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Students
Most Popular Undergraduate Majors
By Year
2000
2004
Communication
English
Finance
Psychology
Political Science
Economics
Biology
History
Marketing
Human Development
865
863
732
684
626
510
481
451
427
277
Communication
English
Political Science
Finance
History
Biology
Economics
Psychology
Marketing
Nursing
2005
943
814
796
763
595
581
539
428
392
329
2006
Communications
English
Political Science
Finance
Biology
History
Economics
Psychology
Marketing
Nursing
953
814
801
760
650
627
569
425
396
358
Communications
Finance
Political Science
English
Biology
History
Economics
Psychology
Marketing
Nursing
945
805
777
770
641
618
610
450
386
377
Source: Office of Student Services
Note: Data for Economics majors adjusted to reflect enrollments in both A&S and CSOM; March 7, 2007.
Disciplines* with Largest Increases in Undergraduate Majors, 1996-2006
1996
2006
% Change
History
379
618
63%
Art History
37
66
78%
Classics
20
37
85%
Physics
33
62
88%
Communication
499
945
89%
International Studies
40
78
95%
Music
19
42
121%
Theology
47
113
140%
Slavic & Eastern Languages
12
34
183%
* Among those with at least ten or more students
Most Popular Undergraduate Minors
By Year
2000
Hispanic Studies
Environmental Studies
History
Economics
General Education
Computer Science
Faith, Peace, and Justice
Organizational Studies
International Studies
French
Secondary Education
Special Education
2004
82
68
65
45
41
33
33
31
28
28
28
28
History
International Studies
Hispanic Studies
Faith, Peace, and Justice
Philosophy
French
Film Studies
Chemistry
Studio Art
Environmental Studies
* Does not include Pre-Dental, Pre-Law, or Pre-Medical programs of study.
Source: Office of Student Services
2005
178
124
82
78
68
67
58
56
53
52
International Studies
History
Hispanic Studies
Philosophy
French
Environmental Studies
Mathematics
Faith, Peace, and Justice
Film Studies
Economics
2006
136
132
99
75
65
63
63
50
48
46
History
International Studies
Hispanic Studies
Philosophy
Mathematics
French
Music
Environmental Studies
Economics
Studio Art
159
157
99
75
70
66
65
64
50
45