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 61,098 43.1 2,930 45.9 Female 552,819 54.0 80,579 56.9 3,458 54.1 No Response 1,744 195 12 Total 1,025,585 141,872 6,400 TABLE 2: ETHNIC BACKGROUND American Indian 5,951 0.6 1,176 0.9 95 1.5 Asian American 72,879 7.3 26,842 19.5 654 10.4 African American 157,528 15.8 7,150 5.2 321 5.1 Hispanic 134,077 13.4 27,805 20.2 903 14.4 White 596,245 59.7 67,620 49.2 4,109 65.5 Other 31,926 3.2 6,808 5.0 194 3.1 No Response 26,979 4,471 124 TABLE 3: PARTICIPATING IN STUDENT SEARCH SERVICE Yes 919,148 89.6 126,911 89.5 5,759 90.0 No 106,437 10.4 14,961 10.5 641 10.0 Page 2 of 13 1/16/2004
TABLE 4: SELF-REPORTED GRADE AVERAGE A+ (97-100) 39,487 4.1 5,254 3.9 211 3.5 A (93-96) 183,405 19.1 30,282 22.6 1,117 18.4 A- (90-92) 176,768 18.4 28,258 21.1 1,085 17.8 B+ (87-89) 164,318 17.1 20,951 15.6 883 14.5 B (83-86) 167,865 17.5 22,129 16.5 1,156 19.0 B- (80-82) 87,599 9.1 9,855 7.4 550 9.0 C+ (77-79) 69,542 7.2 8,114 6.1 488 8.0 C (73-76) 46,928 4.9 6,049 4.5 373 6.1 C- (70-72) 15,435 1.6 1,792 1.3 132 2.2 D+ (67-69) 4,975 0.5 590 0.4 41 0.7 D (65-66) 3,117 0.3 472 0.4 37 0.6 E or F (Below 65) 1,327 0.1 197 0.1 10 0.2 No Response 64,819 7,929 317 TABLE 5: YEAR COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL AND ENTERING COLLEGE 2004 1,997 0.2 127 0.1 9 0.1 2005 28,139 2.8 1,776 1.3 169 2.7 2006 942,719 93.7 134,122 95.7 5,874 92.4 After 2007 26,346 2.6 3,711 2.6 225 3.5 Not Planning College 7,138 0.7 464 0.3 81 1.3 No Response 19,246 1,672 42 Page 3 of 13 1/16/2004
TABLE 6: PSAT / NMSQT SCORES - GROUP - VERBAL 75-80 2,363 0.2 406 0.3 6 0.1 70-74 7,168 0.7 1,258 0.9 16 0.3 65-69 20,132 2.0 3,282 2.3 73 1.1 60-64 46,348 4.5 8,173 5.8 186 2.9 55-59 74,241 7.2 12,114 8.5 360 5.6 50-54 131,845 12.9 20,824 14.7 762 11.9 45-49 156,591 15.3 23,620 16.7 1,044 16.3 40-44 187,633 18.3 26,434 18.6 1,222 19.1 35-39 174,307 17.0 21,487 15.1 1,260 19.7 30-34 121,746 11.9 13,295 9.4 807 12.6 25-29 67,884 6.6 7,025 5.0 439 6.9 20-24 35,202 3.4 3,935 2.8 224 3.5 1,025,460 141,853 6,399 Mean Score 43.0 44.6 41.8 STD. DEV. 10.7 10.7 9.8 GROUP - MATH 75-80 4,065 0.4 721 0.5 13 0.2 70-74 7,484 0.7 1,670 1.2 25 0.4 65-69 25,615 2.5 4,657 3.3 115 1.8 60-64 52,573 5.1 9,210 6.5 269 4.2 55-59 94,061 9.2 15,948 11.2 432 6.8 50-54 120,564 11.8 18,266 12.9 672 10.5 45-49 176,126 17.2 25,032 17.6 1,058 16.5 40-44 181,345 17.7 22,985 16.2 1,223 19.1 35-39 147,429 14.4 18,583 13.1 982 15.3 30-34 105,646 10.3 12,728 9.0 757 11.8 25-29 71,812 7.0 8,035 5.7 539 8.4 20-24 38,293 3.7 4,010 2.8 313 4.9 1,025,013 141,845 6,398 Mean Score 43.9 45.6 42.1 STD. DEV. 11.2 11.4 10.8 Page 4 of 13 1/16/2004
