Majors & Minors

Fall 2009 Declared Majors, Declared Minors & Summary Table


 MAJORS IN RESIDENCE STUDYING OFF CAMPUS
  MEN  WOMEN  TOTAL  MEN  WOMEN  TOTAL 
 TOTAL ENROLLMENT 871  906  1,777  44  67  111 
 Declared Students 382  410  792  44  66  110 
 % of total enrollment 43.9%  45.3%  44.6%  100.0%  98.5%  99.1% 
 Undeclared Students 489  496  985  0  1  1 
 % of total enrollment 56.1%  54.7%  55.4%  0.0%  1.5%  0.9% 
             
 MAJORS            
 Humanities / Fine Arts 141  193  334  23  40  63 
 % of declared students 36.9%  47.1%  42.2%  52.3%  60.6%  57.3% 
  Art History 3  20  23  0  5  5 
  % of declared students 0.8%  4.9%  2.9%  0.0%  7.6%  4.5% 
  Classical Archaeology 2  1  3  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.5%  0.2%  0.4%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Classical Studies 2  5  7  0  1  1 
  % of declared students 0.5%  1.2%  0.9%  0.0%  1.5%  0.9% 
  Classics 3  7  10  1  0  1 
  % of declared students 0.8%  1.7%  1.3%  2.3%  0.0%  0.9% 
  English 29  39  68  5  8  13 
  % of declared students 7.6%  9.5%  8.6%  11.4%  12.1%  11.8% 
  French 7  21  28  2  7  9 
  % of declared students 1.8%  5.1%  3.5%  4.5%  10.6%  8.2% 
  German 12  11  23  3  3  6 
  % of declared students 3.1%  2.7%  2.9%  6.8%  4.5%  5.5% 
  History 32  30  62  4  5  9 
  % of declared students 8.4%  7.3%  7.8%  9.1%  7.6%  8.2% 
  Music 12  7  19  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 3.1%  1.7%  2.4%  0.0%  0.0% 0.0% 
  Philosophy 13  1  14  1  0  1 
  % of declared students 3.4%  0.2%  1.8%  2.3%  0.0%  0.9% 
  Religion 6  4  10  1  1  2 
  % of declared students 1.6%  1.0%  1.3%  2.3%  1.5%  1.8% 
  Romance Languages 3  4  7  0  3  3 
  % of declared students 0.8%  1.0%  0.9%  0.0%  4.5%  2.7% 
  Russian 0  0  0  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Spanish 11  23  34  4  2  6 
  % of declared students 2.9%  5.6%  4.3%  9.1%  3.0%  5.5% 
  Visual Arts 6  20  26  2  5  7 
  % of declared students 1.6%  4.9%  3.3%  4.5%  7.6%  6.4% 
             
 Natural Sciences / Mathematics 109  84  193  6  8  14 
 % of declared students 28.5%  20.5%  24.4%  13.6%  12.1%  12.7% 
  Biology 39  49  88  4  6  10 
  % of declared students 10.2%  12.0%  11.1%  9.1%  9.1%  9.1% 
  Chemistry 9  5  14  0  1  1 
  % of declared students 2.4%  1.2%  1.8%  0.0%  1.5%  0.9% 
  Computer Science 12  1  13  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 3.1%  0.2%  1.6%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Geology 4  4  8  2  0  2 
  % of declared students 1.0%  1.0%  1.0%  4.5%  0.0%  1.8% 
  Mathematics 28  16  44  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 7.3%  3.9%  5.6%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Physics 17  9  26  0  1  1 
  % of declared students 4.5%  2.2%  3.3%  0.0%  1.5%  0.9% 
             
 Social / Behavioral Sciences 189  168  357  25  25  50 
 % of declared students 49.5%  41.0%  45.1%  56.8%  37.9%  45.5% 
  Anthropology 9  21  30  2  4  6 
  % of declared students 2.4%  5.1%  3.8%  4.5%  6.1%  5.5% 
  Economics 82  34  116  7  3  10 
  % of declared students 21.5%  8.3%  14.6%  15.9%  4.5%  9.1% 
  Government 77  63  140  15  11  26 
  % of declared students 20.2%  15.4%  17.7%  34.1%  16.7%  23.6% 
  Psychology 9  33  42  1  6  7 
  % of declared students 2.4%  8.0%  5.3%  2.3%  9.1%  6.4% 
  Sociology 12  17  29  0  1  1 
  % of declared students 3.1%  4.1%  3.7%  0.0%  1.5%  0.9% 
             
