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> * Percent of CS college graduates that are black: 11.5% The number I got for 2015 was 2.5% (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12101868 https://news.ycombi
by fwadfka 10y ago
> * Percent of CS college graduates that are black: 11.5%
The number I got for 2015 was 2.5% (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12101868 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12101868)
One of the key sources of this difference is whether you count "Information" degrees as CS. My number doesn't include information degrees and yours does.
- scott00 10y agoThat's definitely an interesting difference. Do you think excluding Information degrees results in a more relevant number? If so, why?
- fwadfka 10y agoPeople with CS degrees tend to be the ones building new software. Information degrees vary a lot, but tend to have decreased math requirements and be more focused on the application of technology. As a software engineer working in the bay area, I have seen hundreds of engineers with CS degrees and zero engineers with information degrees - in my experience there is a stark difference, and I would be surprised and interested if the data showed otherwise.
- MollyR 10y agoJust to add an anecdote, Most of the companies I've worked for screen out non CS degree's except for exceptional portfolios. Not sure how wide spread this is.