Underrepresented Minorities in STEM (IMAGE) Howard Hughes Medical Institute Caption A third of US first-year college students intending to study STEM are underrepresented minorities (green). But only one-sixth of STEM baccalaureate degree recipients (turquoise) and one-tenth of STEM PhDs (blue) are underrepresented minorities. Credit NCSES, 2015/HHMI Usage Restrictions Must use credit. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.