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Table 23: Breakdown of Undergraduate STEM majors By Race, Sex and Discipline
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2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
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Total |
URM |
Non-URM |
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 |
8275 |
2693 |
5582 |
Allied Health |
143 |
60 |
83 |
155 |
63 |
92 |
193 |
66 |
127 |
250 |
80 |
170 |
247 |
69 |
174 |
213 |
68 |
145
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Biology |
298 |
85 |
213 |
257 |
96 |
161 |
261 |
121 |
140 |
294 |
119 |
175 |
334 |
106 |
228 |
346 |
101 |
245 |
Chemistry |
190 |
61 |
129 |
208 |
55 |
153 |
242 |
44 |
198 |
246 |
59 |
187 |
246 |
58 |
188 |
263 |
46 |
217 |
Computer Science |
62 |
21 |
41 |
69 |
28 |
41 |
78 |
32 |
46 |
96 |
26 |
70 |
113 |
34 |
79 |
148 |
47 |
101 |
Environmental Science |
23 |
9 |
14 |
34 |
15 |
19 |
48 |
16 |
32 |
53 |
19 |
34 |
62 |
17 |
45 |
71 |
12 |
59 |
General Science * |
14 |
12 |
2 |
16 |
11 |
5 |
20 |
12 |
8 |
26 |
18 |
8 |
47 |
6 |
41 |
71 |
13 |
58 |
Geography |
81 |
25 |
56 |
91 |
31 |
60 |
95 |
31 |
64 |
93 |
25 |
68 |
61 |
21 |
40 |
84 |
31 |
53 |
Mathematics |
108 |
46 |
62 |
103 |
37 |
66 |
98 |
28 |
70 |
111 |
39 |
72 |
137 |
36 |
101 |
145 |
38 |
105 |
Nursing |
245 |
80 |
165 |
288 |
89 |
199 |
329 |
97 |
232 |
362 |
106 |
256 |
447 |
111 |
336 |
421 |
100 |
321 |
Physics |
32 |
14 |
18 |
30 |
12 |
18 |
36 |
11 |
25 |
19 |
3 |
16 |
28 |
12 |
16 |
23 |
1 |
22 |
Psychology |
995 |
428 |
567 |
1,107 |
476 |
631 |
1,177 |
486 |
691 |
1,360 |
593 |
767 |
1,621 |
631 |
990 |
1,976 |
713
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1,263 |
Statistics |
9 |
2 |
7 |
12 |
4 |
8 |
14 |
3 |
11 |
13 |
5 |
8 |
15 |
3 |
12 |
14 |
3 |
11 |
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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 |
2,668 |
867 |
1,801 |
STEM Majors Men |
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Allied Health |
34 |
17 |
17 |
28 |
8 |
20 |
35 |
14 |
21 |
53 |
16 |
37 |
58 |
14 |
44 |
56 |
16 |
40
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Biology |
122 |
39 |
83 |
103 |
30 |
73 |
100 |
32 |
68 |
117 |
46 |
71 |
134 |
30 |
104 |
140 |
40 |
100 |
Chemistry |
63 |
16 |
47 |
83 |
21 |
62 |
88 |
18 |
70 |
96 |
22 |
74 |
101 |
25 |
76 |
104 |
24 |
80 |
Computer Science |
52 |
17 |
35 |
57 |
19 |
38 |
62 |
20 |
42 |
79 |
20 |
59 |
99 |
28 |
71 |
130 |
42 |
88 |
Environmental Science |
6 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
18 |
5 |
13 |
22 |
8 |
14 |
24 |
8 |
16 |
30 |
6 |
24 |
General Science * |
4 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
11 |
2 |
9 |
25 |
4 |
21 |
Geography |
31 |
11 |
20 |
34 |
10 |
24 |
28 |
9 |
19 |
27 |
7 |
20 |
28 |
11 |
17 |
31 |
13
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18
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Mathematics |
46 |
18 |
28 |
45 |
9 |
36 |
41 |
10 |
31 |
44 |
15 |
29 |
68 |
15 |
53 |
68 |
23 |
45 |
Nursing |
45 |
9 |
36 |
55 |
13 |
42 |
48 |
13 |
35 |
56 |
14 |
42 |
72 |
18 |
54 |
63 |
15 |
48
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Physics |
23 |
8 |
15 |
17 |
5 |
12 |
22 |
5 |
17 |
10 |
2 |
8 |
22 |
6 |
16 |
19 |
0
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19 |
Psychology |
182 |
76 |
105 |
189 |
69 |
120 |
232 |
63 |
169 |
276 |
92 |
184 |
358 |
104 |
254 |
432 |
133 |
299 |
Statistics |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
2 |
8 |
9 |
1
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8
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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 |
5,607 |
1,826 |
3,781 |
STEM Majors Women |
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Allied Health |
109 |
43 |
66 |
127 |
55 |
72 |
158 |
52 |
106 |
197 |
64 |
133 |
189 |
55 |
134 |
157 |
52 |
105 |
Biology |
176 |
76 |
100 |
154 |
60 |
94 |
161 |
59 |
102 |
177 |
73 |
104 |
219 |
76 |
124 |
206 |
61
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145 |
Chemistry |
127 |
40 |
82 |
125 |
34 |
91 |
154 |
37 |
117 |
150 |
37 |
113 |
145 |
33 |
112 |
159 |
29 |
130 |
Computer Science |
10 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
16 |
7 |
9 |
17 |
5 |
12 |
14 |
6 |
8 |
18 |
5 |
13 |
Environmental Science |
17 |
5 |
12 |
22 |
8 |
14 |
30 |
9 |
21 |
31 |
9 |
22 |
22 |
6 |
16 |
41 |
6
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35 |
General Science * |
12 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
3 |
9 |
16 |
6 |
10 |
36 |
4 |
32 |
46 |
6 |
40 |
Geography |
50 |
15 |
35 |
57 |
19 |
38 |
71 |
25 |
46 |
66 |
17 |
49 |
57 |
17 |
40 |
53 |
18 |
35
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Mathematics |
62 |
24 |
38 |
58 |
19 |
39 |
57 |
14 |
43 |
67 |
19 |
48 |
73 |
22 |
49 |
77 |
15 |
62 |
Nursing |
196 |
67 |
129 |
233 |
76 |
157 |
280 |
83 |
197 |
306 |
92 |
214 |
375 |
93 |
282 |
358 |
87 |
271 |
Physics |
9 |
6 |
3 |
13 |
7 |
6 |
14 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
1 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
1
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3 |
Psychology |
814 |
352 |
462 |
918 |
407 |
511 |
945 |
423 |
522 |
1,084 |
501 |
583 |
1,263 |
527 |
736 |
1,544 |
580 |
964 |
Statistics |
6 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
3
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Source:CUNY IRDB |
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