on their campuses.

Men vs. Women Admissions By State

The following list contains acceptance rates for 318 colleges.

The list is ordered from colleges that strongly favor men to colleges that strongly favor women.

Acceptance Rates
University	State	Men	Women
Brown University	RI	6.73%	4.06%
Vassar College	NY	25.62%	15.76%
United States Military Academy	NY	13.39%	8.54%
Wesleyan University	CT	18.50%	11.98%
Boston College	MA	22.65%	16.74%
Columbia University	NY	4.39%	3.27%
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor	MI	20.19%	15.22%
University of Miami	FL	22.10%	16.72%
Swarthmore College	PA	8.09%	6.12%
Yale University	CT	5.30%	4.04%
Pomona College	CA	7.99%	6.38%
William & Mary	VA	37.03%	30.07%
Baylor University	TX	51.97%	42.22%
Boston University	MA	16.15%	13.23%
University of Chicago	IL	7.16%	5.90%
Emory University	GA	12.56%	10.56%
Villanova University	PA	25.54%	21.61%
Pitzer College	CA	20.17%	17.16%
Middlebury College	VT	13.79%	11.91%
University of Notre Dame	IN	13.81%	12.04%
Dartmouth College	NH	6.80%	6.01%
Bowdoin College	ME	9.81%	8.73%
Providence College	RI	56.21%	50.31%
Pepperdine University	CA	51.58%	47.06%
George Washington University	DC	51.80%	47.48%
University of Southern California	CA	12.61%	11.56%
Johns Hopkins University	MD	7.58%	6.98%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	NY	65.98%	60.89%
Williams College	MA	8.84%	8.19%
Washington University in St. Louis	MO	11.80%	10.94%
Georgetown University	DC	12.76%	11.88%
Sarah Lawrence College	NY	52.74%	49.26%
Vanderbilt University	TN	6.92%	6.47%
Colorado College	CO	16.71%	16.02%
University of Scranton	PA	86.43%	82.91%
Tufts University	MA	9.89%	9.49%
Texas A&M University	TX	63.81%	61.45%
Missouri University of Science and Technology	MO	82.44%	79.42%
Gonzaga University	WA	74.38%	71.67%
Creighton University	NE	77.25%	74.60%
Auburn University	AL	44.54%	43.20%
Drury University	MO	64.81%	63.08%
University of Hawaii – Manoa	HI	74.14%	72.17%
Ithaca College	NY	76.18%	74.60%
Fairfield University	CT	52.82%	51.74%
University of Central Florida	FL	41.48%	40.72%
University of Cincinnati	OH	87.03%	85.53%
Claremont McKenna College	CA	10.45%	10.27%
University of Iowa	IA	86.80%	85.36%
Loyola Marymount University	CA	41.69%	41.06%
Michigan Technological University	MI	86.81%	85.52%
University of Louisville	KY	80.81%	79.81%
United States Air Force Academy	CO	16.29%	16.10%
Lewis & Clark College	OR	69.12%	68.31%
Denison University	OH	22.08%	21.87%
University of Portland	OR	93.14%	92.24%
Loyola University Maryland	MD	76.62%	76.32%
Florida State University	FL	25.09%	25.00%
Westminster College of Salt Lake City	UT	69.87%	69.67%
University of South Florida	FL	43.95%	43.93%
Quinnipiac University	CT	83.57%	83.66%
Syracuse University	NY	51.71%	51.78%
University of Wyoming	PA	95.93%	96.11%
University of Mississippi	MS	97.27%	97.46%
University of Pennsylvania	PA	6.49%	6.51%
University of New Mexico	NM	64.64%	64.79%
Portland State University	OR	98.25%	98.52%
Carleton College	MN	16.59%	16.66%
University of South Dakota	SD	99.21%	99.60%
Saint Anselm College	NH	75.77%	76.12%
Siena College	NY	70.62%	70.99%
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	MD	74.02%	74.43%
Mercer University	GA	74.11%	74.55%
Middle Tennessee State University	TN	72.28%	72.74%
Wittenberg University	OH	90.71%	91.32%
Xavier University	OH	83.70%	84.26%
Princeton University	NJ	5.67%	5.73%
Bellarmine University	KY	87.26%	88.07%
