Band 6+: The chart below shows the proportion of male and female students studying six art-related subjects at a UK university in 2011. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart compares how the percentage of students’ gender distribution at a UK university varied among six-related programs in 2021

Overall, female students outnumbered their counterparts in most subjects, except for Art & Design. Additionally, Communication & Media Study has the highest female enrollment, while English language & Literature attracted most male students.

The top three programs saw quite similar patterns. Communication & Media Study had the highest number of female students, at nearly 270 students compared to 210 male students. This closely resembled the figures in English language & Literature, where approximately 250 female students pursued these subjects, exceeding male students by 30. In third place, Linguistics had approximately 235 females and 185 males.

These figures in Philosophy, History & Archeology, and Art & Design were relatively lower in comparison. With 150 female students enrolled in Philosophy, three times as high as males. Similarly, History & Art had around 135 students, compared to approximately 80 male students. In contrast, Art & Design was a subject where male students outnumbered their counterparts with nearly 175 students, which was 20 students higher than the female students.