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Undergraduate enrollment in the United States, by gender 1970 to 2027

Undergraduate enrollment numbers in the United States from 1970 to 2027, by gender (in thousand)

The data displays the number of male and female undergraduate students enrolled in degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016. Projected enrolment numbers are also shown until 2027. In 2016, about 7.41 million male students were enrolled in degree-granting postsecondary institutions as undergraduate students.

1970 4250 3119
1975 5257 4422
1980 5000 5475
1985 4962 5635
1990 5380 6579
1995 5401 6831
2000 5778 7377
2001 6004 7711
2002 6192 8065
2003 6227 8253
2004 6340 8441
2005 6409 8555
2006 6514 8671
2007 6728 8876
2008 7067 9299
2009 7563 9901
2010 7836 10246
2011 7823 10254
2012 7715 10021
2013 7660 9816
2014 7586 9708
2015 7502 9544
2016 7414 9455
2017 7409 9515
2018 7437 9561
2019 7466 9602
2020 7472 9616
2021 7477 9633
2022 7486 9650
2023 7503 9676
2024 7528 9714
2025 7557 9752
2026 7589 9790
2027 7599 9803