PSAT / NMSQT SUMMARY REPORT 2003-2004 COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES Copyright 2004 by College Entrance Examination Board. All rights reserved. Student Search Service, College Board, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Entrance Examination Board. PSAT/NMSQT is a registered trademark jointly owned by the College Entrance Examination and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
TABLE 1: NUMBER OF SOPHOMORES TAKING THE PSAT/NMSQT Male 471,022 46.0 175,136 47.1 1,043 39.6 Female 552,819 54.0 197,070 52.9 1,588 60.4 No Response 1,744 724 3 Total 1,025,585 372,930 2,634 TABLE 2: ETHNIC BACKGROUND American Indian 5,951 0.6 1,972 0.5 9 0.3 Asian American 72,879 7.3 13,721 3.8 64 2.4 African American 157,528 15.8 87,220 23.9 430 16.4 Hispanic 134,077 13.4 39,954 10.9 23 0.9 White 596,245 59.7 212,222 58.1 2,069 78.8 Other 31,926 3.2 10,220 2.8 31 1.2 No Response 26,979 7,621 8 TABLE 3: PARTICIPATING IN STUDENT SEARCH SERVICE Yes 919,148 89.6 336,065 90.1 2,492 94.6 No 106,437 10.4 36,865 9.9 142 5.4 Page 2 of 13 1/16/2004
TABLE 4: SELF-REPORTED GRADE AVERAGE A+ (97-100) 39,487 4.1 13,888 4.0 474 18.3 A (93-96) 183,405 19.1 57,732 16.6 864 33.4 A- (90-92) 176,768 18.4 53,024 15.2 487 18.8 B+ (87-89) 164,318 17.1 57,670 16.6 301 11.6 B (83-86) 167,865 17.5 65,044 18.7 228 8.8 B- (80-82) 87,599 9.1 35,404 10.2 108 4.2 C+ (77-79) 69,542 7.2 31,692 9.1 71 2.7 C (73-76) 46,928 4.9 22,365 6.4 42 1.6 C- (70-72) 15,435 1.6 6,989 2.0 9 0.3 D+ (67-69) 4,975 0.5 2,289 0.7 3 0.1 D (65-66) 3,117 0.3 1,398 0.4 2 0.1 E or F (Below 65) 1,327 0.1 577 0.2 1 0.0 No Response 64,819 24,858 44 TABLE 5: YEAR COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL AND ENTERING COLLEGE 2004 1,997 0.2 1,028 0.3 0 0.0 2005 28,139 2.8 14,239 3.9 28 1.1 2006 942,719 93.7 335,853 91.8 2,576 98.0 After 2007 26,346 2.6 11,072 3.0 25 1.0 Not Planning College 7,138 0.7 3,670 1.0 0 0.0 No Response 19,246 7,068 5 Page 3 of 13 1/16/2004
TABLE 6: PSAT / NMSQT SCORES - GROUP - VERBAL 75-80 2,363 0.2 571 0.2 5 0.2 70-74 7,168 0.7 1,775 0.5 17 0.6 65-69 20,132 2.0 5,430 1.5 68 2.6 60-64 46,348 4.5 11,680 3.1 132 5.0 55-59 74,241 7.2 20,240 5.4 260 9.9 50-54 131,845 12.9 38,930 10.4 463 17.6 45-49 156,591 15.3 50,651 13.6 500 19.0 40-44 187,633 18.3 66,889 17.9 524 19.9 35-39 174,307 17.0 73,626 19.7 426 16.2 30-34 121,746 11.9 56,156 15.1 168 6.4 25-29 67,884 6.6 31,275 8.4 60 2.3 20-24 35,202 3.4 15,668 4.2 10 0.4 1,025,460 372,891 2,633 Mean Score 43.0 41.1 46.3 STD. DEV. 10.7 10.4 9.2 GROUP - MATH 75-80 4,065 0.4 952 0.3 9 0.3 70-74 7,484 0.7 1,459 0.4 11 0.4 65-69 25,615 2.5 6,534 1.8 49 1.9 60-64 52,573 5.1 13,890 3.7 129 4.9 55-59 94,061 9.2 25,659 6.9 272 10.3 50-54 120,564 11.8 37,310 10.0 392 14.9 45-49 176,126 17.2 59,343 15.9 600 22.8 40-44 181,345 17.7 69,469 18.6 512 19.4 35-39 147,429 14.4 60,363 16.2 355 13.5 30-34 105,646 10.3 46,477 12.5 175 6.6 25-29 71,812 7.0 33,125 8.9 108 4.1 20-24 38,293 3.7 18,062 4.8 22 0.8 1,025,013 372,643 2,634 Mean Score 43.9 41.8 45.8 STD. DEV. 11.2 10.8 9.5 Page 4 of 13 1/16/2004
