Graphs of Statistics for Bachelor Degrees on Women at MIT

NOTE: Departments vary greatly in size at MIT. The number of degrees awarded for 1996 is given following each graph to give the reader an idea of the sizes of the departments.

Percentage Bachelor's Degree Awarded to Women in Engineering Departments at MIT, 1993-1996

Number of bachelor degrees awarded at MIT in 1996 by department
Department	Degrees Awarded
Civil Engineering	45
Mechanical Engineering	141
Material Science and Engineering	41
EECS	313
Chemical Engineering	106
Ocean Engineering	5
Aero & Astro	38
Nuclear Engineering	11

Percentage Bachelor's Degree Awarded to Women in Science Departments at MIT, 1994-1996

Number of bachelor degrees awarded at MIT in 1996 by department
Department	Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	35
Biology	151
Physics	47
Brain & Cognitive Science	27
Earth, Atmospheric, & Planetary Science	8
Math	76

Data with great degree of variation from year to year such as that of the Nuclear Engineering and Ocean Engineering are due to small enrollment.

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