Majors & Minors

Fall 2012 Declared Majors, Declared Minors & Summary Table


 MAJORS IN RESIDENCE STUDYING OFF CAMPUS
  MEN  WOMEN  TOTAL  MEN  WOMEN  TOTAL 
 TOTAL ENROLLMENT 923  916  1,839  44  62  106 
 Declared Students 437  414  851  43  62  105 
 % of total enrollment 47.3%  45.2%  46.3%  97.7%  100.0%  99.1% 
 Undeclared Students 486  502  988  1  0  1 
 % of total enrollment 52.7%  54.8%  53.7%  2.3%  0.0%  0.9% 
             
 MAJORS            
 Humanities / Fine Arts 122  161  283  12  30  42 
 % of declared students 27.9%  38.9%  33.3%  27.9%  48.4%  40.0% 
  Art History 4  11  15  1  4  5 
  % of declared students 0.9%  2.7%  1.8%  2.3%  6.5%  4.8% 
  Classical Archaeology 1  1  2  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.2%  0.2%  0.2%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Classical Studies 3  1  4  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.7%  0.2%  0.5%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Classics 3  2  5  0  1  1 
  % of declared students 0.7%  0.5%  0.6%  0.0%  1.6%  1.0% 
  English 17  40  57  0  2  2 
  % of declared students 3.9%  9.7%  6.7%  0.0%  3.2%  1.9% 
  French 2  10  12  1  7  8 
  % of declared students 0.5%  2.4%  1.4%  2.3%  11.3%  7.6% 
  German 8  9  17  2  1  3 
  % of declared students 1.8%  2.2%  2.0%  4.7%  1.6%  2.9% 
  History 38  32  70  1  6  7 
  % of declared students 8.7%  7.7%  8.2%  2.3%  9.7%  6.7% 
  Music 6  1  7  2  0  2 
  % of declared students 1.4%  0.2%  0.8%  4.7%  0.0%  1.9% 
  Philosophy 17  4  21  1  0  1 
  % of declared students 3.9%  1.0%  2.5%  2.3%  0.0%  1.0% 
  Religion 2  3  5  2  1  3 
  % of declared students 0.5%  0.7%  0.6%  4.7%  1.6%  2.9% 
  Romance Languages 4  12  16  0  2  2 
  % of declared students 0.9%  2.9%  1.9%  0.0%  3.2%  1.9% 
  Russian 1  5  6  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.2%  1.2%  0.7%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Spanish 9  13  22  2  0  2 
  % of declared students 2.1%  3.1%  2.6%  4.7%  0.0%  1.9% 
  Visual Arts 7  17  24  0  6  6 
  % of declared students 1.6%  4.1%  2.8%  0.0%  9.7%  5.7% 
             
 Natural Sciences / Mathematics 154  99  253  7  14  21 
 % of declared students 35.2%  23.9%  29.7%  16.3%  22.6%  20.0% 
  Biology 22  40  62  2  6  8 
  % of declared students 5.0%  9.7%  7.3%  4.7%  9.7%  7.6% 
  Chemistry 16  8  24  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 3.7%  1.9%  2.8%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Computer Science 24  4  28  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 5.5%  1.0%  3.3%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Earth & Oceanographic Science 16  9  25  3  3  6 
  % of declared students 3.7%  2.2%  2.9%  7.0%  4.8%  5.7% 
  Mathematics 48  30  78  2  5  7 
  % of declared students 11.0%  7.2%  9.2%  4.7%  8.1%  6.7% 
  Physics 28  8  36  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 6.4%  1.9%  4.2%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
             
 Social / Behavioral Sciences 216  173  389  26  27  53 
 % of declared students 49.4%  41.8%  45.7%  60.5%  43.5%  50.5% 
  Anthropology 4  21  25  0  2  2 
  % of declared students 0.9%  5.1%  2.9%  0.0%  3.2%  1.9% 
  Economics 100  22  122  9  3  12 
  % of declared students 22.9%  5.3%  14.3%  20.9%  4.8%  11.4% 
  Government 88  51  139  13  11  24 
  % of declared students 20.1%  12.3%  16.3%  30.2%  17.7%  22.9% 
  Psychology 14  40  54  3  6  9 
  % of declared students 3.2%  9.7%  6.3%  7.0%  9.7%  8.6% 
  Sociology 10  39  49  1  5  6 
  % of declared students 2.3%  9.4%  5.8%  2.3%  8.1%  5.7% 
             
