November 12, 2005

I am a Statistic

Facts about UMass:

Did you know?...

There are 302 undergrads in computer science.... 22 are women.

There are 232 graduate students in computer science.... 48 are women (including distance students).

There are 46 faculty.... 6 are women.

Posted by elsie at November 12, 2005 12:25 PM
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Hey, where'd you get those stats? I'd be interested to see what other majors are like too and in comparison!

Posted by: Elliott at November 13, 2005 01:10 AM

The source of that data is Kim Ferguson, compsci grad student. Her email address is kferguso@cs.

I'd be interested to see the trend here. Specifically the historic data, and how the stats are for freshman, sophmore, junior and senior students.

Posted by: Elsie at November 13, 2005 09:54 PM

What other majors are like in comparison...

In the early 1980s, [computer science] had one of the highest proportions of female undergraduates in science and engineering. And yet with remarkable speed, it has become one of the least gender-balanced fields in American society.

- By Marcella Bombardieri, The Boston Globe

Posted by: Elsie at January 5, 2007 09:54 AM
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