<p>BU has a lopsided male to female ratio 60% women to 40% men and I was wondering if there is any reason to this. NYU is similar but they have a huge drama department which I would think draws mostly females; BU doesn’t have one as large though. Also, is the difference notable? I would be doing business if I were to go to BU so I imagine it would be mostly males however. </p>
<p>I am just wondering, thanks.</p>
<p>Since when is business mostly males? The 1950s called, they want their sexism back. BU Business has many females, and reason why there are more females is also partly due to the fact that more females attend college than males. The gap is larger than most colleges, but it’s usually female > male.</p>
<p>I’m a BU Business girl right here :D</p>
<p>hahah I didn’t mean BU business would be like 8 to 2 male… just not like the overall school ratio that favors girl, more 50-50?</p>
<p>You need to get out more. 60/40 is about the national average. Five years ago the national average was 57% and it’s increased. Bunch of reasons and some are not good to hear: military service, lots of young men in jail (particularly black men), more men in vocational programs, more men (particularly minorities) drop out than women, etc.</p>
<p>An economics take is that fewer men are available - particularly for black women - and so they need to care for themselves, which means education. For black women, the question becomes literal availability because of prison, sad to say. (Neat papers on this have been published.) But more men drop out and that reduces their attractiveness as earning mates and thus women have more reason to earn for themselves in a world that’s more open to their careers.</p>
<p>hmmm… that is interesting… thanks for the response!</p>
<p>As the mom of a male theatre student who was admitted to NYU as well as BU, I can tell you that the idea of students in any college drama department being mostly females is wrong. </p>
<p>Competitive college theatre programs, where admission is based on auditions, admit a balance of males and females…or sometimes slightly more males, because males are more in demand in the professional acting world.</p>
<p>In acting, definitely. Not so much behind the scenes stuff, which is usually taught in the same department / program.</p>