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Federal data show women earned a majority of bachelor's degrees in engineering in 2015 at two private schools with sizable programs. At Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, their share was 53 percent, and at Massachusetts Institute of Technology it was 51 percent.

Women netted at least 40 percent of engineering degrees that year at Yale (49 percent), Howard (45), George Washington (43), Harvey Mudd (42), Brown (41) and Southern Methodist (41).

The national average is about 20 percent, reflecting generations of male dominance in the field. The female share of engineering graduates at most prominent public universities hovers around that mark because those schools have far higher enrollment than private schools.

http://www.readingeagle.com/ap/article/ ... ngineering

AfricanMustang wrote:Federal data show women earned a majority of bachelor's degrees in engineering in 2015 at two private schools with sizable programs. At Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, their share was 53 percent, and at Massachusetts Institute of Technology it was 51 percent.

Women netted at least 40 percent of engineering degrees that year at Yale (49 percent), Howard (45), George Washington (43), Harvey Mudd (42), Brown (41) and Southern Methodist (41).

The national average is about 20 percent, reflecting generations of male dominance in the field. The female share of engineering graduates at most prominent public universities hovers around that mark because those schools have far higher enrollment than private schools.

http://www.readingeagle.com/ap/article/ ... ngineering

I can honestly say this from experience. There is no way I would send my daughter to MIT. Great school but is far from a nurturing environment. I am not exaggerating, I saw a girl take a picture in front of the dome this summer and she literally wiped the smile from her face after the picture was taken.

smudubs wrote:

AfricanMustang wrote:Federal data show women earned a majority of bachelor's degrees in engineering in 2015 at two private schools with sizable programs. At Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, their share was 53 percent, and at Massachusetts Institute of Technology it was 51 percent.

Women netted at least 40 percent of engineering degrees that year at Yale (49 percent), Howard (45), George Washington (43), Harvey Mudd (42), Brown (41) and Southern Methodist (41).

The national average is about 20 percent, reflecting generations of male dominance in the field. The female share of engineering graduates at most prominent public universities hovers around that mark because those schools have far higher enrollment than private schools.

http://www.readingeagle.com/ap/article/ ... ngineering

I can honestly say this from experience. There is no way I would send my daughter to MIT. Great school but is far from a nurturing environment. I am not exaggerating, I saw a girl take a picture in front of the dome this summer and she literally wiped the smile from her face after the picture was taken.

MIT is a great school, but I cannot imagine sending my daughter there.

How does MIT graduate 51% female engineers? Chemical engineering had the highest proportion when I was in college, and SMU doesn't have that major.

I'm not sure, but I imagine they have 2% more women than men in engineering.