 Interdisciplinary Majors 65  110  175  10  18  28 
 % of declared students 17.0%  26.8%  22.1%  22.7%  27.3%  25.5% 
  Africana Studies 3  6  9  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.8%  1.5%  1.1%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  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  4  4  1  1  2 
  % of declared students 0.0%  1.0%  0.5%  2.3%  1.5%  1.8% 
  Asian Studies 8  10  18  2  4  6 
  % of declared students 2.1%  2.4%  2.3%  4.5%  6.1%  5.5% 
  Biochemistry 15  13  28  0  3  3 
  % of declared students 3.9%  3.2%  3.5%  0.0%  4.5%  2.7% 
  Chemical Physics 2  0  2  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.5%  0.0%  0.3%  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 1  2  3  0  1  1 
  % of declared students 0.3%  0.5%  0.4%  0.0%  1.5%  0.9% 
  Environmental Studies * 19  32  51  5  7  12 
  % of declared students 5.0%  7.8%  6.4%  11.4%  10.6%  10.9% 
  Eurasian & East European Studies 0  1  1  1  0  1 
  % of declared students 0.0%  0.2%  0.1%  2.3%  0.0%  0.9% 
  Gender & Women's Studies 0  7  7  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.0%  1.7%  0.9%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Geology / Chemistry 0  0  0  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Geology / Physics 0  2  2  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.0%  0.5%  0.3%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Latin American Studies 0  5  5  0  1  1 
  % of declared students 0.0%  1.2%  0.6%  0.0%  1.5%  0.9% 
  Mathematics / Economics 6  1  7  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 1.6%  0.2%  0.9%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Neuroscience 11  25  36  1  1  2 
  % of declared students 2.9%  6.1%  4.5%  2.3%  1.5%  1.8% 
  Self-Designed 0  2  2  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.0%  0.5%  0.3%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 

* Environmental Studies is offered only as a coordinate major.

Fall 2009 - Declared Minors

 MINORS IN RESIDENCE STUDYING OFF CAMPUS
  MEN  WOMEN  TOTAL  MEN  WOMEN  TOTAL 
 TOTAL ENROLLMENT 871  906  1,777  44  67  111 
 Declared Students 151  215  366  19  39  58 
 % of total enrollment 17.3%  23.7%  20.6%  43.2%  58.2%  52.3% 
 Undeclared Students 720  691  1,411  25  28  53 
 % of total enrollment 82.7%  76.3%  79.4%  56.8%  41.8%  47.7% 
             
 MINORS            
 Humanities / Fine Arts 57  111  168  7  20  27 
 % of declared students 37.7%  51.6%  45.9%  36.8%  51.3%  46.6% 
  Archaeology 3  0  3  0  1  1 
  % of declared students 2.0%  0.0%  0.8%  0.0%  2.6%  1.7% 
  Art History 0  8  8  1  4  5 
  % of declared students 0.0%  3.7%  2.2%  5.3%  10.3%  8.6% 
  Classical Studies 0  1  1  0  1  1 
  % of declared students 0.0%  0.5%  0.3%  0.0%  2.6%  1.7% 
  Classics 0  0  0  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Dance 1  3  4  0  2  2 
  % of declared students 0.7%  1.4%  1.1%  0.0%  5.1%  3.4% 
  English 7  10  17  0  1  1 
  % of declared students 4.6%  4.7%  4.6%  0.0%  2.6%  1.7% 
  Film Studies 3  2  5  0  1  1 
  % of declared students 2.0%  0.9%  1.4%  0.0%  2.6%  1.7% 
  French 5  10  15  1  3  4 
  % of declared students 3.3%  4.7%  4.1%  5.3%  7.7%  6.9% 
  German 0  3  3  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.0%  1.4%  0.8%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Greek 0  0  0  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  History 7  10  17  1  0  1 
  % of declared students 4.6%  4.7%  4.6%  5.3%  0.0%  1.7% 
  Italian 2  10  12  0  1  1 
  % of declared students 1.3%  4.7%  3.3%  0.0%  2.6%  1.7% 
  Latin 0  0  0  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Music 4  9  13  3  0  3 
  % of declared students 2.6%  4.2%  3.6%  15.8%  0.0%  5.2% 
  Philosophy 3  1  4  0  1  1 
  % of declared students 2.0%  0.5%  1.1%  0.0%  2.6%  1.7% 
  Religion 1  1  2  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.7%  0.5%  0.5%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Russian 0  2  2  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.0%  0.9%  0.5%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Spanish 7  21  28  1  2  3 
  % of declared students 4.6%  9.8%  7.7%  5.3%  5.1%  5.2% 
  Theater 6  4  10  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 4.0%  1.9%  2.7%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Visual Arts 8  16  24  0  3  3 
  % of declared students 5.3%  7.4%  6.6%  0.0%  7.7%  5.2% 
             
