Stark Contrast in US-China Engineering Grads
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-07-19
A tweet highlights 2024 data showing a massive gap in bachelor's degree graduates between the US and China by discipline: Computer Science (4x), Mechanical Engineering (7x), Electrical Engineering (21x), and Materials Science and Engineering (44x).
The author notes that if adjusted for America's traditional historical advantages (dividing by 4 to 8x), these ratios roughly reflect the fundamental landscape of both nations' industrial capacity and strength.
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