2008 Woodie Awards
Females outnumber males on campus
Ashley L. Hopkins
Issue date: 4/6/06 Section: News
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Less than three years from now, almost 60 percent of all baccalaureate degrees will be awarded to women, according to a New York Times article published last week.
Here at UTC, the first year of the early bird admissions program has seen that same statistic reflected within its enrollees. Out of the 505 students who have joined the program, only 40 percent are male, according to Yancy Freeman, director of undergraduate admissions.
The same New York Times article also said that currently 56 percent of undergraduates nationwide are women, but UTC is already closer to the estimated 2009 statistic. For this semester, 3,624 of the 8,656 undergraduates are male, which equals a little over 41 percent, according to UTC's fact book.
"[The early bird admissions numbers are] very typical to university enrollment in general," Freeman said. "It is certainly a trend we've seen, not just at UTC, but across the nation."
Freeman's statement is true of two-thirds of the universities in the nation. Some schools, such as the College of Charleston, are almost two-thirds women, according to an article in The Post and Courier.
Richard Rice, faculty senate president, said this reflects a broader issue in society.
"Before World War II, almost all college students were men … It obviously change[s] the traditional balance," Rice said.
In an e-mail sent to the staff last week, Rice wrote: "We have told today's young women that the world is their oyster; the problem is, so many of them believed us that the standards for admission to today's most selective college are stiffer for women than for men. How's that for an unintended consequence of the women's liberation movement?"
Freeman said men are not considered to be more valued applicants at UTC, and admission standards remain the same for both men and women. However, as Rice said, this is not true of some universities anymore, because trying to keep diversity means changing standards for some demographics.
Here at UTC, the first year of the early bird admissions program has seen that same statistic reflected within its enrollees. Out of the 505 students who have joined the program, only 40 percent are male, according to Yancy Freeman, director of undergraduate admissions.
The same New York Times article also said that currently 56 percent of undergraduates nationwide are women, but UTC is already closer to the estimated 2009 statistic. For this semester, 3,624 of the 8,656 undergraduates are male, which equals a little over 41 percent, according to UTC's fact book.
"[The early bird admissions numbers are] very typical to university enrollment in general," Freeman said. "It is certainly a trend we've seen, not just at UTC, but across the nation."
Freeman's statement is true of two-thirds of the universities in the nation. Some schools, such as the College of Charleston, are almost two-thirds women, according to an article in The Post and Courier.
Richard Rice, faculty senate president, said this reflects a broader issue in society.
"Before World War II, almost all college students were men … It obviously change[s] the traditional balance," Rice said.
In an e-mail sent to the staff last week, Rice wrote: "We have told today's young women that the world is their oyster; the problem is, so many of them believed us that the standards for admission to today's most selective college are stiffer for women than for men. How's that for an unintended consequence of the women's liberation movement?"
Freeman said men are not considered to be more valued applicants at UTC, and admission standards remain the same for both men and women. However, as Rice said, this is not true of some universities anymore, because trying to keep diversity means changing standards for some demographics.
