Tag Archive: REU Infographics
By Kari George, PhD, Senior Research Associate, CERP Recent analysis of the 2025 REU Evaluation project data highlights how faculty mentors spend their time and cultivate mentoring and support for REU students to learn more about research and career options in computing. The NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program aims to cultivate a robust […]
By Kari George, PhD, Senior Research Associate, CERP Cultivating robust pathways to computing research is critical for ensuring the vitality of the computing and technological workforce. Undergraduate research experiences have been shown to increase interest in and intention to pursue graduate school for students across STEM disciplines [1], and in computing specifically [2]. Federal agencies, […]
By Brendan Kane, Research Associate In an effort to keep the computing community informed of latest research on formal research experiences, the CRA Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP) recently released an annual report on the summer 2023 data collection efforts from undergraduate students in formal research experiences such as NSF CISE REU Sites […]
By Ama Nyame-Mensah, Senior Research Associate, CERP Undergraduate research experiences are a promising tool for recruiting and retaining students in computing disciplines. Some studies show that undergraduate research opportunities help students gain confidence in their ability to conduct research, acquire valuable knowledge, and explore professional and career options (Alvarado, Villazon, & Tamer, 2019; Nyame-Mensah, Tamer, & […]
This infographic summarizes the demographic makeup of CISE REU Past Participants who participated in REU projects between 2013 and 2021.
Low- and higher-income undergraduates differ in the extent to which they endorse various reasons for not participating in formal research experiences. This infographic compares reasons for research non-participation among these two groups and suggests avenues for increasing engagement among low-income students.
Using CRA Data Buddies Survey data, this analysis presents changes in undergraduate students’ highest degree intentions over the course of a year. Students who participated in an REU during that year showed an interest in pursuing a higher-level academic degree than those who did not participate in an REU.
Analyzing data collected graduating computing students during the spring of 2018, CERP replicated findings indicating that students with formal research experience are more likely to apply to graduate school and enroll in doctoral programs compared to students without any formal research experiences during their undergraduate program.
Among students at doctoral-granting institutions who have never participated in a formal REU, CERP data indicate IT majors are less likely to plan to participate in an REU before graduation compared to CS and CSE majors. This infographic presents students’ future REU plans by major.
