<p>Yes, but as others have noted, it depends upon the school, even for STEM majors. My friend’s DD was accepted with money from GT despite stats that weren’t way up there; don’t know any STEM guys with those numbers who weren’t some special category getting that kind of money. CMU has scholarships specifically for female STEM majors, don’t remember the exact criterion. Apply to the Coast Guard Academy, and being a female makes a big difference in terms of admissions chances.</p>
<p>On the other hand, if you are looking at LACs, and some other types of schools as non STEM, as a general rule, the males have an edge because there are fewer of them. At some schools, the gender bias can be quite significant.</p>