Majors & Minors

Fall 2014 Declared Majors, Declared Minors & Summary Table

MAJORS	IN RESIDENCE			STUDYING OFF CAMPUS
	MEN	WOMEN	TOTAL	MEN	WOMEN	TOTAL
TOTAL ENROLLMENT	902	903	1,805	59	80	139
Declared Students	395	399	794	59	80	139
% of total enrollment	43.8%	44.2%	*44.0%*	100.0%	100.0%	*100.0%*
Undeclared Students	507	504	1,011	0	0	0
% of total enrollment	56.2%	55.8%	*56.0%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*

MAJORS
Humanities / Fine Arts	109	161	270	20	30	50
*% of declared students*	*27.6%*	*40.4%*	*34.0%*	*33.9%*	*37.5%*	*36.0%*
Art History	3	19	22	1	2	3
% of declared students	0.8%	4.8%	*2.8%*	1.7%	2.5%	*2.2%*
Art History and Archaeology	0	0	0	0	1	1
% of declared students	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*	0.0%	1.3%	*0.7%*
Art History and Visual Arts	2	3	5	1	1	2
% of declared students	0.5%	0.8%	*0.6%*	1.7%	1.3%	*1.4%*
Classical Archaeology	1	1	2	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.3%	0.3%	*0.3%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Classical Studies	5	3	8	0	0	0
% of declared students	1.3%	0.8%	*1.0%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Classics	10	1	11	0	0	0
% of declared students	2.5%	0.3%	*1.4%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
English	15	29	44	3	5	8
% of declared students	3.8%	7.3%	*5.5%*	5.1%	6.3%	*5.8%*
English and Theater	2	1	3	1	1	2
% of declared students	0.5%	0.3%	*0.4%*	1.7%	1.3%	*1.4%*
French	2	19	21	0	6	6
% of declared students	0.5%	4.8%	*2.6%*	0.0%	7.5%	*4.3%*
German	8	8	16	1	0	1
% of declared students	2.0%	2.0%	*2.0%*	1.7%	0.0%	*0.7%*
History	26	16	42	7	4	11
% of declared students	6.6%	4.0%	*5.3%*	11.9%	5.0%	*7.9%*
Music	7	4	11	0	0	0
% of declared students	1.8%	1.0%	*1.4%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Philosophy	6	0	6	0	0	0
% of declared students	1.5%	0.0%	*0.8%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Religion	5	4	9	2	1	3
% of declared students	1.3%	1.0%	*1.1%*	3.4%	1.3%	*2.2%*
Romance Languages	1	7	8	2	1	3
% of declared students	0.3%	1.8%	*1.0%*	3.4%	1.3%	*2.2%*
Russian	4	2	6	0	0	0
% of declared students	1.0%	0.5%	*0.8%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Spanish	4	27	31	0	4	4
% of declared students	1.0%	6.8%	*3.9%*	0.0%	5.0%	*2.9%*
Visual Arts	8	17	25	2	4	6
% of declared students	2.0%	4.3%	*3.1%*	3.4%	5.0%	*4.3%*

Natural Sciences / Mathematics	188	170	358	20	23	43
*% of declared students*	*47.6%*	*42.6%*	*45.1%*	*33.9%*	*28.8%*	*30.9%*
Biochemistry	23	20	43	2	2	4
% of declared students	5.8%	5.0%	*5.4%*	3.4%	2.5%	*2.9%*
Biology	16	43	59	6	7	13
% of declared students	4.1%	10.8%	*7.4%*	10.2%	8.8%	*9.4%*
Chemical Physics	1	0	1	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.3%	0.0%	*0.1%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Chemistry	12	9	21	2	0	2
% of declared students	3.0%	2.3%	*2.6%*	3.4%	0.0%	*1.4%*
Computer Science	30	9	39	1	2	3
% of declared students	7.6%	2.3%	*4.9%*	1.7%	2.5%	*2.2%*
Computer Science and Mathematics	1	0	1	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.3%	0.0%	*0.1%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Earth and Oceanographic Science	17	34	51	2	5	7
% of declared students	4.3%	8.5%	*6.4%*	3.4%	6.3%	*5.0%*
Mathematics	50	24	74	4	2	6
% of declared students	12.7%	6.0%	*9.3%*	6.8%	2.5%	*4.3%*
Neuroscience	15	26	41	0	4	4
% of declared students	3.8%	6.5%	*5.2%*	0.0%	5.0%	*2.9%*
Physics	23	5	28	3	1	4
% of declared students	5.8%	1.3%	*3.5%*	5.1%	1.3%	*2.9%*