 Interdisciplinary Majors 93  131  224  9  14  23 
 % of declared students 21.3%  31.6%  26.3%  20.9%  22.6%  21.9% 
  Africana Studies 3  8  11  1  3  4 
  % of declared students 0.7%  1.9%  1.3%  2.3%  4.8%  3.8% 
  Art History / Archaeology 0  0  0  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Art History / Visual Arts 0  5  5  0  1  1 
  % of declared students 0.0%  1.2%  0.6%  0.0%  1.6%  1.0% 
  Asian Studies 7  9  16  3  2  5 
  % of declared students 1.6%  2.2%  1.9%  7.0%  3.2%  4.8% 
  Biochemistry 27  30  57  1  1  2 
  % of declared students 6.2%  7.2%  6.7%  2.3%  1.6%  1.9% 
  Chemical Physics 1  0  1  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.2%  0.0%  0.1%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Computer Science / Mathematics 0  0  0  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  English / Theater 4  3  7  1  0  1 
  % of declared students 0.9%  0.7%  0.8%  2.3%  0.0%  1.0% 
  Environmental Studies * 28  28  56  1  5  6 
  % of declared students 6.4%  6.8%  6.6%  2.3%  8.1%  5.7% 
  Eurasian & East European Studies 0  3  3  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.0%  0.7%  0.4%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Gender & Women's Studies 3  14  17  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.7%  3.4%  2.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Latin American Studies 4  4  8  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.9%  1.0%  0.9%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Mathematics / Economics 1  0  1  1  0  1 
  % of declared students 0.2%  0.0%  0.1%  2.3%  0.0%  1.0% 
  Mathematics / Education 1  0  1  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.2%  0.0%  0.1%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Neuroscience 14  26  40  1  2  3 
  % of declared students 3.2%  6.3%  4.7%  2.3%  3.2%  2.9% 
  Self-Designed 0  1  1  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.0%  0.2%  0.1%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 

* Environmental Studies is offered only as a coordinate major.

Fall 2012 - Declared Minors

 MINORS IN RESIDENCE STUDYING OFF CAMPUS
  MEN  WOMEN  TOTAL  MEN  WOMEN  TOTAL 
 TOTAL ENROLLMENT 923  916  1,839  44  62  106 
 Declared Students 182  229  411  26  29  55 
 % of total enrollment 19.7%  25.0%  22.3%  59.1%  46.8%  51.9% 
 Undeclared Students 741  687  1,428  18  33  51 
 % of total enrollment 80.3%  75.0%  77.7%  40.9%  53.2%  48.1% 
             
 MINORS            
 Humanities / Fine Arts 81  91  172  16  10  26 
 % of declared students 44.5%  39.7%  41.8%  61.5%  34.5%  47.3% 
  Archaeology 0  1  1  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.0%  0.4%  0.2%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Art History 2  6  8  0  1  1 
  % of declared students 1.1%  2.6%  1.9%  0.0%  3.4%  1.8% 
  Chinese 2  2  4  0  1  1 
  % of declared students 1.1%  0.9%  1.0%  0.0%  3.4%  1.8% 
  Classical Studies 2  0  2  1  0  1 
  % of declared students 1.1%  0.0%  0.5%  3.8%  0.0%  1.8% 
  Classics 1  0  1  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.5%  0.0%  0.2%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Dance 1  2  3  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.5%  0.9%  0.7%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  English 7  16  23  3  2  5 
  % of declared students 3.8%  7.0%  5.6%  11.5%  6.9%  9.1% 
  Film Studies 4  4  8  1  0  1 
  % of declared students 2.2%  1.7%  1.9%  3.8%  0.0%  1.8% 
  French 7  5  12  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 3.8%  2.2%  2.9%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  German 1  1  2  2  0  2 
  % of declared students 0.5%  0.4%  0.5%  7.7%  0.0%  3.6% 
  Greek 0  0  0  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  History 8  8  16  2  1  3 
  % of declared students 4.4%  3.5%  3.9%  7.7%  3.4%  5.5% 
  Italian 6  4  10  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 3.3%  1.7%  2.4%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Japanese 0  1  1  1  0  1 
  % of declared students 0.0%  0.4%  0.2%  3.8%  0.0%  1.8% 
  Latin 2  0  2  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 1.1%  0.0%  0.5%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Music 16  9  25  1  0  1 
  % of declared students 8.8%  3.9%  6.1%  3.8%  0.0%  1.8% 
  Philosophy 2  1  3  1  0  1 
  % of declared students 1.1%  0.4%  0.7%  3.8%  0.0%  1.8% 
  Religion 2  5  7  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 1.1%  2.2%  1.7%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Russian 2  1  3  1  0  1 
  % of declared students 1.1%  0.4%  0.7%  3.8%  0.0%  1.8% 
  Spanish 6  9  15  0  3  3 
  % of declared students 3.3%  3.9%  3.6%  0.0%  10.3%  5.5% 
  Theater 2  5  7  2  0  2 
  % of declared students 1.1%  2.2%  1.7%  7.7%  0.0%  3.6% 
  Visual Arts 8  11  19  1  2  3 
  % of declared students 4.4%  4.8%  4.6%  3.8%  6.9%  5.5% 
             
