https://www.wsj.com/articles/college-university-fall-higher-education-men-women-enrollment-admissions-back-to-school-11630948233 Skip to Main ContentSkip to Search SubscribeSign In https://www.wsj.com/articles/ college-university-fall-higher-education-men-women-enrollment-admissions-back-to-school-11630948233 [] [] Daniel Briles in his room at home in Red Wing, Minn. Tim Gruber for The Wall Street Journal A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: 'I Just Feel Lost' The number of men enrolled at two- and four-year colleges has fallen behind women by record levels, in a widening education gap across the U.S. Daniel Briles in his room at home in Red Wing, Minn. Tim Gruber for The Wall Street Journal By Douglas Belkin Close Douglas Belkin * Biography * @dougbelkin * Doug.Belkin@wsj.com Sept. 6, 2021 1:12 pm ET Men are abandoning higher education in such numbers that they now trail female college students by record levels. At the close of the 2020-21 academic year, women made up 59.5% of college students, an all-time high, and men 40.5%, according to enrollment data from the National Student Clearinghouse, a nonprofit research group. U.S. colleges and universities had 1.5 million fewer students compared with five years ago, and men accounted for 71% of the decline. To Read the Full Story Subscribe Sign In [wsj-logo-b] Continue reading your article with a WSJ membership View Membership Options Resume Subscription We are delighted that you'd like to resume your subscription. You will be charged $ + tax (if applicable) for The Wall Street Journal. You may change your billing preferences at any time in the Customer Center or call Customer Service. You will be notified in advance of any changes in rate or terms. You may cancel your subscription at anytime by calling Customer Service. Please click confirm to resume now. Confirm * Customer Center * Subscriber Agreement * Privacy Notice * Cookie Notice * Do Not Sell My Personal Information * (c) 2021 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.