| Table 2-9 |
| Field switching among postsecondary students beginning 4-year colleges and universities in 2004: 2009 |
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| |
|
Major when last enrolled in 2009 (%) |
| Major in 2004 |
Number |
Agricultural/
biological
sciences |
Physical/math/
computer
sciences |
Engineering |
Social and
behavioral
sciences |
Non-S&E |
Undeclared/
not in degree
program |
| |
| All majors |
1,387,700 |
6.8 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
15.5 |
60.7 |
5.6 |
| S&E |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agricultural/biological sciences |
71,300 |
53.7 |
3.6 |
1.3 |
10.9 |
28.3 |
2.2 |
| Physical/math/computer sciences |
68,900 |
5.0 |
43.0 |
5.6 |
8.2 |
31.1 |
7.1 |
| Engineering |
95,500 |
2.7 |
10.1 |
55.9 |
3.5 |
22.3 |
5.4 |
| Social/behavioral sciences |
108,600 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
60.7 |
31.8 |
3.3 |
| Non-S&E |
651,500 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
7.7 |
79.4 |
5.4 |
| Missing/undeclared |
391,900 |
6.2 |
5.0 |
2.9 |
20.8 |
58.0 |
7.1 |
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NOTES: Data excludes students who were not enrolled after July 2006, including those who had obtained their degree by that date. Physical sciences include earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences. Social sciences include history.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003–04 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, Second Follow-Up (BPS:04/09), http://nces.ed.gov/datalab/index.aspx.
Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 |
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