The gap between women and men choosing Computing degrees is the smallest it has ever been, analysis by the professional body has found. A record 6,310 UK women started Computing at UK universities in 2024. They are a growing portion of the 32,710 total of UK-based entrants, according to BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.
There are now 4.1 young men for every young woman studying computing degrees. That’s down fractionally from 4.2 to one in 2023.
The ratio was much larger in previous years; there were 5.5 UK men to each woman (18-year-olds) in 2019. That suggests a long-term trend toward stronger representation of women on undergraduate Computing degrees, according to BCS’ analysis of data from admissions service, UCAS.
Overall numbers of students taking Computing degrees in the UK rose by 7% in 2024, (compared with an overall rise of 3% for all subjects).