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by : 2008 2009 Category : : Total (B=A/SUM) POLITICAL SCIENCE 3.35 154.25 18,194 17.46% 13,109 72.05% 11,258 61.88% Arts & Humanities ENGLISH 3.37 155.36 6,154 5.91% 4,483 72.85% 3,788 61.55% Other HISTORY 3.41 156.64 5,689 5.46% 4,381 77.01% 3,736 65.67% PSYCHOLOGY 3.32 153.25 5,635 5.41% 3,839 68.13% 3,258 57.82% ANY AREA NOT LISTED - OTHER 3.22 149.29 5,559 5.34% 3,020 54.33% 2,513 45.21% ECONOMICS 3.40 158.48 4,154 3.99% 3,239 77.97% 2,680 64.52% CRIMINAL JUSTICE 3.19 146.93 4,099 3.93% 2,011 49.06% 1,703 41.55% Arts & Humanities PHILOSOPHY 3.41 157.85 3,111 2.99% 2,403 77.24% 2,042 65.64% SOCIOLOGY 3.25 151.69 2,886 2.77% 1,801 62.40% 1,538 53.29% Arts & Humanities COMMUNICATIONS 3.29 151.51 2,832 2.72% 1,837 64.87% 1,539 54.34%
Category : : Total (B=A/SUM) ARTS & Arts & Humanities HUMANITIES - 3.38 155.03 2,830 2.72% 2,003 70.78% 1,680 59.36% OTHER FINANCE 3.34 154.08 2,704 2.60% 1,887 69.79% 1,594 58.95% BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BUSINESS MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 3.18 149.85 2,428 2.33% 1,339 55.15% 1,103 45.43% 3.24 150.28 2,150 2.06% 1,256 58.42% 1,046 48.65% 3.45 157.24 2,011 1.93% 1,482 73.69% 1,257 62.51% Arts & Humanities LIBERAL ARTS 3.24 151.61 1,890 1.81% 1,147 60.69% 970 51.32% ANY AREA NOT LISTED - OTHER 3.23 149.52 1,852 1.78% 1,084 58.53% 914 49.35% MARKETING 3.23 151.35 1,782 1.71% 1,130 63.41% 941 52.81% ACCOUNTING 3.40 152.56 1,664 1.60% 1,113 66.89% 901 54.15% Arts & Humanities SPANISH 3.47 154.92 1,552 1.49% 1,162 74.87% 958 61.73%
Category : : Total (B=A/SUM) Arts & Humanities JOURNALISM 3.42 154.48 1,293 1.24% 950 73.47% 809 62.57% Natural Sciences BIOLOGY, GENERAL 3.19 155.11 1,201 1.15% 870 72.44% 701 58.37% SOCIAL SCIENCES - OTHER CRIMINOLOGY 3.40 3.27 153.66 149.68 1,081 858 1.04% 0.82% 752 512 69.57% 59.67% 614 431 56.80% 50.23% Arts & Humanities INTERDISCIPLINAR Y STUDIES 3.43 156.60 855 0.82% 640 74.85% 530 61.99% GOVERNMENT/ SERVICE 3.40 156.92 749 0.72% 566 75.57% 460 61.42% INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 3.34 152.89 741 0.71% 482 65.05% 394 53.17% ANTHROPOLOGY 3.44 156.55 687 0.66% 522 75.98% 434 63.17% Arts & Humanities FRENCH 3.53 157.75 661 0.63% 541 81.85% 455 68.84% Arts & Humanities RELIGION/ RELIGIOUS STUDIES 3.45 157.66 632 0.61% 482 76.27% 408 64.56%
Category BUSINESS MANAGEMENT/ ADMINISTRATION : 3.16 : 148.67 632 Total (B=A/SUM) 0.61% 330 52.22% 282 44.62% ELECTRICAL 3.22 157.14 593 0.57% 416 70.15% 328 55.31% Arts & Humanities MUSIC 3.49 156.10 549 0.53% 399 72.68% 339 61.75% Natural Sciences BIOLOGY, SPECIALIZATION 3.26 157.24 546 0.52% 408 74.73% 327 59.89% Arts & Humanities FOREIGN LANGUAGES 3.47 157.15 535 0.51% 397 74.21% 318 59.44% Natural Sciences MATHEMATICS 3.46 160.28 520 0.50% 406 78.08% 328 63.08% Arts & Humanities LITERATURE 3.46 157.56 484 0.46% 377 77.89% 319 65.91% Natural Sciences Natural Sciences MECHANICAL CHEMISTRY, GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 3.21 156.69 464 0.45% 348 75.00% 267 57.54% 3.30 155.98 444 0.43% 301 67.79% 248 55.86% 3.37 156.11 440 0.42% 335 76.14% 268 60.91%
