38
Students
Most Popular Undergraduate Majors
By Year
1995
English
Biology
Political Science
Psychology
Finance
Communication
Marketing
Accounting
History
Nursing
927
752
747
743
702
522
430
426
411
368
2000
Communication
English
Finance
Psychology
Political Science
Biology
History
Marketing
Economics
Human Development
865
863
732
684
626
481
451
427
382
277
2004
Communication
English
Political Science
Finance
History
Biology
Psychology
Economics
Marketing
Nursing
943
814
796
763
595
581
428
411
392
329
2005
Communications
English
Political Science
Finance
Biology
History
Economics
Psychology
Marketing
Nursing
953
814
801
760
650
627
445
425
396
358
Source: Office of Student Services
Disciplines* with Largest Increases in Undergraduate
Majors, 1996 - 2005
450%
410%
400%
350%
333%
300%
German
Film
Studies
250%
200%
150%
100%
50%
65%
History
0%
73%
Theater
Arts
75%
Slavic &
Eastern
Languages
91%
105%
Communication
Internat’l
Studies
120%
126%
126%
Italian
Theology
Music
*Among those with 10 or more majors
Most Popular Undergraduate Minors
By Year
1995
Secondary Education
General Education
International Studies
Faith, Peace, and Justice
Health Science
Film Studies
Black Studies
Computer Science
Women's Studies
American Studies
51
44
43
28
26
25
22
21
15
12
2000
Hispanic Studies
Environmental Studies
History
Economics
General Education
Computer Science
Faith, Peace, and Justice
Organizational Studies
International Studies
French
Secondary Education
Special Education
*Does not include Pre-Dental, Pre-Law, or Pre-Medical programs of study
Source: Office of Student Services
82
68
65
45
41
33
33
31
28
28
28
28
2004
History
178
International Studies
124
Hispanic Studies
82
Faith, Peace, and Justice 78
Philosophy
68
French
67
Film Studies
58
Chemistry
56
Studio Art
53
Environmental Studies
52
2005
International Studies
136
History
132
Hispanic Studies
99
Philosophy
75
French
65
Environmental Studies
63
Mathematics
63
Faith, Peace, and Justice
50
Film Studies
48
Economics
46