Table 2 Participant demographic and academic information

All participants

100% (103)

48.5% (50)

51.5% (53)

Gender

 Female

55

52% (26)

54.7% (29)

 Male

48

48% (24)

45.3% (24)

Class Level

 Freshman

2

2% (1)

1.9% (1)

 Sophomore

15

12% (6)

17% (9)

 Junior

45

34% (17)

50.9% (27)

 Senior

28

32% (16)

22.6% (12)

 Unknown

14

20% (10)

7.5% (4)

Major

 Double major or non-science

21

26% (13)

15.1% (8)

 Ecology and evolutionary biology

66

60% (30)

67.9% (36)

 Other science

11

10% (5)

11.3% (6)

 Unknown

5

4% (2)

5.7% (3)

Ethnicity

 American Indian

2

2% (1)

1.9% (1)

 Asian

7

8% (4)

5.7% (3)

 Black

3

4% (2)

1.9% (1)

 Hispanic

13

16% (8)

9.4% (5)

 International

4

2% (1)

5.7% (3)

 Pacific Islander

2

2% (1)

1.9% (1)

 Unknown

1

2% (1)

0% (0)

 White

71

64% (32)

73.5% (39)

Average age

21.28

21.7

20.87

Average Final Course Grade^a

82.36

79.25

85.3

Average Cumulative GPA

3.10

3.09

3.11

No. of Concurrent EBIO/Science Classes taken during study participation^a

 None

24

18% (9)

28.3% (15)

 1–3

63

58% (29)

64.2% (34)

 4 or more

16

24% (12)

7.5% (4)