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.
