In 2001-2, only 28percentt of all undergraduate degrees in computer science went to women.
As part of their doctoral program, they also received master's degrees in computer science.
Mr. Ellis attended Duke University in Durham, N.C., where he received his bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science.
Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page both have degrees in computer science, which tends toward software; Pichai understands hardware.
In 1996, American colleges awarded 25,000 bachelor's degrees in computer science, down from 42,000 in 1985.
The best degrees in computer science are among the most rigorous and respected qualifications in the world.
He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania; he has degrees in computer science and in economics.
Ms. Chang, who is finishing master's degrees in computer science and management science at Stanford, was sought by both Microsoft and Google, as well as eBay and Oracle.
Dr. Reed, who holds graduate degrees in computer science and engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will continue his work on wireless networking and collaborative computing.
It said he graduated from the academy in 1985 and later earned bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science from the University of Texas.
Black and Hispanic people make up under 10% of US college grads and collect fewer than 5% of degrees in computer science majors, respectively," explained Bock.
