1 Stay in branch

Dependent variable is lack of desire to switch to another branch (0/1), with a mean of 0.859. Observations aggregated for 11 colleges to student level, and department fixed effects added. Faculty treatment and controls are also aggregated to student level (range 0-1), and multiplied by 10.

  Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
fac_female -0.002 -0.005 -0.003 -0.002
  (0.012) (0.013) (0.014) (0.015)
female -0.046 -0.045 -0.045 -0.046
  (0.043) (0.043) (0.043) (0.043)
b_stay_branch 0.168*** 0.168*** 0.167*** 0.167***
  (0.032) (0.032) (0.032) (0.032)
fac_female:female 0.017 0.017 0.017 0.017
  (0.011) (0.011) (0.011) (0.011)
fac_associate_professor   -0.015 -0.013 -0.012
    (0.016) (0.017) (0.018)
fac_professor   -0.010 -0.000 -0.001
    (0.018) (0.025) (0.025)
fac_yearsinhighed   0.000 0.001 0.000
    (0.001) (0.001) (0.001)
fac_highest_degree_phd     -0.015 -0.016
      (0.025) (0.025)
fac_highest_degree_phd_in_prog     -0.006 -0.005
      (0.017) (0.017)
fac_degree_college_elite     0.003 0.004
      (0.018) (0.018)
reservation_fac       -0.009
        (0.018)
Num. obs. 1544 1544 1544 1544
***p < 0.01; **p < 0.05; *p < 0.1

2 Number of friends

Dependent variable is number of friends in department (0-10), with a mean of 7.76 and a median of 9. Observations aggregated for 11 colleges to student level, and department fixed effects added. Faculty treatment and controls are also aggregated to student level (range 0-1), and multiplied by 10.

  Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
fac_female 0.129* 0.119 0.112 0.084
  (0.073) (0.078) (0.086) (0.089)
female 0.143 0.136 0.133 0.147
  (0.286) (0.288) (0.289) (0.289)
fac_female:female 0.089 0.093 0.094 0.090
  (0.069) (0.069) (0.069) (0.069)
fac_associate_professor   -0.100 -0.080 -0.133
    (0.100) (0.105) (0.112)
fac_professor   -0.163 -0.203 -0.192
    (0.108) (0.143) (0.144)
fac_yearsinhighed   0.012** 0.011* 0.012*
    (0.006) (0.007) (0.007)
fac_highest_degree_phd     0.067 0.100
      (0.170) (0.171)
fac_highest_degree_phd_in_prog     0.032 0.023
      (0.089) (0.089)
fac_degree_college_elite     -0.116 -0.124
      (0.112) (0.112)
reservation_fac       0.164*
        (0.096)
Num. obs. 1549 1549 1549 1549
***p < 0.01; **p < 0.05; *p < 0.1

3 Ask questions

3.1 How often does a professor call on you to ask questions?

At least once every class OR at least once every 4-5 classes is marked as 1. At least once per semester OR never or almost never is marked as 0. Answers are averaged when asked separately for math/physics (for half the student sample). Dependent variable mean is 0.724. Observations aggregated for 11 colleges to student level, and department fixed effects added. Faculty treatment and controls are also aggregated to student level (range 0-1), and multiplied by 10.

  Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
fac_female -0.020 -0.025* -0.030** -0.033**
  (0.014) (0.014) (0.015) (0.015)
female 0.021 0.021 0.022 0.024
  (0.044) (0.044) (0.044) (0.044)
fac_female:female -0.009 -0.010 -0.010 -0.010
  (0.011) (0.011) (0.011) (0.011)
fac_associate_professor   -0.019 -0.026 -0.031*
    (0.017) (0.018) (0.019)
fac_professor   0.010 0.003 0.004
    (0.020) (0.025) (0.025)
fac_yearsinhighed   -0.001 -0.001 -0.001
    (0.001) (0.001) (0.001)
fac_highest_degree_phd     0.013 0.017
      (0.026) (0.026)
fac_highest_degree_phd_in_prog     0.010 0.009
      (0.016) (0.016)
fac_degree_college_elite     0.028 0.026
      (0.019) (0.019)
reservation_fac       0.018
        (0.016)
Num. obs. 1732 1732 1732 1732
***p < 0.01; **p < 0.05; *p < 0.1

3.2 How often do you ask professors questions?

At least once every class OR at least once every 4-5 classes is marked as 1. At least once per semester OR never or almost never is marked as 0. Answers are averaged when asked separately for math/physics (for half the student sample). Dependent variable mean is 0.755. Observations aggregated for 11 colleges to student level, and department fixed effects added. Faculty treatment and controls are also aggregated to student level (range 0-1), and multiplied by 10.

  Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
fac_female -0.012 -0.017 -0.020 -0.026*
  (0.013) (0.014) (0.014) (0.015)
female -0.084* -0.086** -0.086** -0.083*
  (0.044) (0.044) (0.044) (0.044)
fac_female:female 0.023** 0.024** 0.024** 0.023**
  (0.011) (0.011) (0.011) (0.011)
fac_associate_professor   -0.013 -0.020 -0.031*
    (0.017) (0.017) (0.018)
fac_professor   0.041** 0.027 0.029
    (0.019) (0.024) (0.024)
fac_yearsinhighed   -0.001 -0.001 -0.001
    (0.001) (0.001) (0.001)
fac_highest_degree_phd     0.024 0.032
      (0.027) (0.027)
fac_highest_degree_phd_in_prog     0.004 0.003
      (0.015) (0.015)
fac_degree_college_elite     0.014 0.012
      (0.019) (0.018)
reservation_fac       0.036**
        (0.016)
Num. obs. 1733 1733 1733 1733
***p < 0.01; **p < 0.05; *p < 0.1

4 STEM Belongingness Index

Dependent variable constructed as z-scored Anderson Index of:

Observations aggregated for 11 colleges to student level, and department fixed effects added. Faculty treatment and controls are also aggregated to student level (range 0-1), and multiplied by 10.

  Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
fac_female 0.028 0.012 0.008 -0.004
  (0.031) (0.032) (0.034) (0.035)
female -0.071 -0.073 -0.073 -0.066
  (0.107) (0.107) (0.107) (0.107)
fac_female:female 0.052** 0.052** 0.052** 0.050*
  (0.026) (0.026) (0.026) (0.026)
fac_associate_professor   -0.068* -0.070* -0.091**
    (0.039) (0.041) (0.042)
fac_professor   0.016 0.004 0.006
    (0.043) (0.057) (0.056)
fac_yearsinhighed   0.001 0.001 0.002
    (0.002) (0.003) (0.003)
fac_highest_degree_phd     0.023 0.039
      (0.064) (0.065)
fac_highest_degree_phd_in_prog     0.012 0.009
      (0.037) (0.037)
fac_degree_college_elite     -0.003 -0.008
      (0.044) (0.043)
reservation_fac       0.069*
        (0.038)
Num. obs. 1735 1735 1735 1735
***p < 0.01; **p < 0.05; *p < 0.1