Table 1 Aggregate demographics of study participants (n=32). First generation students are designated as neither parent nor guardian having received a four-year university degree in the United States
Demographics | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Women | 18 | 56% |
 Men | 13 | 41% |
 Transgender Man | 1 | 3% |
College generation status | ||
 First generation | 25 | 78% |
 Continuing generation | 7 | 22% |
Race or ethnicity | ||
 Hispanic or Latinx | 10 | 31% |
 Middle Eastern | 6 | 19% |
 Asian | 5 | 16% |
 Asian and White | 3 | 9% |
 Hispanic or Latinx and White | 3 | 9% |
 White | 3 | 9% |
 African American or Black | 1 | 3% |
 Unknown | 1 | 3% |
Field of study (at time of program) | ||
 Biological sciences | 25 | 78% |
 Cognitive science | 3 | 9% |
 Engineering or computer science | 2 | 6% |
 Psychology | 1 | 3% |
 Pharmaceutical sciences | 1 | 3% |
Field of study (at time of graduation) | ||
 Biological sciences | 15 | 47% |
 Cognitive science | 7 | 22% |
 Engineering or computer science | 4 | 13% |
 Psychology | 2 | 6% |
 Physical sciences | 1 | 3% |
 Health sciences | 1 | 3% |
 Mathematics | 1 | 3% |
 Economics | 1 | 3% |