Majors & Minors

Fall 2013 Declared Majors, Declared Minors & Summary Table

MAJORS	IN RESIDENCE			STUDYING OFF CAMPUS
	MEN	WOMEN	TOTAL	MEN	WOMEN	TOTAL
TOTAL ENROLLMENT	902	893	1,795	70	87	157
Declared Students	414	387	801	70	87	157
% of total enrollment	45.9%	43.3%	*44.6%*	100.0%	100.0%	*100.0%*
Undeclared Students	488	506	994	0	0	0
% of total enrollment	54.1%	56.7%	*55.4%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*

MAJORS
Humanities / Fine Arts	104	156	260	22	41	63
*% of declared students*	*25.1%*	*40.3%*	*32.5%*	*31.4%*	*47.1%*	*40.1%*
Art History	3	20	23	0	4	4
% of declared students	0.7%	5.2%	*2.9%*	0.0%	4.6%	*2.5%*
Art History and Archaeology	0	0	0	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Art History and Visual Arts	0	5	5	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.0%	1.3%	*0.6%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Classical Archaeology	2	2	4	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.5%	0.5%	*0.5%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Classical Studies	6	1	7	0	0	0
% of declared students	1.4%	0.3%	*0.9%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Classics	4	2	6	2	0	2
% of declared students	1.0%	0.5%	*0.7%*	2.9%	0.0%	*1.3%*
English	14	29	43	4	8	12
% of declared students	3.4%	7.5%	*5.4%*	5.7%	9.2%	*7.6%*
English and Theater	3	0	3	1	0	1
% of declared students	0.7%	0.0%	*0.4%*	1.4%	0.0%	*0.6%*
French	2	17	19	0	7	7
% of declared students	0.5%	4.4%	*2.4%*	0.0%	8.0%	*4.5%*
German	9	5	14	2	2	4
% of declared students	2.2%	1.3%	*1.7%*	2.9%	2.3%	*2.5%*
History	25	23	48	6	3	9
% of declared students	6.0%	5.9%	*6.0%*	8.6%	3.4%	*5.7%*
Music	8	2	10	1	1	2
% of declared students	1.9%	0.5%	*1.2%*	1.4%	1.1%	*1.3%*
Philosophy	5	1	6	1	0	1
% of declared students	1.2%	0.3%	*0.7%*	1.4%	0.0%	*0.6%*
Religion	6	4	10	0	0	0
% of declared students	1.4%	1.0%	*1.2%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Romance Languages	3	11	14	0	1	1
% of declared students	0.7%	2.8%	*1.7%*	0.0%	1.1%	*0.6%*
Russian	2	2	4	3	1	4
% of declared students	0.5%	0.5%	*0.5%*	4.3%	1.1%	*2.5%*
Spanish	5	13	18	1	12	13
% of declared students	1.2%	3.4%	*2.2%*	1.4%	13.8%	*8.3%*
Visual Arts	7	19	26	1	2	3
% of declared students	1.7%	4.9%	*3.2%*	1.4%	2.3%	*1.9%*

Natural Sciences / Mathematics	201	164	365	27	22	49
*% of declared students*	*48.6%*	*42.4%*	*45.6%*	*38.6%*	*25.3%*	*31.2%*
Biochemistry	20	29	49	4	2	6
% of declared students	4.8%	7.5%	*6.1%*	5.7%	2.3%	*3.8%*
Biology	19	48	67	1	6	7
% of declared students	4.6%	12.4%	*8.4%*	1.4%	6.9%	*4.5%*
Chemical Physics	0	0	0	0	1	1
% of declared students	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*	0.0%	1.1%	*0.6%*
Chemistry	20	8	28	0	1	1
% of declared students	4.8%	2.1%	*3.5%*	0.0%	1.1%	*0.6%*
Computer Science	29	4	33	5	0	5
% of declared students	7.0%	1.0%	*4.1%*	7.1%	0.0%	*3.2%*
Computer Science and Mathematics	1	0	1	1	0	1
% of declared students	0.2%	0.0%	*0.1%*	1.4%	0.0%	*0.6%*
Earth and Oceanographic Science	26	23	49	3	5	8
% of declared students	6.3%	5.9%	*6.1%*	4.3%	5.7%	*5.1%*
Mathematics	47	30	77	8	1	9
% of declared students	11.4%	7.8%	*9.6%*	11.4%	1.1%	*5.7%*
Neuroscience	13	19	32	2	5	7
% of declared students	3.1%	4.9%	*4.0%*	2.9%	5.7%	*4.5%*
Physics	26	3	29	3	1	4
% of declared students	6.3%	0.8%	*3.6%*	4.3%	1.1%	*2.5%*

