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Illinois CS/Computing Degree Enrollment for Top 3

What does the data tell?

At the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the UIC, Over 17 out of 100 Asian enroll in a CS program, the ratio is 5 out of 100 for White students, 4 out of 100 for Hispanic students, and 3 out of 100 for black students.

In comparison with Stanford, MIT, and Carnegie Mellon University, Illinois’s three top universities have a massive disparity in CS program enrolment rate conferral rates in

Takeaways

3.2%12.1%4.0%12.8%5.0%16.0%17.3%21.0%IllinoisUSA0%5%10%15%20%BlackHispanicWhiteAsian

Percent of college students enrolled into a CS/Computing degree at a top 3 Illinois university by race/ethnicity

Illinois CS/Computing Degree Persistence for Top 3

What does the data tell?

At the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the UIC, the number of Black and Hispanic students who obtain a diploma in CS is only 1/5 of the total enrollment in the CS program.

In comparison with Stanford, MIT, and Carnegie Mellon University, three top universities in Illinois have a noticeably lower percentage of CS students who persist and obtain a CS diploma.

Takeaways

At the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the UIC, averaging 1 out of 5 Black and Hispanic students who enrolled in the CS program drop off.

19.6%30.1%23.0%37.1%26.6%59.1%20.4%30.1%IllinoisUSA0%20%40%60%BlackHispanicWhiteAsian

Percent of college students that enrolled in a top 3 Illinois university and obtained a CS/Computing degree by race/ethnicity

Illinois CS/Computing Degree Conferral for Top 3

What does the data tell?

At the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the UIC, Over 16 out of 100 Asian graduates are CS majors, the ratio is 5 out of 100 for Hispanic and white graduates, and 3 out of 100 for black graduates.

In comparison with Stanford, MIT, and Carnegie Mellon University, Illinois’s three top universities have a massive disparity in CS degree conferral.

Takeaways

At the Universities in Illinois, the percentage of Black students who obtained a CS diploma is remarkably lower than that of Hispanic students.

2.8%17.7%4.5%22.8%4.9%31.5%16.0%32.6%IllinoisUSA0%10%20%30%BlackHispanicWhiteAsian

Percent of degrees conferred by top 3 Illinois institutions that are CS/Computing degrees by race/ethnicity