Declared Majors, by Department, Fall 1999

 

# of Declared Majors

Rank Among Majors

Gender Breakdown

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female

African-American Studies

0

1

1

31

31

32

0%

100%

American Cultural Studies

5

15

20

18

13

15

25%

75%

Anthropology

5

17

22

18

11

12

23%

77%

Art

9

24

33

12

5

8

27%

73%

Biological Chemistry

12

18

30

11

10

10

40%

60%

Biology

33

37

70

3

3

3

47%

53%

Chemistry

8

6

14

13

21

18

57%

43%

Chinese

0

0

0

31

33

34

n/a

n/a

Classical & Medieval Studies

6

4

10

16

26

26

60%

40%

East Asian Studies

1

3

4

28

28

29

25%

75%

Economics

44

21

65

2

7

4

68%

32%

Engineering Dual Degree program

3

1

4

24

31

29

75%

25%

English

25

39

64

6

2

5

39%

61%

Environmental Studies

28

21

49

4

7

6

57%

43%

French

0

14

14

31

15

18

0%

100%

Geology

13

9

22

9

18

12

59%

41%

German

4

6

10

22

21

26

40%

60%

History

27

20

47

5

9

7

57%

43%

Interdisciplinary (Student-designed)

1

13

14

28

16

18

7%

93%

Japanese

2

2

4

27

30

29

50%

50%

Mathematics

19

12

31

7

17

9

61%

39%

Music

6

5

11

16

24

23

55%

45%

Neuroscience

7

5

12

14

24

21

58%

42%

Philosophy

7

4

11

14

26

23

64%

36%

Physics

16

6

22

8

21

12

73%

27%

Political Science

54

33

87

1

4

1

62%

38%

Psychology

13

60

73

9

1

2

18%

82%

Religion

3

8

11

24

19

23

27%

73%

Rhetoric

5

3

8

18

28

28

63%

38%

Russian

1

0

1

28

33

32

100%

0%

Sociology

4

22

26

22

6

11

15%

85%

Spanish

3

15

18

24

13

16

17%

83%

Theater

5

7

12

18

20

21

42%

58%

Women's Studies

0

16

16

31

12

17

0%

100%

TOTAL

369

467

836

Notes:
1. There were 72 declared double majors (29 male, 43 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 10/1/99.
4. Number of majors change frequently.
Source: Banner database.

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