- EE is the most popular choice for Asian and Black students (males and females) at matriculation, but while Asians graduate at high rates, Blacks (particularly males) are not retained.
- Retention is higher in EE than in CpE despite the similarity of the curricula.
- Graduation rates are lower than expected for women of all races in CpE and for Hispanic women in EE.
- By the third semester, some students of all races and genders have left their matriculation major, but others have migrated in from other majors, compensating for some of this loss.
- CpE students are more likely than EE students to switch to another major. Trajectories of EE and CpE students are racialized and distinct. CpE loses more students and attracts fewer students than EE.
- White matriculants leave earlier than Black matriculants; the persistence at Semester 3 is higher for Black matriculants(79% for men and women) than White matriculants (67% for women and 71% for men). Large losses, represented by steep slopes in the curves, are seen between Semesters 3 and 8 for all groups. However, the huge loss continues between Semesters 8 and 12 for Black and Hispanic students.
- EE is relatively successful at attracting students including women and minorities, especially Blacks.
- Asian students are attracted to EE and CpE at rates exceeded only by Black students. Asian students have the highest graduation rates in both EE and CpE, with Asian women having the highest for EE, and Asian men for CpE.
- For all students combined, 35.5% of EE matriculants and 37.1% of CpE matriculants fail to graduate in any major in six years.
- The most likely destination for EE matriculants who are Black men (48%) is to fail to graduate in six years. The situation in CpE is even worse: 55% of Black male CpE matriculants do not graduate from college in six years.