About WEP

The Women in Engineering Program (WEP) was established in 1992 to:

The concept of WEP was originally proposed by engineering faculty women and enthusiastically received and supported by the Dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering. WEP is a collegewide effort with a full-time director, a recruitment program coordinator, a retention program coordinator, an administrative associate and faculty advisors, in addition to student staff and volunteers.

WEP initiatives reach over 1,500 currently enrolled students and over 1,000 pre-college students annually. Women comprise approximately 22 percent of the current UT Austin engineering student body. WEP programs focus on pre-college outreach and recruitment, academic enrichment and retention, community building, leadership enhancement and career development.

MISSION

The mission of the Women in Engineering Program is to increase the overall percentage of women in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. WEP strives to:

GOAL

For the enrollment of women in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin to match the population in the state of Texas—50% women.

STATS

Enrollment averages 22% women at the undergraduate level and 20% women at the graduate level. An average of 24% of the undergraduate engineering degrees are awarded to women. Additional statistics are available on enrollment by classification and major.

STAFF

WEP has a four-person full-time staff, faculty, alumni and industry advisors, and an extensive staff of student workers and volunteers.