Another issue highlighted in the media and stated by numerous state government and business commissions is that coveted knowledge workers (engineers, scientists etc.) leave Wisconsin after graduation from the UW-Madison and the UW-System. It is said "only Illinois and Minnesota showed a net increase in young, single and college educated residents." "To stay competitive, metropolitan Milwaukee must add 5,300 college graduates each year but only musters 1,800 according to the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute." There is absolutely no validated statistical evidence to show that there is any shortage of so-called knowledge based workers in Wisconsin or the United States. See www.jobseducationwis.org 273 Wisconsin Employment Projections 2004-2014: Job Titles Requiring Higher Math and Science Education  

The problem is the outsourcing of manufacturing and so-called knowledge based jobs to low cost countries to increase profits and not a shortage of so-called skilled workers.

The problem in Wisconsin is the high percentages of UW-Madison graduates who are non-residents of Wisconsin and the high percentages of graduates who are not U.S. citizens.

Enrollments Fall 2005-06 and Graduates 2004-05 UW-Madison

Table I Enrollment by Residency UW-Madison Fall 2005-06

As shown in Table I 39% of 2005-06 (6,074 of 41,480) studentswere non-residents and

44% of minorities (1,953 of 4,483) were non-resident students.

Table II UW-Madison Fall Enrollment 2005-06 By Minority/Non-Minority and Gender

*Subtotal not included in total Source: Tables I and II: Office of Registrar UW-Madison

http://registrar.wisc.edu/students/acadrecords/enrollment_reports/

As shown in Table II, Minority students total enrolment in thirteen colleges and all degree levels and majors was 4,483 (10.8%), International students 3,404 (8.2%)

Enrollment of women exceeds men 21,970 (53%) to 19,510 (47%). Women had higher enrollments in 10 of the thirteen colleges of the UW-Madison

Table III University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduates 2004-05

As shown in Table III International students had more total graduates 894 (9%) than Minorities 811 (8.4%). International students earned 428 (21%) of all Master's and Educational Specialists degrees and 217 (33%) of PhD degrees. About 25% of all Engineering graduates and about 33% of all Computer Science graduates have been foreign students since the 1980's.

Table IV UW-Madison

Female graduates outnumber male graduates in Bachelor's, Master's and Advanced Professional degrees and males in PhD's.

http://registrar.wisc.edu/students/acadrecords/enrollment_reports/

Summary of Findings Admissions 2005-06 and Graduates 2004-05 UW-Madison

As shown in Table I 39% of 2005-06 (16,074 of 41,480) enrollments were non-residents and

44% of minorities 1,953 of 4,483 were non-resident students

As Shown in Table II, Minority students total enrolment in thirteen colleges and all degree levels and majors was 4,483 (10.8%), International students 3,404 (8.2%)

Enrollment of women exceeds men 21,970 (53%) to 19,510 (47%). Women had higher enrollments in 10 of the thirteen colleges of the UW-Madison

Why does the UW-System not use Wisconsin residency as a factor in admissions?

As shown in Table III International students had more total graduates 894 (9%) than Minorities 811 (8.4%). International students earned 428 (21%) of all Master's and

Educational Specialists degrees and 217 (33%) of all PhD degrees. About 25% of all Engineering graduates and about 33% of all Computer Science graduates have been foreign students since the 1980's.

Why does the UW-System not limit International student enrollment in Engineering, Computer Science and other programs with limited enrollment?

Female graduates outnumber male graduates in Bachelor's, Master's and Advanced Professional degrees and males in PhD's. Women had higher enrollments in 10 of the thirteen colleges of the UW-Madison

Why does the UW-System discriminate for women in selected programs?

Dennis W. Redovich 414-421-1120
Center for the Study of Jobs & Education in Wisconsin and United States
www.jobseducationwis.org

Published June 4, 2007