<p>Two possible sources are</p>

<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical_Abstract_of_the_United_States" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Statistical Abstract of the United States</a> (SAUS) </p></li>
<li><p>The <a href="https://datausa.io/profile/cip/110701/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Data USA</a> website. </p></li>
</ul>

<p>Unfortunately SAUS went dark in 2012 but back additions can be found at the <a href="https://www.census.gov/library/publications/time-series/statistical_abstracts.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Census Bureau</a>. The latest numbers are old, but not yet irrelevant. </p>

<p>Sorry that this is just links, but I don't know what else to say. </p>

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The 2012 SAUS (Oct 2011) can be downloaded from https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2011/compendia/statab/131ed/2012-statab.pdf
Gypsy Spellweaver
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Thank you. The Data USA website held the most recent statistics in a convenient format. https://datausa.io/profile/cip/110701/#grads_ethnicity_gender
Ellen Spertus
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<p>the Taulbee report <a href="http://cra.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Data-Trends-Women-in-Computing-Sloan.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">An-In Depth Examination of Data and 
Trends Regarding Women in Computing</a> provides summary data on computing degrees by ethnicity &amp; gender for 2013 in Table 2 on pg 20 and cites the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Postsecondary_Education_Data_System" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)</a> as their data source. You can either filter through their data online or download it:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Data are available starting with the 1980-81 collection year for the Complete data files and Custom data files functions, which zip the data into comma separated value (*csv). Beginning with the 2010-11 collection year, data for each collection year are compiled into an Access database.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Some tips for using their online data statistics:</p>

<ul>
<li>Try using the 'Statistical Tables' option on the 'Use the Data' page</li>
<li>When select institutions, if you select 'By variables', there's an entry called 'Completions' which has an option for reporting 'Number of students receiving awards/degrees, by race/ethnicity and gender'</li>
<li>After that, select the specific gender/ethnicity info you're filtering for </li>
</ul>

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Thank you. FWIW, I tried going to IPEDS to get more recent data myself and couldn't figure out how to.
Ellen Spertus
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@EllenSpertus Yes, it's not very intuitive. I added some info on how I used their system.  Alternatively, you could contact their help desk by phone or email as described at https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/Home/Questions
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<p>I know where to find <a href="https://nsf.gov/statistics/2016/nsb20161/#/figures" rel="noreferrer">the percentage of CS bachelor's degrees going to women in the US (Figure 2-16)</a> and <a href="http://cra.org/crn/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2017/05/2016-Taulbee-Survey.pdf" rel="noreferrer">the percentage of CS bachelor's degrees going to people of different ethnicities at research universities in the US and Canada participating in the Taulbee Survey (Table B-3)</a>. Where, if anywhere, can I find the percentage of bachelor's degree in CS, ideally over time, broken down by both ethnicity and gender?</p>

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Where can I find a breakdown by race and gender of US CS bachelor's degrees?
# Where can I find a breakdown by race and gender of US CS bachelor's degrees?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-07-12)

I know where to find [the percentage of CS bachelor's degrees going to women in the US (Figure 2-16)](https://nsf.gov/statistics/2016/nsb20161/#/figures) and [the percentage of CS bachelor's degrees going to people of different ethnicities at research universities in the US and Canada participating in the Taulbee Survey (Table B-3)](http://cra.org/crn/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2017/05/2016-Taulbee-Survey.pdf). Where, if anywhere, can I find the percentage of bachelor's degree in CS, ideally over time, broken down by both ethnicity and gender?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-07-12. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Two possible sources are

* [The Statistical Abstract of the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical_Abstract_of_the_United_States) (SAUS)
* The [Data USA](https://datausa.io/profile/cip/110701/) website.

Unfortunately SAUS went dark in 2012 but back additions can be found at the [Census Bureau](https://www.census.gov/library/publications/time-series/statistical_abstracts.html). The latest numbers are old, but not yet irrelevant.

Sorry that this is just links, but I don't know what else to say.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: The 2012 SAUS (Oct 2011) can be downloaded from https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2011/compendia/statab/131ed/2012-statab.pdf  
> **username_0**: Thank you. The Data USA website held the most recent statistics in a convenient format. https://datausa.io/profile/cip/110701/#grads_ethnicity_gender  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-07-12. Score: 5

the Taulbee report [An-In Depth Examination of Data and
Trends Regarding Women in Computing](http://cra.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Data-Trends-Women-in-Computing-Sloan.pdf) provides summary data on computing degrees by ethnicity & gender for 2013 in Table 2 on pg 20 and cites the [Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Postsecondary_Education_Data_System) as their data source. You can either filter through their data online or download it:

> Data are available starting with the 1980-81 collection year for the Complete data files and Custom data files functions, which zip the data into comma separated value (\*csv). Beginning with the 2010-11 collection year, data for each collection year are compiled into an Access database.

Some tips for using their online data statistics:

* Try using the 'Statistical Tables' option on the 'Use the Data' page
* When select institutions, if you select 'By variables', there's an entry called 'Completions' which has an option for reporting 'Number of students receiving awards/degrees, by race/ethnicity and gender'
* After that, select the specific gender/ethnicity info you're filtering for

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you. FWIW, I tried going to IPEDS to get more recent data myself and couldn't figure out how to.  
> **username_3**: @EllenSpertus Yes, it's not very intuitive. I added some info on how I used their system.  Alternatively, you could contact their help desk by phone or email as described at https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/Home/Questions  

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