| Table 2-6 |
| Field switching among postsecondary students beginning 4–year colleges and universities in 1995: 2001 |
| (Percent) |
| |
| |
|
|
Major when last enrolled in 2001 |
| Major in 1995 |
|
Number |
|
Agricultural/
biological
sciences |
|
Physical/math/
computer
sciences/
engineering |
|
Social and
behavioral
sciences |
|
Non-S&E |
|
Missing/
undeclared |
| |
| All majors |
|
1,369,400 |
|
9.9 |
|
13.1 |
|
15.9 |
|
61.1 |
|
0.1 |
| Agricultural/biological sciences |
|
115,300 |
|
48.9 |
|
9.1 |
|
11.5 |
|
30.5 |
|
0.0 |
| Physical/math/computer sciences/engineering |
|
153,600 |
|
5.6 |
|
71.4 |
|
3.5 |
|
19.6 |
|
0.0 |
| Social and behavioral sciences |
|
82,600 |
|
3.0 |
|
3.2 |
|
64.1 |
|
29.6 |
|
0.0 |
| Non-S&E |
|
599,000 |
|
3.4 |
|
2.7 |
|
8.1 |
|
85.9 |
|
0.0 |
| Missing/undeclared |
|
418,900 |
|
11.0 |
|
9.4 |
|
22.7 |
|
56.7 |
|
0.2 |
| |
NOTE: Physical sciences include earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences.
SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, 2001 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, special tabulations (2007). Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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