Seattle University	WA	84.54%	85.47%
Amherst College	MA	7.21%	7.30%
Kansas State University	KS	94.54%	95.65%
University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa	AL	79.48%	80.44%
Xavier University of Louisiana	LA	94.28%	95.46%
University of Maine	ME	93.47%	94.72%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	91.12%	92.34%
Iowa State University	IA	89.58%	90.94%
University of Richmond	VA	24.16%	24.54%
Indiana University – Bloomington	IN	81.71%	83.04%
Miami University	OH	87.12%	88.55%
New York University	NY	12.33%	12.54%
Butler University	IN	81.12%	82.74%
Whittier College	CA	93.35%	95.24%
City University of New York – Baruch College	NY	42.94%	43.82%
Duquesne University	PA	86.57%	88.38%
Washington State University	WA	82.07%	83.85%
Bates College	ME	13.57%	13.88%
Marquette University	WI	86.03%	88.11%
Temple University	PA	78.52%	80.46%
University of Montana – Missoula	MT	94.06%	96.40%
Indiana University of Pennsylvania	PA	90.45%	92.73%
Rochester Institute of Technology	NY	66.27%	68.00%
Michigan State University	MI	86.74%	89.01%
University of Lynchburg	VA	94.40%	96.90%
Stetson University	FL	92.34%	94.86%
University of California – Merced	CA	88.25%	90.66%
Rice University	TX	8.57%	8.80%
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	IN	72.32%	74.38%
East Carolina University	NC	90.78%	93.41%
Case Western Reserve University	OH	27.00%	27.83%
University of Kentucky	KY	93.20%	96.08%
Colorado State University	CO	89.13%	91.94%
Southwestern University	TX	43.99%	45.39%
Elon University	NC	73.02%	75.35%
Drexel University	PA	78.31%	80.83%
Salisbury University	MD	89.37%	92.26%
Sonoma State University	CA	90.36%	93.29%
Lycoming College	PA	74.02%	76.43%
West Virginia University	WV	80.27%	82.89%
University of Louisiana at Lafayette	LA	73.01%	75.46%
Christopher Newport University	VA	83.82%	86.64%
Christopher Newport University	VA	83.82%	86.64%
Florida International University	FL	62.59%	64.71%
Washington & Jefferson College	PA	86.55%	89.51%
Saint Joseph’s University	PA	80.30%	83.10%
Saint Louis University	MO	68.58%	70.98%
University of Nebraska – Lincoln	NE	77.17%	79.90%
Arizona State University	AZ	88.15%	91.33%
Saint Mary’s College of California	CA	86.10%	89.25%
University of Oklahoma	OK	71.43%	74.07%
University of Mary Washington	VA	83.82%	86.96%
University of Denver	CO	76.01%	78.90%
Austin College	TX	53.77%	55.82%
California State University, Stanislaus	CA	90.35%	93.81%
University of North Carolina Asheville	NC	72.50%	75.35%
Ohio University – Athens	OH	84.50%	87.88%
Calvin University	MI	72.59%	75.51%
George Mason University	VA	88.09%	91.64%
Centre College	KY	61.15%	63.63%
St. John’s University	NY	66.13%	68.83%
Union College	NY	45.61%	47.49%
Hillsdale College	MI	44.23%	46.11%
Trinity University	TX	27.50%	28.66%
Le Moyne College	NY	76.20%	79.44%
Wake Forest University	NC	20.88%	21.78%
John Carroll University	OH	80.71%	84.21%
Davidson College	NC	16.57%	17.29%
Wheaton College (IL)	IL	86.47%	90.24%
Rutgers University – New Brunswick	NJ	64.75%	67.63%
University of Utah	UT	87.17%	91.12%
University of Texas at Dallas	TX	82.85%	86.66%
University of Missouri	MO	77.02%	80.66%
University of Oregon	OR	83.97%	87.99%
Oregon State University	OR	80.39%	84.35%
Northwestern University	IL	7.02%	7.37%
University of San Francisco	CA	68.90%	72.34%
Rowan University	NJ	75.39%	79.21%
University of Tennessee – Knoxville	TN	66.26%	69.74%
Susquehanna University	PA	85.31%	89.82%