GROUP - WRITING 75-80 5,136 0.5 1,373 0.4 27 1.0 70-74 12,178 1.2 3,023 0.8 68 2.6 65-69 40,951 4.0 11,608 3.1 190 7.2 60-64 63,870 6.2 17,422 4.7 283 10.7 55-59 84,857 8.3 25,616 6.9 361 13.7 50-54 125,010 12.2 36,368 9.8 404 15.3 45-49 197,711 19.3 64,819 17.5 580 22.0 40-44 218,074 21.3 86,117 23.2 446 16.9 35-39 163,795 16.0 73,127 19.7 206 7.8 30-34 83,631 8.2 40,771 11.0 59 2.2 25-29 23,202 2.3 9,673 2.6 8 0.3 20-24 3,812 0.4 1,473 0.4 1 0.0 1,022,227 371,390 2,633 Mean Score 46.3 44.6 51.2 STD. DEV. 10.0 9.6 9.6 Page 5 of 13 1/16/2004
TABLE 6: PSAT / NMSQT SCORES - MALE - VERBAL 75-80 1,239 0.3 305 0.2 2 0.2 70-74 3,701 0.8 942 0.5 13 1.2 65-69 10,099 2.1 2,827 1.6 31 3.0 60-64 21,898 4.6 5,632 3.2 56 5.4 55-59 33,928 7.2 9,382 5.4 100 9.6 50-54 58,066 12.3 17,325 9.9 188 18.0 45-49 68,173 14.5 22,406 12.8 192 18.4 40-44 81,985 17.4 29,569 16.9 201 19.3 35-39 79,888 17.0 34,287 19.6 156 15.0 30-34 59,276 12.6 27,912 15.9 70 6.7 25-29 34,567 7.3 16,288 9.3 28 2.7 20-24 18,128 3.8 8,236 4.7 6 0.6 470,948 175,111 1,043 Mean Score 42.8 40.7 46.5 STD. DEV. 11.0 10.7 9.6 MALE - MATH 75-80 2,978 0.6 690 0.4 7 0.7 70-74 5,221 1.1 1,028 0.6 9 0.9 65-69 16,111 3.4 4,112 2.4 31 3.0 60-64 29,974 6.4 8,038 4.6 77 7.4 55-59 48,104 10.2 13,494 7.7 132 12.7 50-54 57,095 12.1 18,504 10.6 186 17.8 45-49 77,748 16.5 27,358 15.6 232 22.2 40-44 76,664 16.3 30,823 17.6 169 16.2 35-39 61,563 13.1 26,245 15.0 107 10.3 30-34 45,087 9.6 20,739 11.9 57 5.5 25-29 31,613 6.7 15,003 8.6 30 2.9 20-24 18,495 3.9 8,910 5.1 6 0.6 470,653 174,944 1,043 Mean Score 44.9 42.5 47.9 STD. DEV. 11.8 11.3 9.8 Page 6 of 13 1/16/2004
MALE - WRITING 75-80 2,106 0.4 579 0.3 11 1.1 70-74 4,881 1.0 1,247 0.7 27 2.6 65-69 16,758 3.6 4,827 2.8 74 7.1 60-64 26,888 5.7 7,401 4.3 111 10.6 55-59 36,583 7.8 11,207 6.4 148 14.2 50-54 54,144 11.5 15,833 9.1 142 13.6 45-49 87,191 18.6 28,615 16.4 230 22.1 40-44 98,759 21.1 38,956 22.4 170 16.3 35-39 81,123 17.3 36,652 21.1 95 9.1 30-34 45,117 9.6 22,178 12.7 30 2.9 25-29 13,129 2.8 5,710 3.3 5 0.5 20-24 2,219 0.5 904 0.5 0 0.0 468,898 174,109 1,043 Mean Score 45.6 43.8 50.9 STD. DEV. 10.0 9.6 9.8 Page 7 of 13 1/16/2004
