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Synopses of
New Reports in Inside Engineering Education on the Engineering Trends Web
site http://engtrends.com
1. "Factors Controlling the Number of Women Holding
Engineering Faculty Positions"
2. "Factors Controlling Growth in the Number of Faculty from Underrepresented
Groups in Engineering
Colleges"
3. "Increases in Faculty Salaries Over the Past Ten Years"
AY2003-04 Degree Data Have Been Added to Our Web Site
New Pages on the Engineering Trends Web Site
1.
Quarterly Newsletter Archive
2.
Degrees Since 1945
New Studies Underway at Engineering Trends
1. "Comparisons of the Number of Engineering Degrees Awarded
in Various Countries"
2. "Bachelor's Degree Trends in Engineering Disciplines as the Maximum in Total
Engineering Degrees
Approaches"
3. "Enrollment Trends in Undergraduate Engineering Disciplines"
Synopses of New Reports in Inside Engineering Education on the Engineering
Trends Web Site
Factors Controlling the Number of Women Holding Engineering Faculty
Positions (Report No. 0105A)
Comparisons were made between doctorates awarded to women in
engineering programs and women holding academic appointments, especially
assistant professorships. It was determined that the fraction of women awarded
doctorates who received assistant professor positions was only slightly higher
than the comparable fraction for all recipients of doctoral degrees in
engineering. Thus, the fraction of women in academic positions is predicted to
grow very slowly.
Factors Controlling Growth in the Number of Faculty from Underrepresented
Groups in Engineering Colleges (Report No. 0105B)
The transition from doctoral degree recipient to assistant
professor was studied for African, Hispanic, Native and Asian Americans.
Doctoral degrees awarded annually to persons in these groups have not been
increasing. Thus, the fraction of doctoral degree awardees who obtain academic
positions has determined the growth of engineering faculty members in these
groups. These fractions have been at least twice the comparable fractions for
all doctoral degree recipients except for Native Americans. Thus, faculty growth
in the other three groups is limited by growth in the number of doctoral degree
recipients.
Increases in Faculty Salaries Over the Past Ten Years (Report No. 0105C)
Faculty salaries have increased annually by about 3.7% over
the last ten years. This rate of increase is essentially the same for all three
academic ranks and is independent of whether a doctoral degree is offered by the
university. Data for salaries as a function of years after the awarding of the
bachelor's degree indicate declines, except for the upper quartile of salaries
of full professors.
(The reports listed above were based upon the annual surveys
of the American Society for Engineering Education and the Engineering Workforce
Commission of the American Association of Engineering Societies. The complete
surveys can be obtained from their Web sites at
www.asee.org and www.aaes.org.)
AY2003-04 Degree Data Have Been Added to Our Web Site
Degree data from the AY2003-04 annual survey of the
Engineering Workforce Commission of the American Association of Engineering
Societies for engineering colleges and individual disciplines are now available.
These data include ethnicity and gender data. Data from this survey have been
added to the archive of degree data on the Engineering Trends Web site under
Degrees Since 1945 and have been incorporated into the Engineering Trends
databases. The complete survey may be obtained via the AAES Web site (www.aaes.org).
New Pages on the Engineering Trends Web Site
Quarterly Newsletter Archive
Engineering Trend's Quarterly Newsletters, sent via e-mail,
provide reviews of our recent research reports, descriptions of ongoing research
and general information about Web site updates and additions. These Newsletters
are now being archived on the Web site to accommodate visitors who do not
receive them regularly. Of course, we welcome the addition of others to our
mailing list.
Degrees Awarded Since 1945
This page was initiated in the Summer 2004 and presents data
in graphical format on undergraduate and graduate engineering degrees awarded by
US universities since 1945. Data for ethnicity, gender and foreign nationals are
also included. This Web page was updated in January 2005 to include degree data
from the latest survey of the Engineering Workforce Commission of the American
Association of Engineering Societies. The complete survey can be obtained via
their Web site (www.aaes.org).
Graphs of degree data for eleven engineering disciplines are presented as well
(aerospace, bio- and biomedical, chemical, civil, computer (including computer
science), electrical, environmental, materials, mechanical, nuclear and
petroleum engineering). These graphs include gender and foreign national data.
New Studies Underway at Engineering Trends
Comparisons of the Number of Engineering Degrees Awarded in Various
Countries
Engineering Trends has initiated a survey of engineering
degrees awarded by engineering colleges in the many countries that maintain or
aspire to maintain a international presence in technological growth. We are
seeking degree data (bachelor's, master's and doctoral) from 1990 through the
present time. Input to date has been illuminating. We anticipate a preliminary
report in the Spring 2005.
Bachelor's Degree Trends in Engineering Disciplines as the Maximum in
Total Engineering Degrees Approaches
A complete analysis of trends in degree data is underway.
Engineering Trends has predicted a maximum in undergraduate engineering degrees
in AY2006-07 (this may be revised to AY2005-06). We are exploring to find which
undergraduate disciplines have begun to experience reduced growth rates prior to
the predicted maximum.
Enrollment Trends in Undergraduate Engineering Disciplines
Engineering Trends has predicted that full-time undergraduate
enrollments would reach a maximum in Fall 2004 (data will not be available until
Spring 2005). A few disciplines showed reduced growth or slight declines in the
Fall 2003 enrollment data. Enrollments in individual engineering disciplines
will be studied to detect new enrollment trends and to predict new degree
trends.
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benchmarking studies. In addition, we welcome your suggestions of reports that
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with you.
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Technical Director
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