Table 1 Sample means (Standard Deviations in Brackets)
From: College major peer effects and attrition from the sciences
All | Intended major | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Students | Science | Non-science | |
Asian | 38% | 46% | 34% |
Black or Hispanic | 17% | 14% | 18% |
White | 37% | 32% | 39% |
Other | 8% | 8% | 9% |
Math SAT score | 613 | 636 | 601 |
[89] | [87] | [88] | |
Verbal SAT score | 578 | 580 | 577 |
[93] | [94] | [92] | |
UC-Adjusted HS GPA | 3.77 | 3.86 | 3.72 |
[0.43] | [0.41] | [0.44] | |
Cumulative college GPA | 3.01 | 2.92 | 3.06 |
[0.59] | [0.60] | [0.58] | |
Declared science as final major | 28% | 61% | 11% |
Graduated from college | 82% | 81% | 82% |
w/ science degree | 24% | 49% | 10% |
Time to degree (Quarters) | 12.71 | 12.95 | 12.58 |
[1.50] | [1.52] | [1.46] | |
Observations | 241,062 | 84,466 | 156,596 |