 Natural Sciences / Mathematics 37  36  73  2  3  5 
 % of declared students 20.3%  15.7%  17.8%  7.7%  10.3%  9.1% 
  Biology 6  10  16  1  1  2 
  % of declared students 3.3%  4.4%  3.9%  3.8%  3.4%  3.6% 
  Chemistry 1  11  12  1  0  1 
  % of declared students 0.5%  4.8%  2.9%  3.8%  0.0%  1.8% 
  Computer Science 6  4  10  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 3.3%  1.7%  2.4%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Earth & Oceanographic Science 3  3  6  0  1  1 
  % of declared students 1.6%  1.3%  1.5%  0.0%  3.4%  1.8% 
  Mathematics 18  7  25  0  1  1 
  % of declared students 9.9%  3.1%  6.1%  0.0%  3.4%  1.8% 
  Physics 3  1  4  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 1.6%  0.4%  1.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
             
 Social / Behavioral Sciences 55  87  142  6  12  18 
 % of declared students 30.2%  38.0%  34.5%  23.1%  41.4%  32.7% 
  Anthropology 4  5  9  1  1  2 
  % of declared students 2.2%  2.2%  2.2%  3.8%  3.4%  3.6% 
  Economics 11  15  26  1  3  4 
  % of declared students 6.0%  6.6%  6.3%  3.8%  10.3%  7.3% 
  Economics & Finance 1  1  2  1  1  2 
  % of declared students 0.5%  0.4%  0.5%  3.8%  3.4%  3.6% 
  Education Studies 7  22  29  0  4  4 
  % of declared students 3.8%  9.6%  7.1%  0.0%  13.8%  7.3% 
  Government 14  8  22  2  1  3 
  % of declared students 7.7%  3.5%  5.4%  7.7%  3.4%  5.5% 
  Psychology 4  6  10  0  1  1 
  % of declared students 2.2%  2.6%  2.4%  0.0%  3.4%  1.8% 
  Sociology 5  6  11  1  1  2 
  % of declared students 2.7%  2.6%  2.7%  3.8%  3.4%  3.6% 
  Teaching 9  24  33  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 4.9%  10.5%  8.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
             
 Interdisciplinary Minors 9  15  24  2  4  6 
 % of declared students 4.9%  6.6%  5.8%  7.7%  13.8%  10.9% 
  Africana Studies 1  0  1  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.5%  0.0%  0.2%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Asian Studies 2  4  6  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 1.1%  1.7%  1.5%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Environmental Studies 2  2  4  1  1  2 
  % of declared students 1.1%  0.9%  1.0%  3.8%  3.4%  3.6% 
  Gay & Lesbian Studies 1  0  1  0  1  1 
  % of declared students 0.5%  0.0%  0.2%  0.0%  3.4%  1.8% 
  Gender & Women's Studies 2  8  10  0  1  1 
  % of declared students 1.1%  3.5%  2.4%  0.0%  3.4%  1.8% 
  Latin American Studies 1  1  2  1  1  2 
  % of declared students 0.5%  0.4%  0.5%  3.8%  3.4%  3.6% 
  Neuroscience 0  0  0  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 

SUMMARY TABLE

Fall 2012 - Top Ten Declared Majors

1. Government, 163
2. Economics, 134
3. Mathematics, 85
4. History, 77
5. Biology, 70
6. Psychology, 63
7. Environmental Studies, 62
8. English, 59
9. Biochemistry, 59
10. Sociology, 55
 

Of the 1,945 students studying in residence and off campus, 956 (49.2%) have declared a major as of Fall 2012. Of these 956 students, 624 (65.3%) have declared a single major; 62 (6.5%) have declared a coordinate major (Environmental Studies in addition to another major); and 270 (28.2%) have declared a double major.

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Maintained by Margaret Allen, Bowdoin College Office of Institutional Research
Last Update: October 1, 2012
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