Social / Behavioral Sciences	187	160	347	29	38	67
*% of declared students*	*47.3%*	*40.1%*	*43.7%*	*49.2%*	*47.5%*	*48.2%*
Anthropology	8	20	28	1	2	3
% of declared students	2.0%	5.0%	*3.5%*	1.7%	2.5%	*2.2%*
Economics	80	29	109	12	6	18
% of declared students	20.3%	7.3%	*13.7%*	20.3%	7.5%	*12.9%*
Government	80	58	138	13	19	32
% of declared students	20.3%	14.5%	*17.4%*	22.0%	23.8%	*23.0%*
Psychology	11	27	38	2	7	9
% of declared students	2.8%	6.8%	*4.8%*	3.4%	8.8%	*6.5%*
Sociology	8	26	34	1	4	5
% of declared students	2.0%	6.5%	*4.3%*	1.7%	5.0%	*3.6%*

Interdisciplinary Majors	38	73	111	5	14	19
*% of declared students*	*9.6%*	*18.3%*	*14.0%*	*8.5%*	*17.5%*	*13.7%*
Africana Studies	2	4	6	0	1	1
% of declared students	0.5%	1.0%	*0.8%*	0.0%	1.3%	*0.7%*
Asian Studies	6	11	17	1	2	3
% of declared students	1.5%	2.8%	*2.1%*	1.7%	2.5%	*2.2%*
Environmental Studies *	18	41	59	4	5	9
% of declared students	4.6%	10.3%	*7.4%*	6.8%	6.3%	*6.5%*
Eurasian and East European Studies	1	0	1	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.3%	0.0%	*0.1%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Gender and Women's Studies	1	12	13	0	2	2
% of declared students	0.3%	3.0%	*1.6%*	0.0%	2.5%	*1.4%*
Latin American Studies	1	4	5	0	3	3
% of declared students	0.3%	1.0%	*0.6%*	0.0%	3.8%	*2.2%*
Mathematics and Economics	6	0	6	0	1	1
% of declared students	1.5%	0.0%	*0.8%*	0.0%	1.3%	*0.7%*
Mathematics and Education	3	1	4	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.8%	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 2014 - Declared Minors

MINORS	IN RESIDENCE			STUDYING OFF CAMPUS
	MEN	WOMEN	TOTAL	MEN	WOMEN	TOTAL
TOTAL ENROLLMENT	902	903	1,805	59	80	139
Declared Students	198	226	424	32	43	75
% of total enrollment	22.0%	25.0%	*23.5%*	54.2%	53.8%	*54.0%*
Undeclared Students	704	677	1,381	27	37	64
% of total enrollment	78.0%	75.0%	*76.5%*	45.8%	46.3%	*46.0%*

MINORS
Humanities / Fine Arts	64	82	146	12	17	29
*% of declared students*	*32.3%*	*36.3%*	*34.4%*	*37.5%*	*39.5%*	*38.7%*
Art History	1	9	10	0	1	1
% of declared students	0.5%	4.0%	*2.4%*	0.0%	2.3%	*1.3%*
Cinema Studies	8	4	12	1	4	5
% of declared students	4.0%	1.8%	*2.8%*	3.1%	9.3%	*6.7%*
Classics-Archaeology	0	2	2	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.0%	0.9%	*0.5%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Classics-Classical Studies	0	1	1	2	0	2
% of declared students	0.0%	0.4%	*0.2%*	6.3%	0.0%	*2.7%*
Classics-Classics	0	1	1	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.0%	0.4%	*0.2%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Classics-Greek	1	0	1	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.5%	0.0%	*0.2%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Classics-Latin	0	1	1	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.0%	0.4%	*0.2%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Dance	1	4	5	1	0	1
% of declared students	0.5%	1.8%	*1.2%*	3.1%	0.0%	*1.3%*
English	6	9	15	0	0	0
% of declared students	3.0%	4.0%	*3.5%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
French	5	3	8	0	2	2
% of declared students	2.5%	1.3%	*1.9%*	0.0%	4.7%	*2.7%*
German	6	4	10	0	0	0
% of declared students	3.0%	1.8%	*2.4%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
History	6	6	12	1	3	4
% of declared students	3.0%	2.7%	*2.8%*	3.1%	7.0%	*5.3%*
Italian	3	5	8	2	2	4
% of declared students	1.5%	2.2%	*1.9%*	6.3%	4.7%	*5.3%*
Music	8	4	12	1	0	1
% of declared students	4.0%	1.8%	*2.8%*	3.1%	0.0%	*1.3%*
Philosophy	3	1	4	0	0	0
% of declared students	1.5%	0.4%	*0.9%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Religion	0	1	1	1	1	2
% of declared students	0.0%	0.4%	*0.2%*	3.1%	2.3%	*2.7%*
Russian	1	1	2	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.5%	0.4%	*0.5%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Spanish	6	13	19	1	3	4
% of declared students	3.0%	5.8%	*4.5%*	3.1%	7.0%	*5.3%*
Theater	4	3	7	1	0	1
% of declared students	2.0%	1.3%	*1.7%*	3.1%	0.0%	*1.3%*
Visual Arts	5	10	15	1	1	2
% of declared students	2.5%	4.4%	*3.5%*	3.1%	2.3%	*2.7%*

