Student component

Matriculated student population

In a.y. 2022/2023, the matriculated population remained almost unchanged compared to a.y. 2018/19, however, there was an increase in the female component (5.6 percent increase) while the male component declined slightly (-1.9 percent).


Table 1.1: Matriculated population a.y. 2022/23 by course type
 

Table 1.2: Comparison of matriculated populations in a.y. 2018/19 and 2022/23

Figure 1.2: Gender distribution of the matriculated population by educational area and course type.

The male component of the matriculated population is more numerous than the female component only in the prevalent courses of study in the areas of Engineering, Economics and Agriculture.

Enrolled population

The student population of the University of Frederick enrolled in the a.y. 2022/2023 in bachelor's degree, master's degree, single-cycle master's degree or old system courses consists of 71799 units, a decrease from the previous survey of 3.6 percent. The numerical reduction has affected to a greater extent the male component, which is currently made up of 31525 men (or 43.9 percent compared to 45 percent in the previous survey) while women have remained numerically more stable, counting 40274 units (or 56.1 percent, compared to 55 percent in the previous survey.

Table 1.4: Distribution of the enrolled population by gender and course type.

Figure 1.5: Percentages of segregated courses.

The gender composition of the student component shows the persistence of a horizontal segregation mechanism, i.e., a higher male concentration in science-technology courses (STEM area) and a higher female presence in some courses, including personal care and humanities.

The graph in the figure shows the percentage of segregated courses of study out of the total number of available courses of study, according to the ministerial classification criterion.

This criterion defines male- or female-dominated courses as those in which more than 60 percent of the enrolled student population is male or female, respectively; conversely, courses in which neither gender reaches the 60 percent prevalence are classified as 'neutral'.

Graduate population

The time series of the gender distribution of female graduates from the previous survey in 2018 until 2022 is shown in the table. The gender gap has increased in recent years, except for single-cycle degrees, where the figure has remained stable.

Table 1.5: Historical series of the gender distribution of female graduates by course type.

An analysis of the gender distribution of those who graduate by course type shows that the percentage of female students who manage to graduate on time for LT, LS/M, LCU (57.5 percent, 56.2 percent, 62.8) is consistent with the numerosity of the female component out of the total number of graduates for the same course types.

Figure 1.15: Degree grade distributions of female graduates by calendar year.

Higher Education

Table 1.7: Time series of the gender distribution of the population enrolled in doctoral programs.

The historical series of gender distribution confirms the survey of the previous BoG, which already showed a decreasing trend of female prevalence in the doctoral student population, which in fact in the last year reached a substantial parity (905 doctoral students and 874 doctoral students).

Figure 1.17: Gender distribution of the population enrolled in doctoral programs by area of study.

Breaking down the data by area of study, it is again found that there is a clear majority of women in the disciplines of social sciences, journalism and information and in medical and social work. The agricultural and veterinary area also has a prevalence of the female component, which, on the other hand, has decreased significantly in the humanities and arts areas, reaching a substantial parity.Stable female prevalence is recorded in the natural sciences, mathematics and statistics.Men, on the other hand, prevail markedly in engineering, and slightly in business and economics. It should be specified, however, that statistics by area refer to a relatively small number of data, and thus on the statistical profile most subject to fluctuation from one year to another.

Teaching and research staff

Figure 2.1: Gender distribution of staff by role.

Figure 2.8 Academic career scales for all disciplinary areas. Comparison year 2022 (a.y.2022/23) and year 2019 (a.y.2018/2019).

Figure 2.10 Academic career scales for STEM areas only. Comparison year 2022 (a.y.2022/23) and year 2019 (a.y.2018/2019).

Table 2.3: Femininity Ratios.

Technical-administrative and managerial staff

Figure 3.1 Gender distribution by functional area.

The gender analysis of technical-administrative staff by functional area shows the existence of a horizontal segregation mechanism for the PTA component as well, which is manifested by a male predominance in the technical-scientific roles although slightly less than in the previous survey. In the General and Technical Services Area, the male percentage has decreased by about 4 percentage points to 80.1 percent, and by 7.5 percentage points in the Technical-Scientific Area with a male incidence of 65.5 percent. In contrast, the female prevalence in the Libraries Area increased by 4 percentage points (75 percent) while it remained about the same in the Administrative and Administrative-Managerial Area (59.6 percent). A slight female prevalence is also confirmed in the Socio-Health and Medical-Dental area. In managerial staff, however, there is absolute parity, with 6 female managers and 6 male managers, including the General Manager.

Figure 3.4: Career Scales.

The distribution by categories shows a substantial balance between men and women in all categories, except in category B, where the male incidence is 72.5 percent. The career span has not changed significantly since the previous survey in 2014. In Figure 3.4, the General Manager is explicitly separated from the remaining managerial staff.

Governing bodies

Figure 4.1- Gender distribution of institutional and governance positions as of 12/31/2023.

In institutional appointments (the present data are updated to December 31, 2023), there is a clear prevalence of the male component, overall 69.8%, with maximum values for the Rector's delegates (77.4%) and the Coordinators of the doctoral schools (85%). The only exceptions are the Single Guarantee Committee, where the female prevalence is 66.7 percent, and the Evaluation Board, with 60 percent women. Compared to the previous survey, women have sharply decreased in the Coordination of Courses of Study from 65.6 percent in 2020 to 33.8 percent currently, and in the Coordination of Doctoral Schools, where the incidence of women has decreased from 84.4 percent to 15 percent.

The position of Department Director is held by male faculty members in 69.2 percent of cases, the position of Director of University Research Centers has a male prevalence of 73.9 percent, and finally, the Chairmanship of Schools is held by men in 75 percent of cases.