October 20, 2008
The Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin ranks third nationally in graduating minority groups, according to the Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine.
Engineering ranks third overall, fifth for Hispanics, seventh for Asian Americans, 13th for Native American and 41st for African Americans.
The report includes bachelor’s degrees conferred during the 2006-2007 academic year.
The number of minority graduates from the Cockrell School has improved for nearly all minority groups in the past year. Last year, engineering ranked fourth overall, fifth for Hispanics, fourth for Asian Americans, 13th for Native Americans and 37th for African Americans.
The entire university ranks eighth in the nation in graduating minorities.
Other undergraduate academic programs ranking in the top 100 at the university: Mathematics ranks third overall, seventh for Asian Americans, sixth for Hispanics and 30th for African Americans. English Language and Literature ranks 25th overall, 16th for Hispanics and 32nd
for Asian Americans.
Physical Science ranks 12th overall, sixth for Hispanics and 11th for Asian Americans. Social Science and History ranks ninth overall, seventh for Hispanics and 11th for Asian Americans.
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ranks sixth overall, eighth for Hispanics, seventh for Asian Americans and 50th for African Americans. Computer and Information Science and support services rank 30th overall, 27th for Hispanics and 21st for Asian Americans.
For more information, go to Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Top 100 Producers of Minority Undergraduate Degrees, 2008: http://diverseeducation.com/top08/top100_listing.html. To learn more about the university's Equal Opportunity in Engineering (EOE) Program, visit: www.engr.utexas.edu/eoe/AboutEOE/index.cfm.
About the Cockrell School of Engineering:
The Cockrell School ranks among the top ten engineering programs in the United States and aspires to move into the top five. With the nation's fourth highest number of faculty members elected to the National Academy of Engineering, the Cockrell School's more than 7,000 students work with many of the world's finest engineering educators and researchers. This environment prepares graduates to become engineering leaders and innovators working for the betterment of society.