The Cockrell School of Engineering ranks fourth in the nation in producing undergraduate degrees for minority groups, according to the June edition of Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine.
Engineering ranks fourth overall, fifth for Hispanics, fourth for Asian Americans, 22nd for American Indians and 37th for African Americans.
The report includes degrees conferred during the 2005-06 academic year that have
been reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education
Statistics through the Completions Survey of the Integrated Postsecondary Education
Data Set. It is based on 2005-6 preliminary data submitted by institutions of higher education to the U.S. Department of Education.
The entire university ranks sixth in the nation in producing undergraduate degrees for
minority groups. In addition to the overall standing, the university ranks 10th nationally among the magazine’s Top 100 producers of undergraduates for Hispanics, eighth for Asian Americans and 59th for American Indians.
Other undergraduate academic programs rankings in the top 100 at the university: Mathematics ranks third overall, third for Hispanics, fourth for Asian Americans
and sixth for African Americans.
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ranks sixth overall, fourth for Hispanics and sixth for Asian Americans and 50th for African Americans. Computer and Information Science and support services rank 13th overall, sixth for Asian Americans and 37th for Hispanics.
Social Sciences ranks 10th overall, seventh for Hispanics and 12th for Asian Americans. Area Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies ranks 15th overall, seventh for Hispanics and 12th for Asian Americans.
English ranks 22nd overall, 11th for Hispanics and 13th for Asian Americans.
Business, Management, Marketing and related support services rank 29th overall,
13th for Asian Americans and 32nd for Native Americans. Psychology ranks 22nd overall, 27th for Hispanics and 15th for Asian Americans.
Last year, the university ranked fifth overall, seventh for Hispanics, ninth for Asian Americans and 65th for American Indians.
The report includes degrees conferred during the 2005-06 academic year that have
been reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education
Statistics through the Completions Survey of the Integrated Postsecondary Education
Data Set. It is based on 2005-6 preliminary data submitted by institutions of higher education to the U.S. Department of Education.
For more information go to
http://www.diverseeducation.com/Top100DegreeProducers2007.asp
and
http://www.engr.utexas.edu/eoe/AboutEOE/index.cfm%20
For photos of recent College of Engineering graduates, go to
http://www.engr.utexas.edu/news/action_shots/pages/diverse_undergrads_07.cfm
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About UT's Cockrell School of Engineering:
The University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering ranks among the top six public engineering schools in the United States. With the nation's fourth highest number of faculty elected members of the National Academy of Engineering, the School's more than 7,000 students gain exposure to the nation's finest engineering practitioners. Appropriately, the School's logo, an embellished checkmark used by the first UT engineering dean to denote high quality student work, is the nation's oldest quality symbol. The School maintains a Web site at http://www.engr.utexas.edu