Hofstra University	NY	67.13%	70.71%
University of Redlands	CA	72.41%	76.46%
University of Houston	TX	64.14%	67.79%
Gordon College	MA	88.55%	93.69%
The Ohio State University – Columbus	OH	55.45%	58.79%
New College of Florida	FL	72.30%	76.70%
Angelo State University	TX	76.32%	81.14%
Louisiana State University – Baton Rouge	LA	72.91%	77.55%
Drew University	NJ	70.42%	74.96%
University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	83.16%	88.55%
Bradley University	IL	72.34%	77.06%
University of New Hampshire	NH	83.75%	89.32%
University of Florida	FL	22.51%	24.01%
Marist College	NY	60.33%	64.45%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	18.48%	19.75%
Colby College	ME	9.31%	9.99%
Clemson University	SC	41.16%	44.16%
Flagler College	FL	77.03%	82.66%
Duke University	NC	5.67%	6.09%
DePaul University	IL	67.07%	72.10%
Rollins College	FL	47.75%	51.34%
University of Dallas	TX	56.20%	60.46%
University of Rhode Island	RI	72.88%	78.50%
Loyola University New Orleans	LA	74.07%	79.79%
College of the Holy Cross	MA	34.95%	37.65%
Lawrence Technological University	MI	80.06%	86.26%
Loyola University Chicago	IL	75.18%	81.05%
Chapman University	CA	69.08%	74.53%
Texas State University	TX	84.32%	91.02%
Binghamton University	NY	39.97%	43.16%
Skidmore College	NY	24.36%	26.31%
St. Lawrence University	NY	60.72%	65.60%
State University of New York – Purchase College	NY	73.83%	79.81%
College of New Jersey	NJ	61.59%	66.59%
St. Mary’s College of Maryland	MD	73.61%	79.68%
Saint Michael’s College	VT	81.32%	88.03%
University of Arkansas – Fayetteville	AR	68.32%	74.03%
Pace University	NY	78.16%	84.70%
Nazareth University	NY	75.02%	81.41%
Goucher College	MD	76.48%	83.10%
College of the Ozarks	MO	57.38%	62.40%
Hobart and William Smith Colleges	NY	65.70%	71.44%
Southern Methodist University	TX	49.91%	54.31%
University of Kansas	KS	84.13%	91.62%
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities	MN	71.54%	77.93%
Penn State University Park	PA	52.64%	57.41%
Illinois Wesleyan University	IL	40.38%	44.05%
Appalachian State University	NC	78.94%	86.12%
Ursinus College	WY	79.06%	86.28%
Juniata College	PA	72.78%	79.45%
Gettysburg College	PA	53.82%	58.77%
University of Virginia	VA	17.74%	19.42%
Kalamazoo College	MI	71.98%	78.87%
Knox College	IL	69.80%	76.60%
University of North Dakota	ND	79.65%	87.44%
American University	DC	38.04%	41.85%
Howard University	DC	48.04%	52.97%
University of Puget Sound	WA	83.79%	92.50%
University of Idaho	ID	70.18%	77.66%
Bard College	NY	55.94%	62.05%
University of Delaware	DE	67.83%	75.40%
University of San Diego	CA	49.22%	54.72%
Clark University	MA	47.17%	52.46%
Lehigh University	PA	35.03%	39.01%
Truman State University	MO	58.71%	65.47%
James Madison University	VA	73.31%	81.75%
University of Dayton	OH	70.28%	78.41%
State University of New York – College of Environmental Science and Forestry	NY	57.92%	64.63%
Muhlenberg College	PA	61.32%	68.52%
State University of New York – Stony Brook University	NY	46.01%	51.67%
Hamilton College	NY	10.98%	12.35%
Rhodes College	TN	50.36%	56.75%
Beloit College	WI	62.05%	69.94%
Lawrence University	WI	67.76%	76.42%
University of Vermont	VT	55.04%	62.11%
Evergreen State College	WA	68.57%	77.38%
Haverford College	PA	13.27%	14.99%
State University of New York at Geneseo	NY	68.10%	76.94%
DePauw University	IN	61.51%	69.61%
Macalester College	MN	26.37%	29.85%
University of South Carolina – Columbia	SC	59.28%	67.21%
St. John’s College (MD)	MD	46.55%	52.99%
