STEM Attrition: College Students’ Paths Into and Out of STEM Fields

Title:	STEM Attrition: College Students’ Paths Into and Out of STEM Fields
Description:	This Statistical Analysis Report presents the most recent national statistics on beginning bachelor’s and associate’s degree students’ entrance into, and attrition from, STEM fields. Using recent transcript data, it provides a first look at STEM coursetaking and examines how participation and performance in undergraduate STEM coursework, along with other factors, are associated with STEM attrition. The study is based on data from the 2004/09 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/09) and the associated 2009 Postsecondary Education Transcript Study (PETS:09).
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (1527KB) Download, view, and print the ERRATA SHEET as a PDF file. (239KB) View/Download Section-508 compliant tables, standard error tables, and programming files used to produce this report.
Cover Date:	November 2013
Web Release:	November 26, 2013
Publication #:	NCES 2014001REV
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Xianglei Chen
Type of Product:	Statistical Analysis Report
Survey/Program Areas:	Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS)
Keywords:	Beginning Students in Postsecondary Education Postsecondary Education • field of study • outcomes • persistence and attainment Science STEM (Science, Engineering, Technology, Mathematics)
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Statistical Analysis Report, please contact: NCES WebMaster.