GROUP - WRITING 75-80 5,136 0.5 827 0.6 22 0.3 70-74 12,178 1.2 2,171 1.5 28 0.4 65-69 40,951 4.0 6,552 4.6 172 2.7 60-64 63,870 6.2 10,632 7.5 302 4.7 55-59 84,857 8.3 12,998 9.2 475 7.4 50-54 125,010 12.2 20,113 14.2 694 10.9 45-49 197,711 19.3 29,434 20.8 1,213 19.0 40-44 218,074 21.3 28,139 19.9 1,532 24.0 35-39 163,795 16.0 18,458 13.0 1,180 18.5 30-34 83,631 8.2 8,450 6.0 625 9.8 25-29 23,202 2.3 3,316 2.3 124 1.9 20-24 3,812 0.4 615 0.4 19 0.3 1,022,227 141,705 6,386 Mean Score 46.3 47.6 44.9 STD. DEV. 10.0 10.1 9.1 Page 5 of 13 1/16/2004
TABLE 6: PSAT / NMSQT SCORES - MALE - VERBAL 75-80 1,239 0.3 197 0.3 2 0.1 70-74 3,701 0.8 611 1.0 6 0.2 65-69 10,099 2.1 1,527 2.5 42 1.4 60-64 21,898 4.6 3,696 6.1 88 3.0 55-59 33,928 7.2 5,344 8.7 164 5.6 50-54 58,066 12.3 8,811 14.4 338 11.5 45-49 68,173 14.5 9,725 15.9 441 15.1 40-44 81,985 17.4 10,852 17.8 541 18.5 35-39 79,888 17.0 9,080 14.9 566 19.3 30-34 59,276 12.6 6,088 10.0 412 14.1 25-29 34,567 7.3 3,273 5.4 209 7.1 20-24 18,128 3.8 1,882 3.1 120 4.1 470,948 61,086 2,929 Mean Score 42.8 44.5 41.5 STD. DEV. 11.0 11.0 10.1 MALE - MATH 75-80 2,978 0.6 510 0.8 9 0.3 70-74 5,221 1.1 1,148 1.9 15 0.5 65-69 16,111 3.4 2,841 4.7 76 2.6 60-64 29,974 6.4 5,068 8.3 153 5.2 55-59 48,104 10.2 7,642 12.5 223 7.6 50-54 57,095 12.1 8,142 13.3 326 11.1 45-49 77,748 16.5 10,167 16.6 488 16.7 40-44 76,664 16.3 8,890 14.6 540 18.4 35-39 61,563 13.1 7,040 11.5 381 13.0 30-34 45,087 9.6 4,825 7.9 332 11.3 25-29 31,613 6.7 3,135 5.1 255 8.7 20-24 18,495 3.9 1,677 2.7 131 4.5 470,653 61,085 2,929 Mean Score 44.9 47.1 43.0 STD. DEV. 11.8 12.0 11.2 Page 6 of 13 1/16/2004
MALE - WRITING 75-80 2,106 0.4 309 0.5 7 0.2 70-74 4,881 1.0 815 1.3 10 0.3 65-69 16,758 3.6 2,513 4.1 66 2.3 60-64 26,888 5.7 4,239 6.9 131 4.5 55-59 36,583 7.8 5,336 8.7 189 6.5 50-54 54,144 11.5 8,236 13.5 295 10.1 45-49 87,191 18.6 12,388 20.3 529 18.1 40-44 98,759 21.1 12,233 20.1 708 24.2 35-39 81,123 17.3 8,673 14.2 575 19.7 30-34 45,117 9.6 4,290 7.0 332 11.4 25-29 13,129 2.8 1,655 2.7 69 2.4 20-24 2,219 0.5 316 0.5 10 0.3 468,898 61,003 2,921 Mean Score 45.6 46.9 44.2 STD. DEV. 10.0 10.1 9.0 Page 7 of 13 1/16/2004