TABLE 6: PSAT / NMSQT SCORES - FEMALE - VERBAL 75-80 1,124 0.2 266 0.1 3 0.2 70-74 3,463 0.6 833 0.4 4 0.3 65-69 10,020 1.8 2,598 1.3 37 2.3 60-64 24,417 4.4 6,041 3.1 76 4.8 55-59 40,242 7.3 10,833 5.5 159 10.0 50-54 73,654 13.3 21,568 10.9 274 17.3 45-49 88,264 16.0 28,187 14.3 307 19.3 40-44 105,394 19.1 37,227 18.9 323 20.4 35-39 94,113 17.0 39,209 19.9 270 17.0 30-34 62,141 11.2 28,102 14.3 98 6.2 25-29 33,061 6.0 14,859 7.5 32 2.0 20-24 16,875 3.1 7,333 3.7 4 0.3 552,768 197,056 1,587 Mean Score 43.3 41.4 46.1 STD. DEV. 10.4 10.1 8.9 FEMALE - MATH 75-80 1,085 0.2 261 0.1 2 0.1 70-74 2,259 0.4 431 0.2 2 0.1 65-69 9,484 1.7 2,417 1.2 18 1.1 60-64 22,566 4.1 5,847 3.0 52 3.3 55-59 45,879 8.3 12,137 6.2 140 8.8 50-54 63,357 11.5 18,762 9.5 204 12.8 45-49 98,173 17.8 31,922 16.2 368 23.2 40-44 104,414 18.9 38,522 19.6 342 21.5 35-39 85,607 15.5 34,006 17.3 248 15.6 30-34 60,279 10.9 25,622 13.0 118 7.4 25-29 39,920 7.2 17,987 9.1 78 4.9 20-24 19,598 3.5 9,064 4.6 16 1.0 552,621 196,978 1,588 Mean Score 43.1 41.2 44.3 STD. DEV. 10.5 10.2 9.0 Page 8 of 13 1/16/2004
FEMALE - WRITING 75-80 3,027 0.5 792 0.4 16 1.0 70-74 7,294 1.3 1,774 0.9 41 2.6 65-69 24,161 4.4 6,774 3.4 116 7.3 60-64 36,932 6.7 10,004 5.1 171 10.8 55-59 48,205 8.7 14,385 7.3 213 13.4 50-54 70,752 12.8 20,508 10.4 262 16.5 45-49 110,299 20.0 36,124 18.4 348 21.9 40-44 118,970 21.6 47,029 23.9 276 17.4 35-39 82,233 14.9 36,268 18.5 111 7.0 30-34 38,184 6.9 18,434 9.4 29 1.8 25-29 9,969 1.8 3,909 2.0 3 0.2 20-24 1,574 0.3 565 0.3 1 0.1 551,600 196,566 1,587 Mean Score 47.0 45.3 51.4 STD. DEV. 9.9 9.5 9.5 Page 9 of 13 1/16/2004
TABLE 7: COLLEGE MAJOR - GROUP NATIONAL SOUTH Percent Percent Percent Agriculture / Natural Resources 1.3 1.6 1.7 Architecture and Design 4.1 4.2 4.1 The Arts 10.4 11.2 8.4 Biological and Life Sciences 4.9 4.5 6.0 Business and Management 7.5 7.5 5.5 Communications 2.8 2.6 2.1 Computer / Info. Sciences 3.0 3.1 2.4 Education 4.0 3.8 2.9 Engineering 8.4 8.9 8.1 Foreign / Classical Languages 0.8 0.7 0.6 Area / Interdisciplinary Studies 0.2 0.2 0.0 Health Sciences and Services 15.9 17.7 28.4 Home Economics 1.3 1.3 1.2 Language and Literature 1.2 1.0 1.0 Mathematics and Statistics 1.1 0.9 0.7 Phil. / Religion / Theology 0.5 0.6 0.7 Physical Sciences 1.3 1.1 1.0 Public Admin. and Services 2.1 2.2 1.3 Social / Behavior Sci. & Hist. 8.6 8.3 10.7 Other 5.6 6.3 1.9 Undecided 15.0 12.4 11.4 NUMBER RESPONDING 937,071 342,326 2,560 Page 10 of 13 1/16/2004
TABLE 7: COLLEGE MAJOR - BY GENDER MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE Agriculture / Natural Resources Architecture and Design The Arts Biological and Life Sciences Business and Management Communications Computer / Info. Sciences Education Engineering Foreign / Classical Languages Area / Interdisciplinary Studies Health Sciences and Services Home Economics Language and Literature Mathematics and