 Natural Sciences / Mathematics 27  38  65  4  3  7 
 % of declared students 17.9%  17.7%  17.8%  21.1%  7.7%  12.1% 
  Biology 2  15  17  1  2  3 
  % of declared students 1.3%  7.0%  4.6%  5.3%  5.1%  5.2% 
  Chemistry 7  13  20  1  0  1 
  % of declared students 4.6%  6.0%  5.5%  5.3%  0.0%  1.7% 
  Computer Science 1  1  2  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.7%  0.5%  0.5  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Geology 1  0  1  1  0  1 
  % of declared students 0.7%  0.0%  0.3%  5.3%  0.0%  1.7% 
  Mathematics 13  8  21  1  1  2 
  % of declared students 8.6%  3.7%  5.7%  5.3%  2.6%  3.4% 
  Physics 3  1  4  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 2.0%  0.5%  1.1%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
             
 Social / Behavioral Sciences 56  53  109  7  15  22 
 % of declared students 37.1%  24.7%  29.8%  36.8%  38.5%  37.9% 
  Anthropology 3  1  4  1  0  1 
  % of declared students 2.0%  0.5%  1.1%  5.3%  0.0%  1.7% 
  Economics 21  14  35  2  5  7 
  % of declared students 13.9%  6.5%  9.6%  10.5%  12.8%  12.1% 
  Economics & Finance 1  0  1  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.7%  0.0%  0.3%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Education 1  0  1  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.7%  0.0%  0.3%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Education Studies 4  8  12  0  2  2 
  % of declared students 2.6%  3.7%  3.3%  0.0%  5.1%  3.4% 
  Government 11  9  20  3  1  4 
  % of declared students 7.3%  4.2%  5.5%  15.8%  2.6%  6.9% 
  Psychology 2  3  5  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 1.3%  1.4%  1.4%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Sociology 3  4  7  0  1  1 
  % of declared students 2.0%  1.9%  1.9%  0.0%  2.6%  1.7% 
  Teaching 10  14  24  1  6  7 
  % of declared students 6.6%  6.5%  6.6%  5.3%  15.4%  12.1% 
             
 Interdisciplinary Minors 11  13  24  1  1  2 
 % of declared students 7.3%  6.0%  6.6%  5.3%  2.6%  3.4% 
  Africana Studies 1  3  4  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.7%  1.4%  1.1%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Asian Studies 4  5  9  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 2.6%  2.3%  2.5%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Environmental Studies 4  3  7  1  1  2 
  % of declared students 2.6%  1.4%  1.9%  5.3%  2.6%  3.4% 
  Gay & Lesbian Studies 2  0  2  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 1.3%  0.0%  0.5%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Gender & Women's Studies 0  2  2  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.0%  0.9%  0.5%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  Latin American Studies 0  0  0  0  0  0 
  % of declared students 0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
  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 2009 - Top Ten Declared Majors

1. Government, 166
2. Economics, 126
3. Biology, 98
4. English, 81
5. History, 71
6. Environmental Studies, 63
7. Psychology, 49
8. Mathematics, 44
9. Spanish, 40
10. Neuroscience, 38
 

Of the 1,888 students studying in residence and off campus, 902 (47.8%) have declared a major as of Fall 2009. Of these 902 students, 591 (65.5%) have declared a single major; 62 (6.9%) have declared a coordinate major (Environmental Studies in addition to another major); 248 (27.5%) 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: October 13, 2009
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