What happens after enrollment? An analysis of the time path of racial differences in GPA and major choice

Table 7 Final major and expected major open by gender and race

			White	Black	White	Black
	White	Black	Male	Male	Female	Female
Final Major (%)
Humanities/Social Science	55.3	67.9	43	62.8	68.8	69.9
Natural Sci/Engineering/Economics	44.7	32.1	57	37.2	31.2	30.1
Expected Major (%)
Humanities/Social Science	25.7	30	21.5	16.9	30.2	35.4
Natural Sci/Engineering/Economics	39.8	48.3	47.3	55.9	31.4	45.1
Do not Know	34.5	21.7	31.2	27.2	38.4	19.4

Note: Expected major was reported in the summer previous coming to Duke. “Do not Know” indicates students who reported not knowing their initial major at that time.