<p>I was just curious because I have heard this rumor quite a few times.</p>
<p>no, in general there are always more females than males in college, including UF. Usually its 51% f and 49% m because there are usually more female applicants, therefore “unofficially” it is easier for males than females to get into college. However, certain majors may be more likely to accept females over males, i.e. engineering. Legally though, colleges are not allowed to make decisions based on gender, race etc.</p>
<p>We would need to see the stats for %girls accepted vs. %boys accepted. The above poster’s assertion that more girls apply, means nothing, especially in the context of actual grades, SAT scores, and extracurriculars.</p>
<p>From what I gathered from my circle of friends and what they said on facebook (thus, you all should take this with a grain of salt and is no way official), was that more girls were accepted than guys</p>
<p>Rejected wise:
8/16 were females and 8/16 were males</p>
<p>Accepted Wise:
17/ 27 were females and 10/27 were males (myself included)</p>
<p>It is a well known fact that in general there are more female than male applicants to colleges, specifically public universities. Therefore, universities try to make the sex ratio equal when accepting students and studies have even shown these universities try to recruit more males because there are usually so many female applicants. Less male applicants means it is usually easier for males to get in because universities are trying to create an equal sex ratio. However, there will be a larger amount of females accepted because there are more female applicants. If you are interested on sex ratios and university students here is an article: [USATODAY.com</a> - College gender gap widens: 57% are women](<a href=“http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2005-10-19-male-college-cover_x.htm]USATODAY.com”>http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2005-10-19-male-college-cover_x.htm)</p>
<p>UF male/female admissions 2010 freshman class statistics from UF Common Data Set:</p>
<p>Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied: 11,388</p>
<p>Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied: 15,125</p>
<p>Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted: 4,688</p>
<p>Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted: 6,772</p>
<p>Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled: 2,670</p>
<p>Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled: 25</p>
<p>Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled: 3,659</p>
<p>Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled: 27</p>
<p>Total first-time, first-year (freshman) enrolled: 6,381</p>
<p>The numbers peak for themselves.
[University</a> of Florida - Common Data Set](<a href=“http://www.ir.ufl.edu/OIRAPPS/commondataset/c_ftic_admission.aspx]University”>University of Florida - Common Data Set)</p>
<p>More girls get in because more girls apply. It is easier for boys to be accepted at almost any university in the US because they are competing against fewer cohorts for the same spots.</p>