"Of freshmen intending to major in science and engineering, percentage by race/ethnicity and selected fields: 1971-98"																								

Field/subfield	1971	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
White																								
All S&E fields 	91.7	87.6	87.1	87.9	86.2	85.9	87.4	85.2	85.7	85.9	84.1	84.1	83.1	80.2	81.9	78.9	76.9	78.9	79.1	76.7	76.5	76.7	76.4	76.0
Physical sciences	94.5	89.5	90.5	91.4	89.9	90.0	89.9	87.9	89.5	89.0	85.1	87.4	87.3	87.7	86.0	86.5	82.5	83.8	82.6	80.3	82.7	81.2	82.2	82.2
Biological sciences	93.6	88.8	89.4	89.0	88.1	88.3	87.8	85.8	85.2	84.2	83.8	82.7	81.8	79.9	80.8	77.8	76.2	78.4	78.6	77.8	76.6	76.4	76.9	76.0
Social sciences	88.2	84.0	83.1	83.5	83.3	83.4	87.0	84.7	84.8	85.4	87.2	84.4	85.0	80.5	83.6	78.2	77.8	80.0	80.1	77.7	77.6	77.7	78.6	77.9
Engineering	93.2	88.8	88.0	89.2	86.7	86.1	87.5	85.8	87.3	87.8	83.4	84.1	81.6	80.2	81.1	79.3	76.1	77.2	77.3	73.8	74.3	76.0	75.1	76.3
Asian American																								
All S&E fields 	0.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	2.2	2.2	2.0	2.5	2.8	2.7	4.4	4.6	4.8	5.2	4.8	5.3	6.0	5.8	5.7	7.9	7.0	6.8	7.9	7.8
Physical sciences	1.2	2.3	2.7	2.3	2.8	2.3	2.8	3.6	3.5	4.0	6.1	5.4	5.0	5.5	4.4	5.4	5.8	5.9	5.5	8.0	6.8	6.6	6.3	7.2
Biological sciences	0.7	2.1	2.1	2.3	2.2	2.5	2.5	3.2	4.2	3.9	6.6	7.1	7.7	8.6	7.0	7.7	9.2	8.4	8.1	9.8	8.6	8.5	8.5	9.0
Social sciences	0.5	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.1	1.1	1.6	1.4	1.6	2.5	2.5	2.8	3.4	3.1	3.7	4.2	3.8	4.5	5.0	4.8	4.6	4.9	4.8
Engineering	1.5	2.4	2.4	2.2	3.1	2.9	2.7	3.0	3.4	3.5	5.7	5.8	6.0	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.7	6.9	6.3	10.5	8.9	8.0	10.3	9.8
Black																								
All S&E fields  	6.6	8.5	8.6	8.2	9.1	9.7	8.6	10.4	9.7	9.5	9.4	8.6	9.6	11.6	10.3	12.1	13.2	11.2	11.4	11.1	11.5	11.7	11.5	11.6
Physical sciences	3.7	6.3	5.0	4.7	5.8	6.0	5.6	6.9	6.0	5.6	7.7	5.3	5.7	5.3	7.2	5.3	8.6	7.2	9.0	8.7	8.1	9.1	7.9	7.5
Biological sciences	4.7	6.9	6.2	6.3	6.7	7.0	7.1	8.9	7.9	9.5	6.8	6.8	7.6	8.1	9.0	10.2	10.0	8.9	9.2	8.4	10.6	10.3	10.4	10.3
Social sciences	10.3	12.5	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.4	10.1	10.7	11.9	11.4	8.9	10.3	9.7	13.0	10.2	14.1	13.7	11.5	10.9	12.1	11.5	12.8	12.2	13.3
Engineering	4.5	6.8	7.3	6.7	7.7	8.7	7.6	9.4	7.6	7.0	8.5	7.4	9.8	10.1	9.4	10.6	13.4	12.2	12.7	11.0	10.9	10.7	10.3	7.7
Hispanic																								
All S&E fields  	0.6	1.3	1.9	1.4	2.0	1.6	1.3	1.8	1.3	1.2	1.6	2.1	1.9	2.3	2.3	2.5	2.7	4.1	4.0	4.9	5.1	5.2	5.0	5.6
Physical sciences	0.3	1.3	0.6	1.1	1.5	1.2	1.3	1.0	0.7	1.2	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.7	1.7	1.8	2.1	2.6	2.9	4.0	2.8	3.4	3.8	3.9
Biological sciences	0.6	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.2	1.9	2.6	2.0	1.8	1.9	1.8	2.2	2.2	2.7	2.2	2.5	2.8	4.2	5.9	4.1	4.5	4.6	4.9	5.4
Social sciences	0.9	1.8	2.6	2.0	2.6	2.1	1.4	2.0	1.5	1.2	1.5	2.1	1.9	2.5	2.4	2.7	2.9	4.9	7.5	5.6	6.1	5.8	5.7	6.6
Engineering	0.5	1.1	1.5	1.3	1.6	1.3	1.3	1.7	1.3	1.1	1.5	2.1	1.9	2.2	2.2	2.5	2.5	3.9	5.3	5.3	5.9	5.1	4.9	5.5
American Indian																								
All S&E fields  	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.3	1.7	1.8	1.8	2.1	2.1	2.3	3.1	2.1
Physical sciences	0.8	1.2	0.5	0.6	1.0	0.6	0.8	0.9	1.3	0.6	0.8	1.1	1.1	0.8	0.9	2.1	1.5	1.5	1.3	2.1	2.2	2.9	3.4	2.2
Biological sciences	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	1.0	1.1	1.5	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.0	0.9	1.6	1.8	1.8	1.9	2.0	2.3	2.3	3.2	2.2
Social sciences	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	1.1	0.9	1.4	0.6	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.2	1.3	1.9	1.8	2.3	2.2	2.5	2.2	3.5	2.4
Engineering	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.6	0.9	1.0	0.8	1.0	1.1	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.7	1.8	1.8	2.3	1.6