Social / Behavioral Sciences	187	158	345	35	44	79
*% of declared students*	*45.2%*	*40.8%*	*43.1%*	*50.0%*	*50.6%*	*50.3%*
Anthropology	2	25	27	3	6	9
% of declared students	0.5%	6.5%	*3.4%*	4.3%	6.9%	*5.7%*
Economics	78	24	102	16	7	23
% of declared students	18.8%	6.2%	*12.7%*	22.9%	8.0%	*14.6%*
Government	87	43	130	13	18	31
% of declared students	21.0%	11.1%	*16.2%*	18.6%	20.7%	*19.7%*
Psychology	12	41	53	2	6	8
% of declared students	2.9%	10.6%	*6.6%*	2.9%	6.9%	*5.1%*
Sociology	8	25	33	1	7	8
% of declared students	1.9%	6.5%	*4.1%*	1.4%	8.0%	*5.1%*

Interdisciplinary Majors	43	52	95	11	24	35
*% of declared students*	*10.4%*	*13.4%*	*11.9%*	*15.7%*	*27.6%*	*22.3%*
Africana Studies	4	8	12	1	0	1
% of declared students	1.0%	2.1%	*1.5%*	1.4%	0.0%	*0.6%*
Asian Studies	8	8	16	1	3	4
% of declared students	1.9%	2.1%	*2.0%*	1.4%	3.4%	*2.5%*
Environmental Studies *	19	19	38	8	16	24
% of declared students	4.6%	4.9%	*4.7%*	11.4%	18.4%	*15.3%*
Eurasian and East European Studies	0	1	1	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.0%	0.3%	*0.1%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Gender and Women's Studies	3	9	12	1	4	5
% of declared students	0.7%	2.3%	*1.5%*	1.4%	4.6%	*3.2%*
Latin American Studies	2	5	7	0	1	1
% of declared students	0.5%	1.3%	*0.9%*	0.0%	1.1%	*0.6%*
Mathematics and Economics	4	1	5	0	0	0
% of declared students	1.0%	0.3%	*0.6%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Mathematics and Education	3	1	4	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.7%	0.3%	*0.5%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Student-Designed	0	0	0	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*

* Environmental Studies is offered only as a coordinate major.

Fall 2013 - Declared Minors

MINORS	IN RESIDENCE			STUDYING OFF CAMPUS
	MEN	WOMEN	TOTAL	MEN	WOMEN	TOTAL
TOTAL ENROLLMENT	902	893	1,795	70	87	157
Declared Students	211	216	427	31	45	76
% of total enrollment	23.4%	24.2%	*23.8%*	44.3%	51.7%	*48.4%*
Undeclared Students	691	677	1,368	39	42	81
% of total enrollment	76.6%	75.8%	*76.2%*	55.7%	48.3%	*51.6%*

MINORS
Humanities / Fine Arts	90	79	169	11	17	28
*% of declared students*	*42.7%*	*36.6%*	*39.6%*	*35.5%*	*37.8%*	*36.8%*
Art History	3	7	10	0	2	2
% of declared students	1.4%	3.2%	*2.3%*	0.0%	4.4%	*2.6%*
Classics-Archaeology	0	0	0	0	1	1
% of declared students	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*	0.0%	2.2%	*1.3%*
Classics-Classical Studies	2	0	2	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.9%	0.0%	*0.5%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Classics-Classics	2	2	4	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.9%	0.9%	*0.9%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Classics-Greek	0	0	0	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Classics-Latin	1	0	1	1	0	1
% of declared students	0.5%	0.0%	*0.2%*	3.2%	0.0%	*1.3%*
Dance	0	2	2	1	0	1
% of declared students	0.0%	0.9%	*0.5%*	3.2%	0.0%	*1.3%*
English	14	10	24	1	2	3
% of declared students	6.6%	4.6%	*5.6%*	3.2%	4.4%	*3.9%*
Film Studies	5	4	9	1	1	2
% of declared students	2.4%	1.9%	*2.1%*	3.2%	2.2%	*2.6%*
French	1	6	7	1	0	1
% of declared students	0.5%	2.8%	*1.6%*	3.2%	0.0%	*1.3%*
German	6	1	7	0	0	0
% of declared students	2.8%	0.5%	*1.6%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
History	11	5	16	1	2	3
% of declared students	5.2%	2.3%	*3.7%*	3.2%	4.4%	*3.9%*
Italian	4	6	10	0	0	0
% of declared students	1.9%	2.8%	*2.3%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Music	11	5	16	1	0	1
% of declared students	5.2%	2.3%	*3.7%*	3.2%	0.0%	*1.3%*
Philosophy	9	1	10	1	0	1
% of declared students	4.3%	0.5%	*2.3%*	3.2%	0.0%	*1.3%*
Religion	2	2	4	0	1	1
% of declared students	0.9%	0.9%	*0.9%*	0.0%	2.2%	*1.3%*
Russian	1	0	1	0	1	1
% of declared students	0.5%	0.0%	*0.2%*	0.0%	2.2%	*1.3%*
Spanish	6	15	21	0	4	4
% of declared students	2.8%	6.9%	*4.9%*	0.0%	8.9%	*5.3%*
Theater	6	7	13	1	1	2
% of declared students	2.8%	3.2%	*3.0%*	3.2%	2.2%	*2.6%*
Visual Arts	6	6	12	2	2	4
% of declared students	2.8%	2.8%	*2.8%*	6.5%	4.4%	*5.3%*