Lafayette College	PA	29.52%	33.60%
San Diego State University	CA	36.27%	41.34%
Occidental College	CA	36.28%	41.37%
Furman University	SC	61.94%	70.65%
Wheaton College (MA)	MA	70.82%	80.85%
University of Colorado – Boulder	CO	73.76%	84.24%
University of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh Campus	PA	45.41%	51.92%
Moravian University	PA	63.03%	72.14%
Bentley University	MA	54.72%	62.89%
Trinity College	CT	35.07%	40.32%
Colgate University	NY	11.47%	13.20%
University of California – Riverside	CA	63.90%	73.79%
Allegheny College	PA	64.57%	74.69%
Earlham College	IN	67.19%	77.93%
University of Wisconsin – Madison	WI	45.27%	52.65%
Illinois Institute of Technology	IL	58.10%	67.58%
Tulane University	LA	10.33%	12.06%
St. Olaf College	MN	51.54%	60.49%
College of Charleston	SC	63.77%	75.39%
University of Maryland, College Park	MD	40.67%	48.16%
Whitman College	WA	43.12%	51.08%
New Jersey Institute of Technology	NJ	61.84%	73.41%
Lake Forest College	IL	54.10%	64.42%
Fordham University	NY	48.32%	57.56%
Santa Clara University	CA	47.47%	56.58%
Washington College	MD	58.96%	70.42%
College of the Atlantic	ME	52.98%	63.28%
Bucknell University	PA	29.60%	35.46%
Brandeis University	MA	35.36%	42.41%
College of Wooster	OH	51.18%	61.54%
Stanford University	CA	3.34%	4.03%
Virginia Tech	VA	52.48%	63.29%
University of California – Santa Cruz	CA	42.21%	50.92%
St. John’s College (NM)	NM	48.56%	58.61%
University of Georgia	GA	37.86%	45.78%
Oberlin College	OH	30.54%	37.08%
University of the South	TN	46.94%	57.03%
Dickinson College	PA	31.19%	37.97%
North Carolina State University	NC	42.30%	51.54%
Eckerd College	FL	56.87%	69.32%
Cornell University	NY	6.53%	7.99%
University of California – Davis	CA	41.26%	50.60%
University of Connecticut	CT	48.28%	59.33%
University of California – Santa Barbara	CA	22.96%	28.23%
Texas Christian University	TX	49.12%	60.50%
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	IL	54.17%	66.80%
Stonehill College	MA	59.99%	74.06%
University of California – San Diego	CA	21.08%	26.20%
Wagner College	NY	60.80%	75.76%
University of Washington	WA	41.69%	51.97%
Ohio Wesleyan University	OH	46.21%	58.04%
Brigham Young University	UT	58.40%	73.37%
Grinnell College	IA	9.44%	11.90%
Alfred University	NY	44.36%	55.94%
Albion College	MI	57.91%	73.75%
University of Arizona	AZ	84.91%	108.26%
Connecticut College	CT	34.40%	44.59%
University of California – Los Angeles	CA	7.46%	9.69%
University of California – Irvine	CA	18.24%	23.84%
Northeastern University	MA	5.79%	7.57%
Stevens Institute of Technology	NJ	41.77%	54.67%
University of Rochester	NY	33.47%	44.10%
Kenyon College	OH	29.13%	38.45%
City College of New York of The City University of New York	NY	52.45%	69.71%
University of Texas at Austin	TX	26.65%	35.74%
University of Massachusetts – Amherst	MA	53.98%	72.39%
Reed College	OR	25.08%	33.93%
Purdue University – West Lafayette	IN	45.43%	64.17%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	MA	50.69%	74.19%
Babson College	MA	18.46%	28.97%
Bennington College	VT	32.90%	52.16%
Georgia Institute of Technology	GA	14.33%	22.78%
University of California – Berkeley	CA	8.63%	13.82%
Carnegie Mellon University	PA	9.00%	14.73%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	MA	3.06%	5.55%
Harvey Mudd College	CA	9.25%	21.34%
California Institute of Technology	CA	1.86%	4.49%
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering	MA	11.55%	39.81%

