Female students are less likely to study physical sciences compared to male students

Respondents were asked: What is your area of study? Check all that apply.

OVERALL
Humanities
Life sciences
Physical sciences (incl. CS and math)
Social sciences (incl. econ)
Overall
27.4%
22.9%
52.1%
31.5%
POLITICAL IDEOLOGY
Humanities
Life sciences
Physical sciences (incl. CS and math)
Social sciences (incl. econ)
I do not have a political ideology
24.2%
16.3%
53.8%
37.4%
Moderate
20.9%
23.7%
56.5%
30.6%
Somewhat conservative
12.8%
32.0%
53.3%
30.7%
Somewhat liberal
23.0%
24.0%
58.6%
27.9%
Very liberal
38.4%
20.6%
41.4%
36.4%
CLASS YEAR
Humanities
Life sciences
Physical sciences (incl. CS and math)
Social sciences (incl. econ)
2025
26.9%
19.4%
42.8%
34.3%
2026
24.3%
22.4%
55.7%
31.0%
2027
31.2%
24.9%
51.5%
31.2%
2028
27.2%
24.9%
58.4%
29.5%
GENDER
Humanities
Life sciences
Physical sciences (incl. CS and math)
Social sciences (incl. econ)
Female
29.6%
26.7%
44.5%
30.1%
Male
23.5%
20.3%
59.0%
33.1%
Neither male nor female
43.5%
17.8%
49.4%
28.6%
RACE
Humanities
Life sciences
Physical sciences (incl. CS and math)
Social sciences (incl. econ)
Asian
21.5%
26.3%
58.2%
31.1%
Black
25.0%
25.0%
45.4%
33.9%
Hispanic or Latino/a/x
33.7%
18.0%
46.7%
33.1%
Middle Eastern or North African
22.1%
35.4%
47.4%
29.8%
White
33.0%
20.5%
50.0%
31.5%