Category BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT - OTHER Computer Science COMPUTER SCIENCE, GENERAL : : Total (B=A/SUM) 3.26 152.69 417 0.40% 268 64.27% 215 51.56% 3.23 158.60 416 0.40% 311 74.76% 242 58.17% Arts & Humanities CLASSICS 3.49 159.90 405 0.39% 331 81.73% 286 70.62% Arts & Humanities ART HISTORY 3.44 156.03 381 0.37% 280 73.49% 234 61.42% Arts & Humanities DRAMA/ THEATRE ARTS 3.39 155.34 326 0.31% 229 70.25% 185 56.75% POLICY STUDIES 3.46 158.91 318 0.31% 249 78.30% 211 66.35% SOCIAL WORK 3.30 148.01 277 0.27% 155 55.96% 119 42.96% WOMENS STUDIES 3.49 156.48 264 0.25% 201 76.14% 161 60.98% Natural Sciences BIOCHEMISTRY 3.26 157.36 251 0.24% 186 74.10% 156 62.15% PUBLIC AFFAIRS/ SERVICES/ADMIN 3.23 150.75 249 0.24% 155 62.25% 126 50.60%
Category : : Total (B=A/SUM) Arts & Humanities GERMAN 3.59 157.55 241 0.23% 175 72.61% 136 56.43% Arts & Humanities FILM PRODUCTION 3.41 156.59 238 0.23% 161 67.65% 127 53.36% EDUCATION, GENERAL HEALTH PROFESSIONS - OTHER 3.33 3.09 150.84 149.28 224 222 0.22% 0.21% 131 111 58.48% 50.00% 112 95 50.00% 42.79% CHEMICAL 3.17 158.22 220 0.21% 165 75.00% 127 57.73% Natural Sciences PHYSICS, GENERAL 3.33 161.49 220 0.21% 173 78.64% 145 65.91% COMPUTER 3.18 158.03 209 0.20% 141 67.46% 108 51.67% CIVIL 3.29 155.04 198 0.19% 131 66.16% 104 52.53% NURSING 3.12 146.40 198 0.19% 93 46.97% 71 35.86% Natural Sciences NATURAL SCIENCES - OTHER 3.27 155.66 194 0.19% 141 72.68% 122 62.89%
Category Computer Science COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS - OTHER : : Total (B=A/SUM) 3.08 148.20 189 0.18% 83 43.92% 65 34.39% 3.20 158.88 178 0.17% 135 75.84% 100 56.18% Arts & Humanities ART/DESIGN 3.28 152.70 175 0.17% 104 59.43% 85 48.57% BIO/BIOMEDICAL 3.24 160.28 171 0.16% 137 80.12% 115 67.25% AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES 3.09 149.40 169 0.16% 96 56.80% 82 48.52% Arts & Humanities LINGUISTICS 3.56 160.17 166 0.16% 136 81.93% 113 68.07% Computer Science MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS ELEMENTARY EDUCATION BUSINESS AND COMMERCE, GENERAL 3.07 3.44 3.20 150.37 149.54 152.48 165 165 163 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 83 96 92 50.30% 58.18% 56.44% 70 74 75 42.42% 44.85% 46.01% REAL ESTATE 3.31 153.09 163 0.16% 119 73.01% 104 63.80%
