Published 12.3.07
As enrollment in computer science (CS) degree programs in the United States continues to slide and sea changes in technology loom, the emerging workforce-or lack thereof-has universities and technology giants sounding the alarm.
Only 1.1 percent of new students planned to major in CS, according to a survey of incoming college freshman conducted in 2005 by the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI). Those results underscored a disturbing trend: HERI/UCLA survey data showed that since 2000, interest in CS as a potential major had dropped almost 70 percent.
Universities with Ph.D. programs also report dramatic declines in enrollment. In the fall of 2006, new students declaring CS as their major had dropped to 7,798 from 15,958 in 2000, according to the U.S. institutions polled by the Computer Research Association for its annual Taulbee Survey. On the upside, the 2006 enrollments were down only slightly compared to 2005 (7,952).
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