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Declared Majors by Department
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DECLARED MAJORS, BY DEPARTMENT, 
Fall of 2007-2008
 

F

M

Total

% F

% M

% T

Rank

African American Studies 4 5 9 0.7% 1.1% 0.9% 27
American Cultural Studies 9 6 15 1.7% 1.3% 1.5% 18
Anthropology 21 8 29 3.9% 1.8% 2.9% 9
Art and Visual Culture 30 15 45 5.5% 3.3% 4.5% 8
Biological Chemistry 14 8 22 2.6% 1.8% 2.2% 14
Biology 25 24 49 4.6% 5.3% 4.9% 6
Chemistry 7 2 9 1.3% 0.4% 0.9% 27
Chinese 6 5 11 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 22
Classical and Medieval Studies 7 7 14 1.3% 1.5% 1.4% 20
East Asian Studies 1 4 5 0.2% 0.9% 0.5% 31
Economics 31 79 110 5.7% 17.3% 11.0% 2
Engineering 0 2 2 0.0% 0.4% 0.2% 34
English 39 27 66 7.2% 5.9% 6.6% 5
Environmental Studies 17 11 28 3.1% 2.4% 2.8% 10
French 11 1 12 2.0% 0.2% 1.2% 21
Geology 7 3 10 1.3% 0.7% 1.0% 25
German 6 5 11 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 22
History 27 56 83 5.0% 12.3% 8.3% 4
Interdisciplinary Studies 14 3 17 2.6% 0.7% 1.7% 17
Japanese 4 0 4 0.7% 0.0% 0.4% 32
Mathematics 11 13 24 2.0% 2.9% 2.4% 12
Music 5 6 11 0.9% 1.3% 1.1% 22
Neuroscience 15 5 20 2.8% 1.1% 2.0% 15
Philosophy 13 15 28 2.4% 3.3% 2.8% 10
Physics 3 12 15 0.6% 2.6% 1.5% 18
Political Science 53 57 110 9.7% 12.5% 11.0% 2
Psychology 91 29 120 16.7% 6.4% 12.0% 1
Religion 7 3 10 1.3% 0.7% 1.0% 25
Rhetoric 9 14 23 1.7% 3.1% 2.3% 13
Russian 1 3 4 0.2% 0.7% 0.4% 32
Sociology 29 18 47 5.3% 3.9% 4.7% 7
Spanish 13 7 20 2.4% 1.5% 2.0% 15
Theater 6 2 8 1.1% 0.4% 0.8% 30
Women and Gender Studies 8 1 9 1.5% 0.2% 0.9% 27
Total 544 456 1000 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%  
Note:  Count includes all students currently enrolled, on off-campus study
programs, or on leaves of absence as of 10/1/07.
Double majors are counted in each department.
Source:  BANNER database.  (Numbers of declared majors change frequently.)


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