TABLE 6: PSAT / NMSQT SCORES - FEMALE - VERBAL 75-80 1,124 0.2 209 0.3 4 0.1 70-74 3,463 0.6 645 0.8 10 0.3 65-69 10,020 1.8 1,754 2.2 31 0.9 60-64 24,417 4.4 4,472 5.6 98 2.8 55-59 40,242 7.3 6,762 8.4 196 5.7 50-54 73,654 13.3 11,992 14.9 422 12.2 45-49 88,264 16.0 13,872 17.2 603 17.4 40-44 105,394 19.1 15,552 19.3 680 19.7 35-39 94,113 17.0 12,377 15.4 693 20.0 30-34 62,141 11.2 7,176 8.9 392 11.3 25-29 33,061 6.0 3,732 4.6 227 6.6 20-24 16,875 3.1 2,029 2.5 102 2.9 552,768 80,572 3,458 Mean Score 43.3 44.7 42.1 STD. DEV. 10.4 10.4 9.6 FEMALE - MATH 75-80 1,085 0.2 211 0.3 4 0.1 70-74 2,259 0.4 522 0.6 10 0.3 65-69 9,484 1.7 1,810 2.2 38 1.1 60-64 22,566 4.1 4,135 5.1 116 3.4 55-59 45,879 8.3 8,289 10.3 209 6.0 50-54 63,357 11.5 10,112 12.6 345 10.0 45-49 98,173 17.8 14,840 18.4 570 16.5 40-44 104,414 18.9 14,072 17.5 681 19.7 35-39 85,607 15.5 11,518 14.3 600 17.4 30-34 60,279 10.9 7,874 9.8 423 12.2 25-29 39,920 7.2 4,870 6.0 282 8.2 20-24 19,598 3.5 2,313 2.9 179 5.2 552,621 80,566 3,457 Mean Score 43.1 44.5 41.4 STD. DEV. 10.5 10.8 10.3 Page 8 of 13 1/16/2004
FEMALE - WRITING 75-80 3,027 0.5 517 0.6 15 0.4 70-74 7,294 1.3 1,355 1.7 18 0.5 65-69 24,161 4.4 4,032 5.0 106 3.1 60-64 36,932 6.7 6,386 7.9 171 5.0 55-59 48,205 8.7 7,652 9.5 286 8.3 50-54 70,752 12.8 11,854 14.7 398 11.5 45-49 110,299 20.0 17,025 21.1 682 19.8 40-44 118,970 21.6 15,872 19.7 823 23.8 35-39 82,233 14.9 9,743 12.1 602 17.4 30-34 38,184 6.9 4,123 5.1 290 8.4 25-29 9,969 1.8 1,653 2.1 53 1.5 20-24 1,574 0.3 297 0.4 9 0.3 551,600 80,509 3,453 Mean Score 47.0 48.2 45.6 STD. DEV. 9.9 10.1 9.2 Page 9 of 13 1/16/2004
TABLE 7: COLLEGE MAJOR - GROUP NATIONAL WEST Percent Percent Percent Agriculture / Natural Resources 1.3 1.0 1.2 Architecture and Design 4.1 4.1 4.4 The Arts 10.4 10.1 11.0 Biological and Life Sciences 4.9 6.1 5.4 Business and Management 7.5 6.8 5.9 Communications 2.8 2.7 2.4 Computer / Info. Sciences 3.0 2.8 3.2 Education 4.0 3.2 3.3 Engineering 8.4 8.1 8.1 Foreign / Classical Languages 0.8 0.8 1.2 Area / Interdisciplinary Studies 0.2 0.3 0.1 Health Sciences and Services 15.9 14.5 16.1 Home Economics 1.3 1.2 1.4 Language and Literature 1.2 1.6 1.1 Mathematics and Statistics 1.1 1.2 0.8 Phil. / Religion / Theology 0.5 0.5 0.6 Physical Sciences 1.3 1.5 1.5 Public