Table 1 Who changes career plans within STEM fields in college
Changed career plans | Did not change career plans | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 561 32.5% | 1166 67.5% | 1727 |
Year in school | |||
First | 176 20.7% | 674 79.3% | 850 |
Second | 143 38.1% | 232 61.9% | 375 |
Third | 128 42.8% | 171 57.2% | 299 |
Fourth | 72 55.4% | 58 44.6% | 130 |
Other | 26 76.5% | 8 23.5% | 34 |
Gender | |||
Woman | 386 33.1% | 781 66.9% | 1167 |
Man | 152 30.0% | 354 70.0% | 506 |
Non-binary or prefer not to say | 8 38.1% | 13 61.9% | 21 |
Race/ethnicity | |||
Historically marginalized in STEM | 72 31.4% | 157 68.6% | 229 |
Not historically marginalized in STEM | 472 32.2% | 992 67.8% | 1464 |
Field of study | |||
Biology-related field of study | 195 28.3% | 495 71.7% | 690 |
Computer science-related field of study | 56 32.7% | 115 67.3% | 171 |
Engineering-related field of study | 82 36.9% | 140 63.1% | 222 |
Other field of study | 223 35.1% | 413 64.9% | 636 |