Men Represent an All-Time Low 40 Percent of College Students, Report Says

The Royce Hall on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles, Calif., in this file photo. The UCLA undergraduate population is made up of 59 percent women and 41 percent men. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

The number of men enrolled at two- and four-year colleges has fallen behind women by record levels, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

For the past 2020-2021 academic year, women made up an all-time high of 59.5 percent of the overall student population, while men trailed at 40.5 percent, the Journal reports, citing data from the National Student Clearinghouse, a nonprofit research organization that provides nationwide coverage on college enrollment.