Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Charyl Delaney; Alejandro Scalise; Larry J. Shuman; Harvey Wolfe

% 20.6% 17.5%Graduated (%)Reasons for Leaving EngineeringIn order to investigate the reasons behind engineering attrition, we have developed a structuredseries of questions that are administered to every student who transfers out of the School ofEngineering. The survey is administered by one of the freshman academic advisers and includesopportunities for open-ended responses. This data is displayed in Table 4 and is divided into twopopulations of exiting students – freshmen and sophomores through seniors. Table 4. Primary Reasons for Students Leaving Engineering Reason for Leaving Freshman Soph – Senior Total n = 115