Table 1.

Profile of participants in the study (n=476) in respect to the total number of full time students at Roger Williams University and the Biology Department (Roger Williams University Fact Book 2007–2008)

	Students at RWU		Biology Department		Participants in study
					Biomajorsi		Nonmajorsk
	Number	Percenta	Number	Percente	Number	Percentj	Number	Percentj
Total	3,806	100	322	100	237	49.7	239	50.3
				8.5a		6.2a		6.3a
						73.6e		NA
Females	1,899	49.9	214	66.4	138	58.2	118	49.5
Males	1,907	50.1	108	33.6	99	41.8	121	50.5
Freshman	1,179	31.0	107	33.3	91	38.4	10	4.2
Sophomore	947	24.9	81	25.3	73	30.8	159	66.6
Junior	905	23.8	69	21.3	34	14.5	40	16.7
Senior	775	20.4	65	20.1	39	16.3	30	12.5
New England	2,942	77.3b	239	74.2f	NA	NA	NA	NA
East Coast	719	18.9c	66	20.4g	NA	NA	NA	NA
Other	145	3.8d	17	5.4h	NA	NA	NA	NA

Note that except for the larger enrollment of female than male students in biology, the biology profile is in accordance with the entire university, a trend that coincides with the biomajors subsample. The nonmajors subsample has a heavier representation of sophomores who are expected to enroll in science core during their second academic year. Participants in the study represent 12.5% of the total number of students at RWU

^aPercentages in respect to total number of full time students at Roger Williams University

^bRWU New England natives correspond to MA 36.3%, CT 20.8%, RI 11.6%, NH 4.7%, ME 2.4%, VT 1.5%

^cRWU East Coast natives correspond to NY 10.0%, NJ 6.8%; PA, MD, DC, VA (<2%)

^dRWU other natives correspond to 20 states (<1%)

^ePercentages in respect to Biology Department

^fBiology Department New England natives correspond to MA 34.3%, CT 18.5%, RI 10.8%, NH 5.9%, VT 2.5%, ME 2.2%

^gBiology Department East Coast natives correspond to NY 10.2%, NJ 7.4%, PA 2.5%, MD 0.3%

^hBiology Department other natives correspond to seven states (<2%)

ⁱBiology majors responded to the survey during lecture hours in ten courses (Fall semester). Freshman: Introductory Biology (91); sophomore: Anatomy and Physiology (19), Animal Behavior (13), Conservation Biology (4); junior: Ichthyology (28), Marine Vertebrate Biology (23), Genetics (4); senior: Ecology (23), Phycology (17), Developmental Biology (15). Note that Evolution, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Virology, and Microbiology (not listed) are offered in the Spring semester; biology courses at RWU have an evolutionary perspective

^jPercentages in respect to participants in the study

^kNonmajors responded to the survey during lecture hours of Core-101 Scientific Discoveries in Context (eight sections, 30 students/section)