Gender Distribution of Students

Summaries by Type of Post-Secondary Institution, Fall 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011

Public Institutions
	2003		2005		2007		2009		2011
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
Community and Technical Colleges	50,126	60,403	48,685	61,538	52,627	65,182	60,715	72,774	60,452	73,980
State Universities	26,001	35,827	26,659	35,744	28,392	36,227	30,480	37,881	30,939	38,608
University of Minnesota	29,729	32,791	30,553	33,814	30,988	33,833	32,197	34,321	33,116	35,098
Total Public	105,856	129,021	75,344	97,282	111,997	135,242	123,392	144,976	124,507	147,686

Private Institutions
	2003		2005		2007		2009		2011
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
Colleges & Universities	23,450	36,677	24,407	38,566	25,600	40,195	26,107	40,256	25,582	39,804
Career Schools	11,348	19,560	17,781	38,125	8,598	15,180	12,883	23,384	10,216	18,885
Online Schools*					13,670	37,251	17,644	52,934	20,265	63,622
Graduate & Professional Schools	2,359	2,275	2,070	1,899	1,785	1,801	1,525	1,567	1,398	1,419
Total Private	37,157	58,512	44,258	76,691	49,653	94,427	58,159	118,141	57,461	123,730

All Minnesota Institutions
	2003		2005		2007		2009		2011
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female

Total	143,013	187,533	150,155	209,686	161,650	229,669	181,551	263,117	181,968	274,416
Percent	43%	57%	42%	58%	41%	59%	42%	58%	40%	60%

*Starting in 2006, schools that only offer online instruction were separated from the Career School category.

Source: Office of Higher Education