Admin. and Services 2.1 1.8 2.1 Social / Behavior Sci. & Hist. 8.6 8.8 7.9 Other 5.6 4.9 6.9 Undecided 15.0 18.0 15.3 NUMBER RESPONDING 937,071 129,318 5,823 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 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.4 4.9 3.5 4.8 3.6 5.9 3.2 8.9 11.7 8.6 11.2 9.1 12.6 4.4 5.4 5.3 6.6 5.1 5.6 9.6 5.8 8.4 5.6 7.5 4.6 2.1 3.4 1.6 3.5 1.4 3.2 5.6 0.8 5.8 0.6 6.0 0.9 1.6 6.0 1.1 4.8 1.4 4.8 16.3 1.9 16.2 2.1 15.8 1.7 0.6 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.4 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 8.8 21.7 8.9 18.7 9.4 21.6 0.4 2.0 0.3 1.8 0.5 2.2 0.7 1.7 0.8 2.1 0.6 1.5 1.4 0.9 1.6 0.9 1.2 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 1.7 0.9 2.0 1.1 1.8 1.3 2.0 2.2 1.6 2.0 2.2 2.1 5.6 11.1 5.7 11.1 5.2 10.1 6.3 4.9 5.5 4.4 7.3 6.5 16.7 13.5 19.3 17.0 16.6 14.2 NUMBER RESPONDING MALE 423,045 54,754 2,637 FEMALE 512,680 74,425 3,179 Page 11 of 13 1/16/2004
TABLE 8: CAREER - GROUP NATIONAL WEST Percent Percent Percent Agriculture / Natural Resources 0.8 0.5 0.7 Architecture and Design 4.4 4.4 4.9 The Arts 10.0 9.8 10.1 Biological and Life Sciences 3.6 4.3 3.5 Business and Management 6.7 6.1 5.6 Communications 2.7 2.7 2.2 Computer / Info. Sciences 4.0 3.7 4.1 Education 5.1 4.5 4.1 Engineering 5.7 5.5 5.7 Foreign / Classical Languages 0.5 0.5 0.6 Health Serv. / Medical Profs. 17.7 16.9 18.3 Home Economics 1.5 1.4 1.6 Language and Literature 1.0 1.2 0.7 Mathematics and Statistics 0.4 0.4 0.3 Physical Sciences 1.2 1.4 1.3 Public Admin. and Services 3.1 3.0 3.2 Social Sci. / Related Profs. 8.8 8.7 8.1 Other 7.0 6.5 9.6 Undecided 15.9 18.7 15.5 NUMBER RESPONDING 912,844 126,566 5,711 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 0.7 0.4 1.0 0.5 5.4 3.6 5.1 3.9 6.4 3.7 8.8 10.9 8.6 10.6 8.4 11.6 3.3 3.9 3.9 4.6 3.3 3.6 8.8 4.9 7.9 4.8 7.2 4.2 2.0 3.3 1.6 3.5 1.3 2.9 7.6 1.0 7.8 0.8 7.9 1.0 2.1 7.5 1.8 6.4 1.6 6.2 11.3 1.2 11.2 1.4 11.7 0.9 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 10.1 23.9 10.5 21.6 10.1 25.0 0.4 2.4 0.4 2.1 0.6 2.4 0.6 1.2 0.7 1.5 0.4 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.1 1.6 0.8 1.9 1.0 1.6 1.1 4.2 2.3 3.8 2.4 4.3 2.4 5.5 11.4 5.5 11.0 5.4 10.3 8.1 6.0 7.5 5.7 10.8 8.6 17.8 14.3 20.3 17.5 17.2 14.0 NUMBER RESPONDING MALE 408,909 53,210 2,564 FEMALE 502,771 73,228 3,140 Page 13 of 13 1/16/2004