Declared Majors, by Department, Fall 2000

 

# of Declared Majors

Rank Among Majors

Gender Breakdown

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female

African-American Studies

0 1 1 60 34 34 0% 100%

American Cultural Studies

6 14 20 16 16 17 30% 70%

Anthropology

6 23 29 16 7 10 21% 79%

Art

6 27 33 16 4 8 18% 82%

Biological Chemistry

11 19 30 12 11 9 37% 63%

Biology

30 35 65 4 3 4 46% 54%

Chemistry

6 4 10 16 23 23 60% 40%

Chinese

0 5 5 30 22 28 0% 100%

Classical & Medieval Studies

5 7 12 21 20 22 42% 58%

East Asian Studies

1 3 4 28 28 30 25% 75%

Economics

51 24 75 1 5 2 68% 32%

Engineering Dual Degree program

7 2 9 13 29 25 78% 22%

English

22 43 65 5 2 4 34% 66%

Environmental Studies

19 16 35 7 14 7 54% 46%

French

7 17 24 13 13 14 29% 71%

Geology

12 8 20 11 17 17 60% 40%

German

1 4 5 28 23 28 20% 80%

History

37 21 58 3 10 6 64% 36%

Interdisciplinary Studies (Student-designed)

4 22 26 23 9 12 15% 85%

Japanese

2 2 4 27 29 30 50% 50%

Mathematics

13 8 21 10 17 16 62% 38%

Music

7 2 9 13 29 25 78% 22%

Neuroscience

5 8 13 21 17 21 38% 62%

Philosophy

14 4 18 9 23 19 78% 22%

Physics

22 4 26 5 23 12 85% 15%

Political Science

51 24 75 1 5 2 68% 32%

Psychology

19 61 80 7 1 1 24% 76%

Religion

3 7 10 26 20 23 30% 70%

Rhetoric

0 2 2 30 29 32 0% 100%

Russian

0 2 2 30 29 32 0% 100%

Sociology

6 18 24 16 12 14 25% 75%

Spanish

4 23 27 23 7 11 15% 85%

Theater

4 4 8 23 23 27 50% 50%

Women's Studies

0 16 16 30 14 20 0% 100%

TOTAL

381 480 861

44%

45%

Notes:
1. There were 91 declared double majors (36 male, 55 female).
2. Double majors are counted in each department.
3. Count includes all students currently enrolled, on off-campus study programs, or on leaves of absence, as of 10/1/00.
4. Number of majors changes frequently.
Source: Banner database.

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