STATISTICS ABOUT WOMEN IN ENGINEERING
IN THE USA
Compiled by the Society of Women Engineers from NSF and Census Data
UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT
EARNED BACHELORS DEGREES
GRADUATE ENROLLMENT
EARNED MASTERS DEGREES
EARNED DOCTORAL DEGREES
EMPLOYED ENGINEERS
ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES
ENGINEERING SALARIES
EARNED DOCTORAL DEGREES IN ENGINEERING YEAR MALE FEMALE PERCENT
FEMALE1975 2,959 52 1.7% 1977 2,574 74 2.8% 1979 2,432 62 2.5% 1981 2,429 99 3.9% 1983 2,675 124 4.4% 1984 2,762 151 5.2% 1985 2,968 198 6.3% 1986 3,151 225 6.7% 1987 3,470 242 6.5% 1988 3,901 286 6.8% 1989 4,268 375 8.3% 1990 4,479 415 8.5% 1991 4,748 467 9.0% 1992 4,932 506 9.3% 1993 5,176 522 9.2% 1994 5,187 635 10.9% 1995 5,313 694 11.6% 1996 5,529 776 12.3% 1997 5,305 747 12.3% SOURCE: Science and Engineering Indicators 2000, Volume 2; Appendix Table 4-25. National Science Board, National Science Foundation (Source: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Studies(NSF/SRS), Science and Engineering Degrees: 1966-96, NSF97-335 (Arlington, VA:1999); and Science and Engineering Doctorate Awards:1997, NSF 99-323(Arlington, VA:1999))
