Factors Affecting the Retention of First Year Science and Engineering Students: at the University of Michigan Women in Science and Engineering Residence Program

Alarming to many academics is that while the numbers of female students in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics departments have shown increases in enrollment over the past decades, the number of female profesionals in the field have decreased. The environmental perceptions that contribute to, and foster retention of students will guide the formulation of specific interventions and retention approaches, both in and out of the classroom.