Leaving Engineering: Lessons from Rowan University's College of Engineering.

The paper focuses on retention in the Rowan University undergraduate engineering program with many ‘female-friendly’ features despite its design as best practices for all students. Both male and female ‘stayers’ in the program are compared to ‘leavers’ on a variety of characteristics, including pre-college and family background, grades, satisfaction with the Rowan program, engineering self-confidence, and future expectations about their engineering major and career. Data come from a special survey of all Rowan engineering students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]