Yea it is interesting. I guess there is a chance that this works in the long term. In other words, with a 50% female ratio, more girls start applying to standards are able to be raised. And maybe even some smart guys come because of the favorable ratio. But I am really worried about the performance of the graduates in the short term.
I agree that is it good to see that the ratio is balancing but I worry about the cost of this. The applicant breakdown is not 52% female, so should the admitted students and accepted students be this high? I worry that since not many girls apply to a school like Harvey Mudd, they are having to lower the standards of acceptance in order to achieve this high female ratio.