Appendix V: Comparison of Enrollment 

 Status 



Data from the Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS) Longitudinal 

 Study show that for those who started with a major in the sciences, there 

 is no appreciable difference between men and women in the proportion 

 that have completed a bachelors degree 6 years after starting college. 

 Among those who started college with nonscience or undeclared mayors, a 

 greater proportion of women than men had achieved bachelors degrees 

 within 6 years. For both men and women, those who began college 

 majoring in the sciences were more Ukely to have earned degrees within 6 

 years than those who began college with nonscience or undeclared 

 majors. 



Source: BPS. 



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