The Role and Status of
Women at CSU
April 19, 2007
Student Enrollment by Gender
Fall 2005*
Total N
Female
Male
% Female
Full Time
Undergraduate
6,552
3,529
3,023
54%
Graduate
1,292
782
510
61%
436
214
222
49%
8,280
4,525
3,755
55%
Undergraduate
9,605
5,270
4,335
55%
Graduate
5,197
3,285
1,912
63%
748
364
384
49%
15,550
8,919
6,631
57%
Law
Total
Total Enrolled
Law
Total
*Note change in count date
Source: BoT pgs. 10-11
Fall 2005 Full Time Enrollment
by Gender
Source: BoT p. 10-11
4,525
3,755
Female
Male
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2,500
2,000
1,500
782
1,000
510
500
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Student Age Range by Gender
Student Age by Gender
1994
2000
1817
1800
1600
1502
1534
Females
Males
Number of Students
1400
1200
1000
987
962
940
940
800
757
800
703
599
505
600
552
485
400
200
268
92
117 91
61
4 2
0
<18
Source: BoT p. 18
18-19
20-21
22-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
Age Range
40-49
50-64
>64
Unknown
ACT Composite Scores
by Gender and Year
Year
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
F<M
0.6
0.9
0.9
1.3
1.3
Source: BoT p. 106
Top 15 Majors For Women
Students in Fall 2005
Undergraduate
Undergraduate Major
Graduate
% Female
College
Graduate Major
% Female
College
Pre-Nursing
95
COE
Occupational Therapy
92
COS
Early Childhood Education
95
COE
School Counseling
86
COE
Nursing Basic
88
COE
Social Work
86
COE
Mild/Moderate Educational Need
86
COE
Curriculum and Instruction
82
COE
Social Work
80
COE
Adult Learning and Development
77
COE
Psychology
76
COS
Graduate Education Licensure
77
COE
Sociology
71
CLASS
Psychology
74
COS
Pre-Education
70
COE
Educational Administration
73
COE
Middle Childhood Education
68
COE
Management and Labor Relations
72
BUS
English
66
CLASS
English
71
CLASS
Biology
65
COS
Public Administration
63
URB
Art
64
CLASS
Music
63
CLASS
Communication
59
CLASS
Business Administration
39
BUS
Pre-Business Administration
46
BUS
Electrical and Computer Engineering
28
ENG
Accounting
46
BUS
Computer and Information Science
27
ENG
Source: BoT p. 108
Top Majors Chosen by Women
by College
College
Undergraduate
Graduate
Business
2
2
CLASS
4
2
Education
7
6
Engineering
0
2
College of Science
2
2
Urban Studies
0
1
Source: BoT p. 108
Student Retention by Gender
68%
67%
66%
66%
64%
64%
Percent
62%
62%
61%
60%
60%
60%
Females
Males
58%
58%
57%
57%
56%
54%
52%
Fall 2000
Fall 2001
Fall 2002
Year
Source: BoT p. 90
Fall 2003
Fall 2004
Student Retention by Gender
Fall
2000
Fall
2001
Fall
2002
Fall
2003
Fall
2004
Females
67%
66%
57%
58%
57%
Males
64%
60%
61%
60%
62%
Source: BoT p. 90
Percentage of Degrees Awarded
to Women Over Time
Annual Degrees
Awarded
20002001
20012002
2002-2003
20032004
20042005
Bachelors
61%
57%
57%
59%
58%
Masters
59%
62%
63%
61%
57%
Post-Masters Crtif
78%
83%
56%
77%
55%
Doctoral Degrees
35%
44%
60%
49%
87%
Law (JD)
43%
51%
49%
43%
40%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
56%
58%
59%
59%
56%
Master of Laws
ALL DEGREES
Source: BoT p. 94
Percentage of Women Employee
at CSU by EEO Category
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Executive/Administration
29
25
25
29
28
Faculty
35
35
35
34
36
Other Professionals
59
59
58
58
58
Clerical
86
87
87
86
85
Technical
19
24
24
20
24
0
0
0
0
0
Service/Maintenance
34
31
58
30
31
TOTAL % OF
FULL TIME
EMPLOYEES
50
50
50
50
50
Skilled Crafts
Source: BoT p. 126-127
Percentage of Women in
Executive/Administrative Positions
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
29%
25%
25%
29%
28%
Source: BoT p. 126-127
Percentage of Women in
Decision-Making Positions
2006
Executive Administration
Source: CSU Website
Book of Trends
Vice Presidents
2/6
33%
Vice Provosts
1/4
25%
Academic College Deans
1/7
14%
Board of Trustees
1/9
11%
Faculty Status by Gender
Fall 2006
Faculty Status by Gender Fall 2006
80
80
67
70
61
56
60
Percent
58
44
50
63
42
39
37
33
40
30
Female
20
20
10
0
Full
Associate
Assistant
Instructor
Faculty Status
Source: Special request
Male
Term
Total
Percentage of Faculty Status
by Gender Fall 2006
Full Associate Assistant Instructor Term Total
Male
80%
61%
56%
33%
42% 63%
Female 20%
39%
44%
67%
58% 37%
Source: Special request
Women Students to Tenured
Faculty by College
Fall 2006
Female
Tenured
Students Female
Ratio
(1 to)
Enrolled
Faculty
Business
1,260
9
140
CLASS
1,952
33
59
Education
2,365
30
79
Engineering
166
3
55
Law
332
10
33
1,395
18
78
353
8
44
7,823
111
70
Science
Urban Affairs
TOTAL
Source: Special request
Women Students Per Tenured
Woman Faculty Member
140
140
Professor-Student Ratio
Ratio (1 to)
120
100
79
80
59
60
78
70
55
33
44
40
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