Comparing success of female students to their male counterparts in the STEM fields: an empirical analysis from enrollment until graduation using longitudinal register data

International Journal of STEM Education

Table 4 Distribution of outcomes

	University of Applied Sciences		Research University
	No.	%	No.	%
Panel A: STEM enrollment decision:
Enroll in
STEM higher education	23,420	14.2	20,008	18.4
Do not enroll in
STEM higher education	140,970	85.8	88,888	81.6
Total sample	164,390	100.0	108,896	100.0
Panel B: Outcomes subject on STEM enrollment
Drop out
Year 1	4906	26.5	3,042	15.2
Year 2	2255	12.2	943	4.7
Year 3	1247	6.7	5,286	26.4
Year 4	6669	36.0	931	4.7
Year 5	1713	9.3	–	–
Total drop out	16,790	71.7	10,202	51.0
Graduate
Nominal duration	5167	27.9	6463	32.3
Nominal + 1 year	1463	7.9	3343	16.7
Total graduate	6630	28.3	9806	49.0
Total STEM students	23,420	100.0	20,008	100.0

Panel A shows the share of students from the total sample that choose to enroll in STEM higher education. Panel B shows the distribution of outcomes for the students that are enrolled in STEM higher education. Enrollment, drop-out, and graduation data has been calculated based on the microdata register of educational attainment and enrollments, referred to by Statistics Netherlands as Onderwijsdeelnemerstab