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<p>A minor point, the ratio is 43/57 percent. Brown and Wesleyan are cross-admit colleges. Their ratios are 48/52 and 45/55 percent respectively. Visit the campuses and see if you notice a perceptible difference.</p>
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<p>That’s a small part of the reason. Another reason contributing to the lower percentage of males is Vassar doesn’t have a football or hockey team, eliminating a significant number of male athletes who would otherwise be recruited and enrolled. Also, lack of the aforementioned sports will winnow out a percentage of the male population who will consider or apply to Vassar, because they desire a more conventional (sports orientated) LAC experience, such as at Midd, Amherst, Williams, Bowdoin, et cetera.</p>
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<p>Yeah, well, as far as I know, there’s never been a survey to ascertain the percentage of men (or women for that matter) enrolled at Vassar who are gay.
Speaking of urban legends, Yale is known as the “Gay Ivy”… although there aren’t any statistics substantiating Yale has a larger percentage of gay males than the other Ivies.</p>