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Top-notch science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) schools are reporting an increase in female enrollment, thanks in part to better recruiting methods and K-12 education.
Prestigious Caltech expects women to be 37% of new undergrads this fall, its highest percentage since the school began admitting women in 1970. California's Harvey Mudd College, a science and math-focused school, expects almost 43% of the class of 2011 to be women. On the East Coast, MIT is expecting 46% of its freshman class to be female.
"The more women we have on this campus, the better it is for everybody," said Erica O'Neal, Caltech's VP for student affairs. "It is better for women not to feel so isolated. And it is ...