Table 2.
Transition percentagesa
| Transition percentages for: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education level | White | Asian/Pacific Islander | Black | Hispanic | American Indian/Alaskan Native |
| Public high school graduates in 2000 as percentage of 17-year-olds in 1999 | 66.7 | 78.7 | 56.0 | 50.6 | 63.3 |
| First-time, first-year undergraduate enrollment in 2000 as percentage of 2000 high school graduates | 69.8 | 81.2 | 63.5 | 59.2 | 65.5 |
| 2000 freshmen intending to major in science and engineering fieldsb | 30.7 | 45.3 | 37.5 | 34.1 | 30.5 |
| 2004 bachelor's recipients as percentage of 2000 first-time, first-year enrollees | 77.3 | 86.3 | 58.9 | 62.9 | 59.7 |
| 2004 bachelor's degree recipients with science and engineering degrees | 30.8 | 47.9 | 31.3 | 31.8 | 32.6 |
| 2004 science and engineering bachelor's degree recipients as percentage of 2000 first-time, first-year enrollees | 23.8 | 41.3 | 18.4 | 20.0 | 19.5 |
| First-time, full-time science and engineering graduate school enrollees in 2004 as percent of 2004 science and engineering bachelor's recipients | 13.7 | 13.5 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.6 |
| 2010 science and engineering PhDs as percentage of 2004 first-time, full-time science and engineering graduate school enrollees | 39.0 | 40.9 | 26.8 | 35.2 | 22.8 |
| 2010 PhDs with commitment for postdoctoral study (all fields) | 38.8 | 47.4 | 28.2 | 40.4 | NA |
a All data except population counts and high school graduates are for U.S. citizens and permanent residents only.
b HERI data on intended major allow students to report multiple race–ethnic categories.