While many causes of demographic disparities in student outcomes are well known, many are not. Learn about 5 surprising leading indicators of inequitable student outcomes.
Among students who were ninth graders in 2009, those from the highest socioeconomic quintile were 50 percentage points more likely to be enrolled in college in 2016 than their peers from the lowest quintile.

35% of students from the 2011 cohort who declared a STEM major changed their field of study within three years of enrollment (compared to 29% of non-STEM students).


