Research & Trends

Gender Inclusion

For students, the number of women receiving engineering degrees remains flat at all degree levels. On the national level, women consistently receive just over 20 percent of bachelor’s degrees, 21 percent of master’s degrees, and slightly fewer than 18 percent of doctoral degrees. There has been little change in these percentages over the past five years. Similarly, the representation of most minorities remained the same at the various degree levels.*

The University of Iowa, College of Engineering exceeds national averages with just over 30 percent of bachelor’s degrees and 25 percent of doctoral degrees awarded to women.

Source:
• Gibbons, Michael T. "The Year in Numbers" ASEE Profiles of Engineering and Technology Colleges, 2004 Edition, American Society for Engineering Education.
• For more information, visit the ASEE web site,

Ph.D. Student Candidate : T. Akim Nilausen
Born and raised in Iowa City, IA I made the easy decision to stay close to home and attend the University of Iowa. After receiving my B.S. in chemical engineering I decided to stay around for further studies in the graduate program. I am doing research on the feasibility of using extremophilic organisms to convert agricultural wastes into usable chemicals and environmentally friendly products. I have benefited from the Ethnic Inclusion Effort by having the opportunity to interact with students from different backgrounds with the same issues as me.

 

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