Selectivity and Enrollment in Liberal Arts Graduate Programs July 2014

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1 Selectivity and Enrollment in Liberal Arts Graduate Programs July 214 Table of Contents Acceptance Rates to Liberal Arts Graduate Programs, Percent admitted to Specific Liberal Arts Graduate Programs, based on the average of 211, 212, and 213 data Percent of admitted students who elect to enroll in Liberal Arts graduate programs, based on the average of 211, 212, and 213 data African and African Diaspora Studies... American Studies... 6 Anthropology... 7 Asian Studies... 8 Classics... 9 Comparative Literature... 1 Economics English French and Italian Geography Germanic Studies... 1 Government History Latin American Studies Linguistics Mexican American Studies MA... 2 Middle Eastern Studies Philosophy Psychology Religious Studies Slavic Languages and Cultures and Russian and East European Studies... 2 Sociology Spanish and Portuguese Women s and Gender Studies All Liberal Arts Programs... 29

2 Applicants to College of Liberal Arts graduate programs submit applications through both the Office of Graduate Studies and through individual units (departments, programs and centers). We have examined application statistics for Fall 211, Fall 212, and Fall 213. In the aggregate, Liberal Arts programs admitted 1% of applicants. Of those admitted, 49% enrolled in 211; 41% enrolled in 212, and 4% enrolled in 213. Acceptance Rates to Liberal Arts Graduate Programs, College of Liberal Arts Acceptance Rate UNIT African American and Diaspora Studies - MA 8% 44% 13% African American and Diaspora Studies - PhD* NA NA 38% American Studies 1% 14% 24% Anthropology 6% 9% 13% Anthropology - Cultural Forms % 1% 17% Asian Studies - PhD 9% 22% 11% Asian Studies - MA 48% 3% 4% Classics 1% 18% 1% Comparative Literature 13% 18% 18% Economics 16% 19% 1% English 1% 11% 1% English - Creative Writing 7% 2% 3% French 42% 43% 42% Geography 18% 1% 2% Germanic Studies 33% 36% 48% Government 22% 28% 23% History 17% 1% 1% Spanish and Portuguese 22% 21% 16% Italian 6% 46% 36% Latin American Studies 24% 3% 1% Linguistics 11% 11% 8% Middle Eastern Languages - PhD 27% 29% 28% Middle Eastern Studies - MA 33% 36% 2% Philosophy 14% 12% 12% Psychology 7% 7% 7% Psychology - Clinical 2% 2% 2% Religious Studies 1% 11% 9% Russian and East European Studies - MA 79% 78% 86% Slavic Languages and Cultures - PhD* NA NA NA Sociology 14% 18% 22% Women's and Gender Studies 26% 21% 21% ALL LIBERAL ARTS PROGRAMS 1% 1% 1% *NA Program did not admit PhD students. 2

3 Percent admitted to Specific Liberal Arts Graduate Programs, based on the average of 211, 212, and 213 data. Percent to Liberal Arts Graduate Programs, by selectivity Psychology - Clinical English - Creative Writing Psychology Anthropology Linguistics English Anthropology - Cultural Forms Religious Studies Philosophy Asian Studies - PhD Classics ALL LIBERAL ARTS PROGRAMS History Comparative Literature American Studies Economics Sociology Geography Spanish and Portuguese Women's and Gender Studies Government Middle Eastern Languages - PhD Latin American Studies African and African Diaspora Studies - PhD Germanic Studies Middle Eastern Studies - MA Asian Studies - MA French Italian African and African Diaspora Studies - MA Russian and East European Studies - MA 2% 4% 7% 9% 1% 1% 11% 12% 13% 14% 14% 1% 16% 16% 16% 17% 18% 19% 2% 23% 2% 28% 37% 38% 39% 4% 41% 42% 46% 46% 81% % 1% 2% 3% 4% % 6% 7% 8% 9% 3

4 Percent of admitted students who elect to enroll in Liberal Arts graduate programs, based on the average of 211, 212, and 213 data. Percentage of Students who Enroll Women's and Gender Studies Psychology - Clinical Anthropology Religious Studies English - Creative Writing Mexican American Studies - MA Comparative Literature Psychology English Latin American Studies African and African Diaspora Studies - MA Asian Studies - PhD Middle Eastern Languages - PhD History Spanish and Portuguese Geography Germanic Studies ALL LIBERAL ARTS PROGRAMS Italian Linguistics American Studies French African and African Diaspora Studies - PhD Sociology Government Slavic Languages and Cultures - PhD Anthropology - cultural forms Middle Eastern Studies - MA Philosophy Classics Economics Asian Studies - MA 77% 73% 68% 64% 63% 8% 7% 6% 6% % 3% 2% 2% 1% 4% 4% 44% 43% 43% 43% 4% 3% 3% 33% 33% 33% 31% 29% 27% 26% 93% 9% % 1% 2% 3% 4% % 6% 7% 8% 9% 1% 4

5 African and African Diaspora Studies African and African Diaspora Studies - MA African and African Diaspora Studies - PhD* *The department did not admit graduate students under the PhD major code before 213.

6 American Studies 14 American Studies

7 Anthropology Anthropology Anthropology Cultural Forms

8 Asian Studies Asian Studies MA Asian Studies PhD

9 Classics Classics

10 Comparative Literature Comparative Literature

11 Economics Economics

12 English English English Creative Writing

13 French and Italian French Italian

14 Geography Geography

15 Germanic Studies Germanic Studies

16 Government Government

17 History History

18 Latin American Studies Latin American Studies

19 Linguistics Linguistics

20 Mexican American Studies MA 14 Mexican American Studies MA

21 Middle Eastern Studies 12 Middle Eastern Studies MA Middle Eastern Languages PhD

22 Philosophy Philosophy

23 Psychology Psychology Psychology Clinical

24 Religious Studies Religious Studies

25 Slavic Languages and Cultures and Russian and East European Studies Slavic Languages and Cultures PhD Russian and East European Studies MA

26 Sociology Sociology

27 Spanish and Portuguese Spanish And Portuguese

28 Women s and Gender Studies Women's and Gender Studies

29 All Liberal Arts Programs All Liberal Arts Programs