Statistics Phil. / Religion / Theology Physical Sciences Public Admin. and Services Social / Behavior Sci. & Hist. Other Undecided % % % % % % 1.6 1.1 2.3 1.1 3.5 0.6 4.9 3.5 5.2 3.3 4.6 3.8 8.9 11.7 10.0 12.2 5.9 10.1 4.4 5.4 4.1 4.8 5.5 6.3 9.6 5.8 9.4 5.8 6.8 4.7 2.1 3.4 2.0 3.1 1.5 2.5 5.6 0.8 5.5 1.0 5.4 0.5 1.6 6.0 1.5 5.8 0.8 4.2 16.3 1.9 17.3 1.8 17.9 1.8 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 8.8 21.7 9.0 25.2 18.5 34.7 0.4 2.0 0.4 2.1 0.0 1.9 0.7 1.7 0.5 1.3 0.6 1.2 1.4 0.9 1.2 0.7 1.3 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.7 1.7 0.9 1.4 0.8 1.5 0.7 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.4 1.2 1.4 5.6 11.1 5.3 10.9 8.0 12.4 6.3 4.9 7.1 5.5 1.9 1.9 16.7 13.5 14.5 10.6 14.4 9.4 NUMBER RESPONDING MALE 423,045 157,875 1,006 FEMALE 512,680 183,888 1,551 Page 11 of 13 1/16/2004
TABLE 8: CAREER - GROUP NATIONAL SOUTH Percent Percent Percent Agriculture / Natural Resources 0.8 1.2 1.5 Architecture and Design 4.4 4.4 4.3 The Arts 10.0 10.7 8.6 Biological and Life Sciences 3.6 3.3 3.4 Business and Management 6.7 6.6 4.4 Communications 2.7 2.5 1.8 Computer / Info. Sciences 4.0 4.3 2.9 Education 5.1 4.6 3.9 Engineering 5.7 6.0 5.7 Foreign / Classical Languages 0.5 0.4 0.6 Health Serv. / Medical Profs. 17.7 19.4 29.6 Home Economics 1.5 1.6 1.1 Language and Literature 1.0 0.8 0.6 Mathematics and Statistics 0.4 0.3 0.4 Physical Sciences 1.2 1.0 0.9 Public Admin. and Services 3.1 3.3 2.0 Social Sci. / Related Profs. 8.8 8.7 11.2 Other 7.0 8.0 4.6 Undecided 15.9 12.8 12.5 NUMBER RESPONDING 912,844 333,799 2,540 Page 12 of 13 1/16/2004
TABLE 8: CAREER - BY GENDER MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE Agriculture / Natural Resources Architecture and Design The Arts Biological and Life Sciences Business and Management Communications Computer / Info. Sciences Education Engineering Foreign / Classical Languages Health Serv. / Medical Profs. Home Economics Language and Literature Mathematics and Statistics Physical Sciences Public Admin. and Services Social Sci. / Related Profs. Other Undecided % % % % % % 1.4 0.4 2.1 0.5 3.3 0.3 5.4 3.6 5.6 3.4 5.1 3.8 8.8 10.9 9.8 11.5 6.6 9.9 3.3 3.9 3.1 3.5 3.0 3.6 8.8 4.9 8.6 4.8 5.3 3.9 2.0 3.3 1.9 3.0 1.2 2.2 7.6 1.0 7.9 1.3 6.4 0.6 2.1 7.5 1.8 7.0 1.0 5.7 11.3 1.2 11.8 1.1 12.9 1.2 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.6 10.1 23.9 10.0 27.3 18.9 36.4 0.4 2.4 0.5 2.6 0.2 1.6 0.6 1.2 0.5 1.0 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.2 1.6 0.8 1.3 0.7 1.3 0.6 4.2 2.3 4.5 2.3 3.6 1.0 5.5 11.4 5.3 11.5 8.6 12.9 8.1 6.0 9.4 6.8 5.1 4.2 17.8 14.3 15.1 10.9 15.8 10.4 NUMBER RESPONDING MALE 408,909 152,564 995 FEMALE 502,771 180,748 1,542 Page 13 of 13 1/16/2004