Natural Sciences / Mathematics	45	39	84	6	6	12
*% of declared students*	*22.7%*	*17.3%*	*19.8%*	*18.8%*	*14.0%*	*16.0%*
Biology	1	6	7	0	2	2
% of declared students	0.5%	2.7%	*1.7%*	0.0%	4.7%	*2.7%*
Chemistry	9	13	22	1	0	1
% of declared students	4.5%	5.8%	*5.2%*	3.1%	0.0%	*1.3%*
Computer Science	9	4	13	2	1	3
% of declared students	4.5%	1.8%	*3.1%*	6.3%	2.3%	*4.0%*
Earth and Oceanographic Science	4	2	6	0	0	0
% of declared students	2.0%	0.9%	*1.4%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Mathematics	18	11	29	2	3	5
% of declared students	9.1%	4.9%	*6.8%*	6.3%	7.0%	*6.7%*
Physics	4	3	7	1	0	1
% of declared students	2.0%	1.3%	*1.7%*	3.1%	0.0%	*1.3%*

Social / Behavioral Sciences	77	87	164	12	16	28
*% of declared students*	*38.9%*	*38.5%*	*38.7%*	*37.5%*	*37.2%*	*37.3%*
Anthropology	4	4	8	1	3	4
% of declared students	2.0%	1.8%	*1.9%*	3.1%	7.0%	*5.3%*
Economics	29	9	38	5	2	7
% of declared students	14.6%	4.0%	*9.0%*	15.6%	4.7%	*9.3%*
Economics and Finance	3	0	3	1	0	1
% of declared students	1.5%	0.0%	*0.7%*	3.1%	0.0%	*1.3%*
Education Studies	5	31	36	0	2	2
% of declared students	2.5%	13.7%	*8.5%*	0.0%	4.7%	*2.7%*
Government	21	9	30	2	1	3
% of declared students	10.6%	4.0%	*7.1%*	6.3%	2.3%	*4.0%*
Psychology	3	7	10	1	4	5
% of declared students	1.5%	3.1%	*2.4%*	3.1%	9.3%	*6.7%*
Sociology	8	10	18	0	0	0
% of declared students	4.0%	4.4%	*4.2%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Teaching	4	17	21	2	4	6
% of declared students	2.0%	7.5%	*5.0%*	6.3%	9.3%	*8.0%*

Interdisciplinary Minors	12	18	30	2	4	6
*% of declared students*	*6.1%*	*8.0%*	*7.1%*	*6.3%*	*9.3%*	*8.0%*
Africana Studies	1	1	2	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.5%	0.4%	*0.5%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Asian Studies	1	1	2	1	1	2
% of declared students	0.5%	0.4%	*0.5%*	3.1%	2.3%	*2.7%*
Asian Studies-Chinese	3	3	6	0	0	0
% of declared students	1.5%	1.3%	*1.4%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Asian Studies-Japanese	3	2	5	0	0	0
% of declared students	1.5%	0.9%	*1.2%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Environmental Studies	2	2	4	0	1	1
% of declared students	1.0%	0.9%	*0.9%*	0.0%	2.3%	*1.3%*
Gay and Lesbian Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
% of declared students	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*	0.0%	0.0%	*0.0%*
Gender and Women's Studies	0	6	6	0	1	1
% of declared students	0.0%	2.7%	*1.4%*	0.0%	2.3%	*1.3%*
Latin American Studies	2	3	5	1	1	2
% of declared students	1.0%	1.3%	*1.2%*	3.1%	2.3%	*2.7%*

SUMMARY TABLE

Fall 2014 - Top Ten Declared Majors

1. Government, 170

2. Economics, 127

3. Mathematics, 80

4. Biology, 72

5. Environmental Studies, 68

6. Earth and Oceanographic Science, 58

7. History, 53

8. English, 52

9. Biochemistry, 47

9. Psychology, 47

Of the 1,944 students studying in residence and off campus, 933 (48.0%) have declared a major as of Fall 2014. Of these 933 students, 602 (64.5%) have declared a single major; 67 (7.2%) have declared a coordinate major (Environmental Studies in addition to another major); 263 (28.2%) have declared a double major; and one (0.1%) has declared a double-coordinate major.

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Maintained by Margaret Allen, Bowdoin College Office of Institutional Research
Last Update: February 20, 2015
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