STEM Overview

   

Expressed and Measured Interest
  • 1,799,243 graduates, an estimated 54% of the graduating class, took the ACT.*
  • 293,306 graduates have an expressed and measured interest in STEM.
Expressed Interest Only
  • 421,585 graduates have an expressed interest only in STEM.
Chart Table
Percent of 2013 ACT-Tested High School Graduates Meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmarks by Subject
Percent of 2013 ACT-Tested High School Graduates Meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmarks by Subject
Subject Percent Meeting Benchmark
English 76
Reading 56
Mathematics 58
Science 51
All Four Subjects 39
Chart Table
Percent of 2013 ACT-Tested High School Graduates Meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmarks by Subject
Percent of 2013 ACT-Tested High School Graduates Meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmarks by Subject
Subject Percent Meeting Benchmark
English 64%
Reading 43%
Mathematics 47%
Science 38%
All Four Subjects 28%
Measured Interest Only
  • 153,303 graduates have a measured interest only in STEM.
No Interest
  • 931,049 graduates have no interest in STEM.
Chart Table
Percent of 2013 ACT-Tested High School Graduates Meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmarks by Subject
Percent of 2013 ACT-Tested High School Graduates Meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmarks by Subject
Subject Percent Meeting Benchmark
English 64%
Reading 45%
Mathematics 41%
Science 37%
All Four Subjects 26%
Chart Table
Percent of 2013 ACT-Tested High School Graduates Meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmarks by Subject
Percent of 2013 ACT-Tested High School Graduates Meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmarks by Subject
Subject Percent Meeting Benchmark  
English 61%  
Reading 41%  
Mathematics 38%  
Science 31%  
All Four Subjects 22%  

* Totals for graduating seniors were obtained from Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates, 8th edition. © December 2012 by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.