From: College major peer effects and attrition from the sciences
Variables | Graduated in sciences | Final major science | Cumulative GPA | Graduated | Time to degree |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peer Ability Index: | |||||
Intended STEM Majors | −0.196*** | −0.105* | −0.158*** | −0.150*** | 0.421** |
[0.0390] | [0.0444] | [0.0409] | [0.0176] | [0.159] | |
Intended Non-STEM | 0.217*** | 0.143** | 0.0498 | 0.122*** | −0.452*** |
Majors | [0.0347] | [0.0466] | [0.0306] | [0.0151] | [0.127] |
Own Characteristics: | |||||
Math SAT Score | 0.111*** | 0.109*** | 0.0824*** | 0.0154*** | −0.0967*** |
[0.00844] | [0.00938] | [0.00569] | [0.00223] | [0.0242] | |
Verbal SAT Score | −0.0242*** | −0.0271*** | 0.0616*** | −0.00106 | −0.0367** |
[0.00315] | [0.00458] | [0.00354] | [0.00378] | [0.0107] | |
UC-Adjusted HS GPA | 0.111*** | 0.0634*** | 0.283*** | 0.0846*** | −0.312*** |
[0.00551] | [0.00787] | [0.00592] | [0.00416] | [0.0171] | |
Asian | 0.0437*** | 0.0276** | −0.0474** | 0.0225*** | 0.0549* |
[0.00979] | [0.00985] | [0.0134] | [0.00510] | [0.0279] | |
Black or Hispanic | −0.0240* | −0.00941 | −0.106*** | −0.0307** | 0.414*** |
[0.0109] | [0.0134] | [0.0172] | [0.00883] | [0.0613] | |
Other non-white | 0.0252** | 0.0197** | −0.0250* | 0.00989 | 0.0976** |
Race/ethnicity | [0.00986] | [0.00672] | [0.0108] | [0.00639] | [0.0367] |
Observations | 84,466 | 84,466 | 83,683 | 84,466 | 67,593 |
R-squared | 0.306 | 0.289 | 0.435 | 0.306 | 0.316 |