Computing Degrees Regain Popularity

According to the survey done by Computing Research Association (CRA) for the period of 2007-2008, undergraduate computing degrees in US see 8.1% increase in enrolment. The summary of the reports:

• Total enrollment per department by majors and pre-majors in U.S. computer science programs is up 6.2 percent over last year. If only majors are considered, the increase is 8.1 percent. This is the first increase in total enrollment in computer science programs in six years.
• The average number of new undergraduate students per department in U.S. computer science programs is up 1.7 percent over last year. If only majors are considered, the increase is 9.5 percent.
• Bachelor's degree production in computer science was down 10 percent this year, compared to a nearly 20 percent decline last year.
• Diversity in computer science undergraduate programs remains poor. The fraction of Bachelor's degrees awarded to women held steady at 11.8 percent this year. As was the case last year, nearly two-thirds of those receiving bachelor's degrees were White, non-Hispanics.
• Total Ph.D. production among the responding departments grew to 1,877 for the period between July 2007 and June 2008. This represents a 5.7 percent increase over last year.

Check out the full report here:
http://www.cra.org/govaffairs/blog/archives/CRATaulbeeReport-StudentEnrollment-07-08.pdf