Category : : Total (B=A/SUM) Natural Sciences GEOGRAPHY 3.26 155.42 149 0.14% 116 77.85% 90 60.40% SECONDARY EDUCATION 3.41 153.50 148 0.14% 104 70.27% 84 56.76% Arts & Humanities RUSSIAN 3.54 158.55 139 0.13% 115 82.73% 102 73.38% URBAN STUDIES/ REGIONAL PLANNING 3.39 155.19 134 0.13% 95 70.90% 75 55.97% Arts & Humanities FINE ARTS 3.22 151.31 130 0.12% 73 56.15% 59 45.38% FAMILY RELATIONS/CHILD DEVELOPMENT PREMEDICAL/ MEDICINE 3.41 150.47 127 0.12% 76 59.84% 65 51.18% 3.19 153.27 125 0.12% 79 63.20% 65 52.00% Arts & Humanities PERFORMING ARTS 3.44 154.72 121 0.12% 90 74.38% 73 60.33% PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT HOTEL/ RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT 3.15 145.45 117 0.11% 60 51.28% 51 43.59% 3.12 149.40 115 0.11% 60 52.17% 48 41.74%
Category HEALTH/ KINESIOLOGY : : Total (B=A/SUM) 3.18 151.19 112 0.11% 68 60.71% 51 45.54% Arts & Humanities SPEECH 3.15 152.33 108 0.10% 66 61.11% 55 50.93% ADVERTISING 3.26 151.68 104 0.10% 66 63.46% 50 48.08% AMERICAN CIVILIZATION 3.54 160.04 101 0.10% 83 82.18% 70 69.31% Natural Sciences AGRICULTURE 3.32 151.58 96 0.09% 60 62.50% 49 51.04% INDUSTRIAL 3.13 154.59 93 0.09% 57 61.29% 38 40.86% Arts & Humanities THEOLOGY 3.41 156.21 91 0.09% 67 73.63% 53 58.24% Natural Sciences Arts & Humanities GEOLOGY/ EARTH SCIENCES INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS VISUAL ARTS/ GRAPHICS 3.20 156.44 86 0.08% 61 70.93% 43 50.00% 3.39 157.29 84 0.08% 54 64.29% 47 55.95% 3.21 153.32 74 0.07% 49 66.22% 38 51.35%
Category Natural Sciences Arts & Humanities HOSPITAL/ HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION CHEMISTRY, SPECIALIZATION RECREATION MANAGEMENT AEROSPACE AND AERONAUTICAL MEXICAN AMERICAN STUDIES ARCHITECTURE/ ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN INSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES : : Total (B=A/SUM) 3.17 147.13 74 0.07% 35 47.30% 27 36.49% 3.26 155.70 67 0.06% 48 71.64% 38 56.72% 3.25 150.30 66 0.06% 39 59.09% 33 50.00% 3.11 155.63 65 0.06% 36 55.38% 29 44.62% 3.31 3.32 3.22 3.43 148.89 154.33 152.61 155.25 61 58 58 55 0.06% 0.06% 0.06% 0.05% 34 32 39 26 55.74% 55.17% 67.24% 47.27% 25 26 31 21 40.98% 44.83% 53.45% 38.18% Natural Sciences ZOOLOGY 3.05 154.08 53 0.05% 36 67.92% 30 56.60% PHARMACY 3.14 151.33 52 0.05% 29 55.77% 23 44.23%
Category SPECIAL ED/ DISABILITIES/ HANDICAPPED Computer Science COMPUTER PROGRAMMING Computer Science INFORMATION SCIENCES : : Total (B=A/SUM) 3.37 149.04 52 0.05% 25 48.08% 22 42.31% 3.06 153.20 46 0.04% 25 54.35% 21 45.65% 3.14 151.66 43 0.04% 25 58.14% 20 46.51% TRANSPORTATION AND COMMERCE 3.07 151.73 42 0.04% 30 71.43% 25 59.52% Computer Science COMPUTER SCIENCE - OTHER 3.32 154.95 41 0.04% 20 48.78% 17 41.46% ELECTRONIC DIETETICS/ NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRUCTION 3.14 151.54 39 0.04% 22 56.41% 17 43.59% 3.02 152.41 39 0.04% 20 51.28% 17 43.59% 2.90 148.17 37 0.04% 22 59.46% 18 48.65% 3.07 157.81 37 0.04% 25 67.57% 20 54.05% 3.24 152.41 32 0.03% 23 71.88% 17 53.13%
