<p>saif235: I’m pretty sure Asian is the majority for EECS, I’d guess it’s around 70%. 
Male is definitely a majority (80-90% maybe) as well.</p>
<p>Also, there are plenty of students who come in without programming experience. Some jump straight into 61A (it pretends to be an intro class), others are more cautious and go for CS10 first. But it’s not unheard of to have no experience. Showing interest in the major certainly helps, though.</p>