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Percentage of women and minorities on the rise听

CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 second biggest college enrolled听record numbers of first-year women听and underrepresented minorities in 2015-听16, and preliminary figures suggest it will听reach yet a new milestone in the fall.听

The number of first-year undergraduate听women in the College of Engineering听& Applied Science rose 17 percent last听year, to 284, from a year earlier. The number听of minorities rose 28 percent, to 162.

In all, the 2015 first-year engineering听class was comprised of 32 percent women听and 18 percent minorities.听

Nationwide, engineering remains听heavily male and white: in 2014, the听most recent year for which statistics听were available, 21 percent of all engineering听undergraduates were women,听while 16 percent were underrepresented听minorities.听

CU鈥檚 total undergraduate engineering听population has grown markedly over the听last five years, by 33 percent, to 4,253 as听of last fall鈥檚 census.听

The college attributes its changing听demographics partly to an evolving听recruiting strategy designed to let students听know they are wanted at CU, said听Amanda Parker (ChemEngr鈥�09; MEngr鈥櫶�16), director of access and recruiting.听

Other factors include unique campus听residences for engineers, expanding听opportunities for hands-on engineering听projects and the college鈥檚 strong听national reputation.听

鈥淒iversity has the power to change听the way our students approach problems听by engaging different perspectives and听expanding their worldviews,鈥� said Parker.听鈥淲e鈥檙e pleased with the progress, but听still have ambitious goals.鈥澨�

Preliminary figures for 2016-17 indicate听the incoming first-year class may be听even more diverse than the last.

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