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Illinois CS/Computing Degree Persistence

What does the data tell?

At the University in Illinois, the number of students who obtain a diploma in CS is less than 1/3 of the total enrollment in the CS program.

The number of Hispanic and Black students who obtain a diploma in CS is around 1/5 of the total enrollment in the CS program.

Takeaways

Around 1 out of 5 Black and Hispanic students at the universities of Illinois who enrolled in the CS program drop off.

18.1%15.4%21.0%15.5%27.3%15.4%26.5%9.1%IllinoisUSA0%10%20%BlackHispanicWhiteAsian

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

Illinois CS/Computing Degree Conferral

What does the data tell?

At the Universities in Illinois, Over 13 out of 100 Asian graduates are CS majors, the ratio is 3 out of 100 for other ethnic groups.

Takeaways

At the Universities in Illinois, the percentage of Hispanic and Black students who obtained a CS diploma is similar to that of White students but massively lower than Asian students.

3.2%4.4%3.9%4.0%3.9%4.5%13.0%12.4%IllinoisUSA0%5%10%BlackHispanicWhiteAsian

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

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