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Some interesting data about SA’s in 2016-17. What it shows in general is female athletes perform better than females non-athletes, including STEM fields. Other than basketball, 17% of female athletes vs only 15% of females in student body received STEM degrees. It’s even more lopsided in D2 at 18% vs 11%.
“In Division I, the percentage of female student-athletes pursuing a degree in a science, technology, engineering or math major is equal to women in the general student body. In Division II, female student-athletes are more likely than women in the general student body to pursue a STEM degree. In Division I, 15 percent of female students as well as 15 percent of female student-athletes are seeking those degrees. In Division II, 17 percent of female student-athletes and 11 percent of women in the general student body are pursuing STEM degrees.”
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“In Division I, the percentage of female student-athletes pursuing a degree in a science, technology, engineering or math major is equal to women in the general student body. In Division II, female student-athletes are more likely than women in the general student body to pursue a STEM degree. In Division I, 15 percent of female students as well as 15 percent of female student-athletes are seeking those degrees. In Division II, 17 percent of female student-athletes and 11 percent of women in the general student body are pursuing STEM degrees.”
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