Response Rates by Major - 2003

The response rate varies considerably with the graduate's major. While no responses were received from Classics, German, and Urban Studies graduates, other majors had a greater than 25% response rate.  Majors with a greater than 25% response rate were: Geology, Mathematics, and Special Education (see Table 4).

Table 4
Response Rates by Major

Major  Total Graduates  Response Rate
Accounting     22       3    ( 13.6%)
Anthropology     34       8  (   23.5%)
Art History     24       6   (  25.0%)
Arts Management     24       4  (  16.7%)
Art Studio     41         8  ( 19.5%)
Biochemistry     13       3   ( 23.0%)
Biology   140     25   ( 17.9%)
Business Administration   284     37   ( 13.0%)
Chemistry     13       2  ( 15.4%)
Classics       6       0   (   0.0%)
Communications   380     54   ( 14.2%)
Computer Science     30       5   ( 16.7%)
Economics     20       2  (  10.0%)
Elementary Education   152     12  ( 7.9%)
English     53       6  ( 11.3%)
French     21       3 (  14.3%)
Geology     19       8 ( 42.1%)
German       7       0 ( 0 0%)
Historic Preservation/Community Planning     19       3  ( 15.8%)
History     75       5 (   6.7%)
Information Systems     13       1 (   7.7%)
International Business     62      14 ( 22.6%)
Marine Biology     18       1  ( 5.6%)
Mathematics       8       3  ( 37.5%)
Music     13       2  (   15.4%)
Philosophy     17       1  ( 5.9%)
Physical Education     55       3  ( 5.5%)
Physics     24       2 (   8.3%)
Political Science     88     12  ( 13.6%)
Psychology   166     22  ( 13.3%)
Religious Studies     20       2  (   10.0%)
Sociology     65     12  ( 18.5%)
Spanish     44       7  (   15.9%)
Special Education     18       5  ( 27.8%)
Theatre     41       3 (   7.3%)
Urban Studies        5       0  ( 0.0%)
Total 2034  284  ( 14.0%)

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