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College-Bound Juniors & Sophomores 2007

PSAT/NMSQT 2007 State Summary Reports

In the fall of 2007, students took the PSAT/NMSQT to help determine their level of readiness for college. The PSAT/NMSQT 2007 State Summary Reports summarize the characteristics, scores, and educational plans of the Class of 2009 and Class of 2010. Refer to your School (or System) Summary Reports to compare your local data with the national- and state-level data on these reports: 

Download state-level PSAT/NMSQT 2007 Summary Reports for College-Bound Juniors .
 
Download state-level PSAT/NMSQT 2007 Summary Reports for College-Bound Sophomores . 

Highlights of 2007 Junior Data

  • 1,570,570 juniors took the PSAT/NMSQT.
  • 53.8% of juniors who took the PSAT/NMSQT were female; 46.2% were male.
  • Of those noting racial/ethnic background, 39% of juniors indicated a category other than "white," an increase from 37.4% in 2006.
  • Junior average scores for 2007 (with comparison to 2006 data):
    • Critical Reading: 46.7 (1.0 decrease)
    • Math: 48.2 (0.3 decrease)
    • Writing Skills: 45.9 (0.1 increase)
  • College majors of interest to the Class of 2009 include: health professions and sciences, 19.1%; business management, 10.1%; visual and performing arts, 9.5%; engineering, 8.0%; education, 4.7%; biological sciences, 4.1%; and psychology, 3.9%. The strongest interest among males was engineering (15.2%); females' most frequently indicated interest was health professions and sciences (25.9%). About 11% were undecided about a college major.

Highlights of 2007 Sophomore Data

  • 1,423,538 sophomores took the PSAT/NMSQT.
  • 52.3% of sophomores who took the PSAT/NMSQT were female; 47.7% were male.
  • Of those noting racial/ethnic background, 49% of sophomores indicated a category other than "white," an increase from 47.8% in 2006.
  • Sophomore average scores for 2007 (with comparison to 2006 data):
    • Critical Reading: 41.8 (0.8 decrease)
    • Math: 43.1 (0.4 decrease)
    • Writing Skills: 41.2 (0.4 increase)
  • College majors of interest to the Class of 2010 include: health professions and sciences, 17.6%; visual and performing arts, 10.7%; business management, 8.0%; engineering, 7.9%; biological professions and sciences, 4.2%; and education, 3.8%. The strongest interest among males was engineering (15.0%); females' most frequently indicated interest was health professions and sciences (24.5%). About 14% were undecided about a college major.

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