Most of the highest ranked universities in the world had a higher share of male than female students. However, the margin was small in many of the universities, such as 49 to 51 percent at the University of Oxford and 47 to 53 percent at Stanford University. See here for an overview of the highest ranked universities in the world.
Gender distribution at the world's leading universities in the academic year 2023/2024
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Times Higher Education. (September 20, 2023). Gender distribution at the world's leading universities in the academic year 2023/2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345939/gender-distribution-world-leading-universities/
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Times Higher Education. (2023). Gender distribution at the world's leading universities in the academic year 2023/2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345939/gender-distribution-world-leading-universities/
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