Category : : Total (B=A/SUM) Natural Sciences STATISTICS 3.67 159.61 31 0.03% 24 77.42% 19 61.29% TECHNOLOGIES/ DESIGN 2.76 148.16 27 0.03% 8 29.63% 4 14.81% SALES/RETAIL 3.02 148.40 25 0.02% 10 40.00% 9 36.00% Natural Sciences PHYSICS, SPECIALIZATION INTER AMERICAN RELATIONS SYSTEMS CONTROL SPEECH PATHOLOGY/ AUDIOLOGY RECREATION AND LEISURE SERVICES 3.10 158.20 25 0.02% 19 76.00% 17 68.00% 3.45 158.63 25 0.02% 22 88.00% 19 76.00% 3.03 157.64 22 0.02% 17 77.27% 9 40.91% 3.22 151.32 22 0.02% 14 63.64% 9 40.91% 3.26 152.00 22 0.02% 13 59.09% 11 50.00% Arts & Humanities LIBRARY STUDIES 3.12 144.76 21 0.02% 7 33.33% 5 23.81% BUSINESS EDUCATION 2.99 147.43 21 0.02% 11 52.38% 8 38.10%
Category PHYSICAL EDUCATION ARCHITECTURAL MEDICAL LAB TECHNOLOGY/ RADIOLOGY EDUCATION/ ADMINISTRATION : : Total (B=A/SUM) 2.97 144.95 21 0.02% 10 47.62% 9 42.86% 3.19 154.89 19 0.02% 14 73.68% 10 52.63% 3.16 3.06 145.50 144.75 16 16 0.02% 0.02% 8 6 50.00% 37.50% 5 5 31.25% 31.25% Natural Sciences MARINE STUDIES 2.96 154.27 15 0.01% 13 86.67% 11 73.33% PHYSICAL THERAPY 3.25 151.08 14 0.01% 9 64.29% 9 64.29% ARCHEOLOGY 3.35 159.79 14 0.01% 10 71.43% 8 57.14% NUCLEAR 3.07 157.08 13 0.01% 7 53.85% 6 46.15% Natural Sciences FORESTRY 3.02 155.38 13 0.01% 7 53.85% 7 53.85% GUIDANCE/ COUNSELING 2.97 142.69 13 0.01% 3 23.08% 3 23.08%
Category Natural Sciences INDIAN STUDIES MILITARY SCIENCE PHYSICAL SCIENCES POLICE ADMINISTRATION : 3.00 3.09 : 150.23 151.38 13 13 Total (B=A/SUM) 0.01% 0.01% 10 7 76.92% 53.85% 9 6 69.23% 46.15% 3.24 152.75 12 0.01% 5 41.67% 5 41.67% 2.79 145.00 12 0.01% 6 50.00% 6 50.00% Arts & Humanities PRACTICAL ARTS 3.18 149.18 11 0.01% 6 54.55% 4 36.36% MARINE ANIMAL SCIENCES/ VETERINARY MEDICINE 3.08 158.55 11 0.01% 7 63.64% 6 54.55% 3.06 146.91 11 0.01% 6 54.55% 6 54.55% Natural Sciences ASTRONOMY 3.47 164.82 11 0.01% 10 90.91% 7 63.64% Arts & Humanities HOME ECONOMICS 3.15 151.20 10 0.01% 5 50.00% 5 50.00% Natural Sciences AGRONOMY 3.10 152.40 10 0.01% 8 80.00% 6 60.00%
Category : : Total (B=A/SUM) Natural Sciences BOTANY 3.41 152.90 10 0.01% 7 70.00% 6 60.00% Natural Sciences AVIATION SCIENCE 3.43 155.13 8 0.01% 6 75.00% 6 75.00% Arts & Humanities INTERIOR DESIGN 3.26 148.29 7 0.01% 4 57.14% 4 57.14% OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 3.62 145.57 7 0.01% 4 57.14% 3 42.86% Natural Sciences BIOPHYSICS 3.13 154.29 7 0.01% 5 71.43% 1 14.29% MANUFACTURING PETROLEUM 2.87 147.40 6 0.01% 2 33.33% 2 33.33% 2.80 152.33 6 0.01% 4 66.67% 3 50.00% PREDENTISTRY/ DENTISTRY 3.24 146.20 6 0.01% 2 33.33% 2 33.33% BILINGUAL EDUCATION 3.31 149.17 6 0.01% 4 66.67% 4 66.67% Natural Sciences OCEANOGRAPHY 2.96 156.40 5 0.00% 4 80.00% 2 40.00%
Category EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY : : Total (B=A/SUM) 3.60 153.00 5 0.00% 2 40.00% 2 40.00%