Anonymous
Post 01/22/2022 23:12     Subject: Is the boy:girl ratio at the liberal arts colleges a deterrent at all?
Anonymous wrote:Just pick one near an engineering school - joking. This is kind of sad in 2022. Would this be an issue for a son going to a school w/ more boys than girls


I think it is. When I pointed out Caltech is 60% male, my son suddenly lost interest in applying.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2022 22:58     Subject: Is the boy:girl ratio at the liberal arts colleges a deterrent at all?
So this whole thread is just to discuss odds of meeting a potential partner during undergrad?
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2022 22:57     Subject: Is the boy:girl ratio at the liberal arts colleges a deterrent at all?
Anonymous wrote:Admittedly I did not read this whole thread. But I have a DS interested in both UVA and UNC and looking at the #s posted I see the difference in b:g ratio. But, exactly why does that matter? Why do I care there are more girls on campus than boys? What does that impact in terms of education, experience, outcome?


Selective mating
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2022 22:43     Subject: Is the boy:girl ratio at the liberal arts colleges a deterrent at all?
Admittedly I did not read this whole thread. But I have a DS interested in both UVA and UNC and looking at the #s posted I see the difference in b:g ratio. But, exactly why does that matter? Why do I care there are more girls on campus than boys? What does that impact in terms of education, experience, outcome?
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2022 22:12     Subject: Is the boy:girl ratio at the liberal arts colleges a deterrent at all?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:VCU entering is 67% female and 33% male.

and of those 33% I'd say at least a quarter are gay...


But the gay percentage among females is likely similar, so it evens out.


That would still leave 2 straight females for every straight guy.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2022 15:13     Subject: Is the boy:girl ratio at the liberal arts colleges a deterrent at all?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:VCU entering is 67% female and 33% male.

and of those 33% I'd say at least a quarter are gay...


But the gay percentage among females is likely similar, so it evens out.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2022 14:50     Subject: Is the boy:girl ratio at the liberal arts colleges a deterrent at all?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It is far more than LACs that lack gender balance. UNC-CH entering class was 61% female, 39% male.


Seriously? That's one of the last schools I would imagine that being the case.


No engineering and UNC. UVA College of Arts and Sciences First Years are 62% Female, 38% Male.


You need an engineering school to keep things more balanced. If you are largely engineering, you need more Liberal Arts to keep things balanced. Georgia Tech, largely engineering, is 59% male and 41% female with an 18% admit rate for males and a 27% admit rate for females.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2022 14:44     Subject: Is the boy:girl ratio at the liberal arts colleges a deterrent at all?
Anonymous wrote:VCU entering is 67% female and 33% male.

and of those 33% I'd say at least a quarter are gay...
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2022 14:43     Subject: Is the boy:girl ratio at the liberal arts colleges a deterrent at all?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It is far more than LACs that lack gender balance. UNC-CH entering class was 61% female, 39% male.


Seriously? That's one of the last schools I would imagine that being the case.

really? why?

personally it's not that surprising to me, given unc doesn't have engineering or anything ag-related (e.g., male dominated fields). it's very liberal arts focused for a large state school, and humanities/social science majors tend to be more female dominated.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2022 14:40     Subject: Is the boy:girl ratio at the liberal arts colleges a deterrent at all?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Educated men are going extinct.


Educated women will pick up all the slack and then some. Not to worry.

But seriously...best to have educational equality. Why are males not pursuing higher education?


I for one welcome our smart female overlords. . .
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2022 14:38     Subject: Is the boy:girl ratio at the liberal arts colleges a deterrent at all?
VCU entering is 67% female and 33% male.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2022 14:36     Subject: Is the boy:girl ratio at the liberal arts colleges a deterrent at all?
Anonymous wrote:Educated men are going extinct.


Educated women will pick up all the slack and then some. Not to worry.

But seriously...best to have educational equality. Why are males not pursuing higher education?
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2022 14:35     Subject: Re:Is the boy:girl ratio at the liberal arts colleges a deterrent at all?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Is JMU still way off kilter?


All of these schools skew female:

UVA - 55w/45m
JMU - 59w/41m
George Mason - 53w/47m
Christopher Newport - 56w/44m
VCU - 60w/40m
W&M - 56w/44m

VT is the only one with more men:
43w/57m


Again, they are state schools. Title IX prohibits gender discrimination in undergraduate admissions in state colleges, but not private colleges. So, if more women apply, more are accepted. Tech's STEM focus attracts many more male applicants than women.


When you look at the Common Data Set for W&M, the stats appear that gender discrimination is going on.
For '20-'21 high school grads,
6630 men applied. 2766 were admitted. 41.7% admit rate.
10845 women applied, 3620 were admitted. 33.3% admit rate.
Total: 17475 applied. 6386 admitted. 36.5% admit rate.


First, statistics alone do not prove discrimination. Second, if they became an all women's college that would also be a problem.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2022 14:22     Subject: Is the boy:girl ratio at the liberal arts colleges a deterrent at all?
Educated men are going extinct.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2022 14:14     Subject: Is the boy:girl ratio at the liberal arts colleges a deterrent at all?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It is far more than LACs that lack gender balance. UNC-CH entering class was 61% female, 39% male.


Seriously? That's one of the last schools I would imagine that being the case.


No engineering and UNC. UVA College of Arts and Sciences First Years are 62% Female, 38% Male.