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Slow Growth Continues in Engineering Degrees, Among Underrepresented Groups
Undergraduate engineering enrollment continued its decade-long growth in 2018, increasing about 0.5% according to the latest statistics from the American Society for Engineering Education. The top three disciplines: mechanical engineering, computer science (inside engineering), and electrical engineering.
Underrepresented groups saw a slight gain in the percentage of undergraduate degrees earned from 2017, with the largest growth among ethnic groups by Hispanic students (from 11.1% to 11.4%). Black/African American students’ 0.1% increase reversed a downward trend from 2008–16. And women continued a slight increase in bachelor’s degrees as well (from 21.3% to 21.9%). The disciplines in 2018 where women earned more than 40% of the bachelor’s degrees were environmental engineering, biological/agricultural engineering, and biomedical engineering.
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Leaders of the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering have approved sweeping plans that will engrain diversity, equity, and inclusion into the education of undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty, and staff.