Interest in Medical and Health by Race/Ethnicity and Gender

  

Overall STEM Interest

  

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Percent of 2015 ACT-Tested High School Graduates Meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmarks by Race/Ethnicity and Subject*
Percent of 2015 ACT-Tested High School Graduates Meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmarks by Race/Ethnicity and Subject*
Race/Ethnicity Mathematics Science
African American 14% 12%
American Indian 22% 19%
Asian 70% 59%
Hispanic 28% 24%
Pacific Islander 36% 29%
White 50% 47%
Two or More Races 40% 38%
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Percent of 2015 ACT-Tested High School Graduates Meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmarks by Gender and Subject
Percent of 2015 ACT-Tested High School Graduates Meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmarks by Gender and Subject
Gender Mathematics Science
Male 51% 47%
Female 38% 34%

African American, N = 56,109
American Indian, N = 3,366
Asian, N = 20,475
Hispanic, N = 61,649
Pacific Islander, N = 1,254
White, N = 216,388
Two or More Races, N = 16,422

Male, N = 112,671
Female, N = 278,597

Expressed and Measured Interest

   

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Percent of 2015 ACT-Tested High School Graduates Meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmarks by Race/Ethnicity and Subject*
Percent of 2015 ACT-Tested High School Graduates Meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmarks by Race/Ethnicity and Subject*
Race/Ethnicity Mathematics Science
African American 20% 17%
American Indian 25% 23%
Asian 74% 64%
Hispanic 34% 29%
Pacific Islander 48% 38%
White 54% 52%
Two or More Races 46% 45%
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Percent of 2015 ACT-Tested High School Graduates Meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmarks by Gender and Subject
Percent of 2015 ACT-Tested High School Graduates Meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmarks by Gender and Subject
Gender Mathematics Science
Male 59% 56%
Female 43% 40%

African American, N = 14,166
American Indian, N = 1,310
Asian, N = 8,775
Hispanic, N = 21,922
Pacific Islander, N = 397
White, N = 82,362
Two or More Races, N = 5,991

Male, N = 39,322
Female, N = 100,720

 

* Race/ethnicity categories changed for the 2010–2011 academic year to reflect updated US Department of Education reporting requirements.

Note: Reporting achievement by combinations of student characteristics may give rise to small N counts. As a result, outcomes reported in this section should be interpreted with caution.