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Table 23: Breakdown of Undergraduate STEM majors By Race, Sex and Discipline

 

  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  Total URM Non-URM Total URM Non-URM Total URM Non-URM Total URM Non-URM Total URM Non-URM
Undergraduate Majors Total 8,305 3,121 5,184 8,330 3,000 5,330 8,624 3,010 5,614 9,008 3,109 5,899 9,135 3,036 5,999
Allied Health 143 60 83 155 63 92 193 66 127 250 80 170 247 69 174
Biology 298 85 213 257 96 161 261 121 140 294 119 175 334 106 228
Chemistry 190 61 129 208 55 153 242 44 198 246 59 187 246 58 188
Computer Science 62 21 41 69 28 41 78 32 46 96 26 70 113 34 79
Environmental Science 23 9 14 34 15 19 48 16 32 53 19 34 62 17 45
General Science * 14 12 2 16 11 5 20 12 8 26 18 8 47 6 41
Geography 81 25 56 91 31 60 95 31 64 93 25 68 61 21 40
Mathematics 108 46 62 103 37 66 98 28 70 111 39 72 137 36 101
Nursing 245 80 165 288 89 199 329 97 232 362 106 256 447 111 336
Physics 32 14 18 30 12 18 36 11 25 19 3 16 28 12 16
Psychology 995 428 567 1,107 476 631 1,177 486 691 1,360 593 767 1,621 631 990
Statistics 9 2 7 12 4 8 14 3 11 13 5 8 15 3 12
                               
Undergraduate Majors Men 2,380 784 1,596 2,440 754 1,686 2,567 742 1,825 2,770 815 1,955 2,947 858 1,989
STEM Majors Men                             
Allied Health 34 17 17 28 8 20 35 14 21 53 16 37 58 14 44
Biology 122 39 83 103 30 73 100 32 68 117 46 71 134 30 104
Chemistry 63 16 47 83 21 62 88 18 70 96 22 74 101 25 76
Computer Science 52 17 35 57 19 38 62 20 42 79 20 59 99 28 71
Environmental Science 6 2 4 12 6 6 18 5 13 22 8 14 24 8 16
General Science * 4 1 3 6 2 4 8 3 5 10 4 6 11 2 9
Geography 31 11 20 34 10 24 28 9 19 27 7 20 28 11 17
Mathematics 46 18 28 45 9 36 41 10 31 44 15 29 68 15 53
Nursing 45 9 36 55 13 42 48 13 35 56 14 42 72 18 54
Physics 23 8 15 17 5 12 22 5 17 10 2 8 22 6 16
Psychology 182 76 105 189 69 120 232 63 169 276 92 184 358 104 254
Statistics 3 2 1 6 3 3 7 2 5 7 2 5 10 2 8
                               
Undergraduate Majors Women 5,925 2,337 3,588 5,890 2,246 3,644 6,057 2,268 3,789 6,238 2,294 3,944 6,188 2,178 4,010
STEM Majors Women                        
Allied Health 109 43 66 127 55 72 158 52 106 197 64 133 189 55 134
Biology 176 76 100 154 60 94 161 59 102 177 73 104 219 76 124
Chemistry 127 40 82 125 34 91 154 37 117 150 37 113 145 33 112
Computer Science 10 4 6 12 6 6 16 7 9 17 5 12 14 6 8
Environmental Science 17 5 12 22 8 14 30 9 21 31 9 22 22 6 16
General Science * 12 6 6 10 4 6 12 3 9 16 6 10 36 4 32
Geography 50 15 35 57 19 38 71 25 46 66 17 49 57 17 40
Mathematics 62 24 38 58 19 39 57 14 43 67 19 48 73 22 49
Nursing 196 67 129 233 76 157 280 83 197 306 92 214 375 93 282
Physics 9 6 3 13 7 6 14 6 8 9 1 8 6 0 6
Psychology 814 352 462 918 407 511 945 423 522 1,084 501 583 1,263 527 736
Statistics 6 0 6 6 1 5 7 1 6 6 3 3 5 1 4

* includes special honors with second major as STEM major

Source:CUNY IRDB

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