| Title: | STEM in Postsecondary Education: Entrance, Attrition, and Coursetaking Among 2003-2004 Beginning Postsecondary Students |
| Description: | Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields are widely regarded as critical to the national economy. To provide a nationally representative portrait of undergraduate students’ experiences in STEM education, these Web Tables summarize longitudinal data from a cohort of first-time, beginning students who started postsecondary education in a bachelor’s or associate’s degree program in 2003−04, examining their entrance into and attrition from STEM fields and the extent to which they participated in STEM coursework over a period of 6 academic years, from 2003–04 to 2008–09. |
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| Cover Date: | October 2012 |
| Web Release: | October 10, 2012 |
| Publication #: | NCES 2013152 |
| Center/Program: | NCES |
| Authors: | Xianglei Chen and Phoebe Ho, MPR Associates |
| Type of Product: | Tables |
| Survey/Program Areas: |
Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS) Postsecondary Education Transcript Collections (PETS) |
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For questions about the content of this Tables, please contact: Aurora M. D'Amico. |
