ERIC Number: ED628086
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 122
Abstractor: ERIC
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The 2018 Status Report on Engineering Education: A Snapshot of Diversity in Degrees Conferred in Engineering
Anderson, Eugene L.; Williams, Krystal; Ponjuan, Luis; Frierson, Henry T.
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
Careers in engineering encompass a variety of occupations that spur the creation of new ideas, advance technology, and are essential to a globally competitive economy and national defense. Increasing the number of Americans studying and pursuing careers in engineering is essential to the preceding points. This report examines trends in engineering degrees conferred at national and institutional levels to determine areas of growth among various groups, changes in racial, ethnic, and gender diversity in engineering, and which colleges and universities graduate a larger number of underrepresented groups in specific engineering disciplines.
Descriptors: Land Grant Universities, Engineering Education, Academic Degrees, Educational Trends, College Students, Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Students, Student Diversity, Foreign Students, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Minority Serving Institutions
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)
Grant or Contract Numbers: EEC1734899