LGBTQ+ College Admissions Statistics

Only recently, CDS added a column for genders other than male and female. Many colleges still use the old format and do not report any data on non-binary students.

The following are 58 universities that provided data on another (this is how it’s called in CDS) gender:

University	State	Applied	Acceptance
University of California – Los Angeles	CA	5,582	6.11%
University of California – San Diego	CA	4,971	24.28%
University of California – Santa Barbara	CA	4,100	26.02%
University of California – Berkeley	CA	2,447	12.34%
University of California – Santa Cruz	CA	1,682	48.10%
Columbia University	NY	1,407	3.84%
Tufts University	MA	1,253	10.69%
University of California – Riverside	CA	863	68.02%
Reed College	OR	711	35.30%
Drexel University	PA	536	76.68%
Williams College	MA	477	8.81%
Howard University	DC	471	71.55%
Ithaca College	NY	431	73.32%
Penn State University Park	PA	306	52.61%
City College of New York	NY	294	59.18%
Pitzer College	CA	228	21.05%
San Diego State University	CA	219	36.07%
Grinnell College	IA	147	14.29%
Loyola University Maryland	MD	126	69.84%
Virginia Tech	VA	114	55.26%
St. Olaf College	MN	106	48.11%
American University	DC	94	45.74%
Hobart and William Smith Colleges	NY	92	60.87%
Moravian University	PA	67	19.40%
University of Iowa	IA	63	92.06%
Rhodes College	TN	53	43.40%
Missouri University of Science and Technology	MO	49	83.67%
Drury University	MO	39	41.03%
University of Oregon	OR	34	44.12%
Centre College	KY	33	57.58%
Dickinson College	PA	32	0.00%
Earlham College	IN	19	94.74%
Johns Hopkins University	MD	18	33.33%
Florida State University	FL	16	31.25%
Texas State University	TX	14	71.43%
University of Montana – Missoula	MT	10	70.00%
Evergreen State College	WA	9	66.67%
James Madison University	VA	6	66.67%
Pomona College	CA	5	0.00%
Xavier University of Louisiana	LA	5	60.00%
University of Mississippi	MS	3	100.00%
University of Mary Washington	VA	3	33.33%
Alfred University	NY	3	66.67%
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor	MI	2	0.00%
Stetson University	FL	2	100.00%
Northwestern University	IL	2	0.00%
Loyola University New Orleans	LA	2	50.00%
Allegheny College	PA	2	0.00%
University of Rochester	NY	2	50.00%
Villanova University	PA	1	0.00%
University of Central Florida	FL	1	0.00%
Whittier College	CA	1	100.00%
Le Moyne College	NY	1	0.00%
Hofstra University	NY	1	0.00%
Marist College	NY	1	100.00%
University of Virginia	VA	1	100.00%
University of Colorado – Boulder	CO	1	100.00%
Washington College	MD	1	100.00%

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the College Reality Check. 