Natural Sciences / Mathematics	45	29	74	4	10	14
*% of declared students*	*21.3%*	*13.4%*	*17.3%*	*12.9%*	*22.2%*	*18.4%*
Biology	3	11	14	0	3	3
% of declared students	1.4%	5.1%	*3.3%*	0.0%	6.7%	*3.9%*
Chemistry	7	7	14	0	2	2
% of declared students	3.3%	3.2%	*3.3%*	0.0%	4.4%	*2.6%*
Computer Science	4	2	6	0	1	1
% of declared students	1.9%	0.9%	*1.4%*	0.0%	2.2%	*1.3%*
Earth and Oceanographic Science	3	1	4	1	0	1
% of declared students	1.4%	0.5%	*0.9%*	3.2%	0.0%	*1.3%*
Mathematics	25	7	32	2	4	6
% of declared students	11.8%	3.2%	*7.5%*	6.5%	8.9%	*7.9%*
Physics	3	1	4	1	0	1
% of declared students	1.4%	0.5%	*0.9%*	3.2%	0.0%	*1.3%*

Social / Behavioral Sciences	67	86	153	14	15	29
*% of declared students*	*31.8%*	*39.8%*	*35.8%*	*45.2%*	*33.3%*	*38.2%*
Anthropology	6	6	12	0	0	0
% of declared students	2.8%	2.8%	*2.8%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Economics	22	10	32	4	3	7
% of declared students	10.4%	4.6%	*7.5%*	12.9%	6.7%	*9.2%*
Economics and Finance	1	2	3	2	0	2
% of declared students	0.5%	0.9%	*0.7%*	6.5%	0.0%	*2.6%*
Education Studies	6	28	34	3	4	7
% of declared students	2.8%	13.0%	*8.0%*	9.7%	8.9%	*9.2%*
Government	22	5	27	3	3	6
% of declared students	10.4%	2.3%	*6.3%*	9.7%	6.7%	*7.9%*
Psychology	0	8	8	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.0%	3.7%	*1.9%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Sociology	3	5	8	1	1	2
% of declared students	1.4%	2.3%	*1.9%*	3.2%	2.2%	*2.6%*
Teaching	7	22	29	1	4	5
% of declared students	3.3%	10.2%	*6.8%*	3.2%	8.9%	*6.6%*

Interdisciplinary Minors	9	22	31	2	3	5
*% of declared students*	*4.3%*	*10.2%*	*7.3%*	*6.5%*	*6.7%*	*6.6%*
Africana Studies	0	2	2	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.0%	0.9%	*0.5%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Asian Studies	0	3	3	1	0	1
% of declared students	0.0%	1.4%	*0.7%*	3.2%	0.0%	*1.3%*
Asian Studies-Chinese	2	4	6	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.9%	1.9%	*1.4%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Asian Studies-Japanese	2	1	3	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.9%	0.5%	*0.7%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Environmental Studies	2	2	4	0	1	1
% of declared students	0.9%	0.9%	*0.9%*	0.0%	2.2%	*1.3%*
Gay and Lesbian Studies	2	1	3	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.9%	0.5%	*0.7%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Gender and Women's Studies	0	5	5	0	2	2
% of declared students	0.0%	2.3%	*1.2%*	0.0%	4.4%	*2.6%*
Latin American Studies	1	4	5	1	0	1
% of declared students	0.5%	1.9%	*1.2%*	3.2%	0.0%	*1.3%*

SUMMARY TABLE

Fall 2013 - Top Ten Declared Majors

1. Government, 161

2. Economics, 125

3. Mathematics, 86

4. Biology, 74

5. Environmental Studies, 62

6. Psychology, 61

7. Earth and Oceanographic Science, 57

7. History, 57

9. Biochemistry, 55

9. English, 55

Of the 1,952 students studying in residence and off campus, 958 (49.1%) have declared a major as of Fall 2013. Of these 958 students, 625 (65.2%) have declared a single major; 62 (6.5%) have declared a coordinate major (Environmental Studies in addition to another major); and 271 (28.3%) have declared a double major.

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Maintained by Margaret Allen, Bowdoin College Office of Institutional Research
Last Update: October 31, 2013
E-mail: mallen2@bowdoin.edu