Response Rates by Major - 2005

The response rate varies considerably with the graduate's major. While no responses were received from Athletic Training, German, Math, and Music, other majors had a greater than 20% response rate (see Table 4).

Table 4
Response Rates by Major

Major  Total Graduates  Response Rate
Accounting     51     9 (  17.6%)
Anthropology     41     2 (  4.9%)
Art History     28     5 (  17.9%)
Arts Management     41     8 (  19.5%)
Art Studio     60       3  (   5.0%) 
Athletic Training       3      0  ( 0.0%) 
Biochemistry    22     5  (  22.7%)
Biology   154   25 (  16.2%)
Business Administration   288   53 (   18.4%)
Chemistry     27     1  (   3.7%)
Classics      8     1  ( 12.5%)
Communications   306   51 (  16.7%)
Computer Science     26     2 (   7.7%)
Economics     30     7  (  23.3%)
Education (Early, Elementary, Middle)   108   14 (  13.0%)
English     65     12 (  18.5%)
French    18     2   (  11.1%) 
Geology     12     3  (  25.0%)
German      8     0  (  0.0%)
Historic Preservation/Community Planning     30     5  (  16.7%)
History     66     10  (  15.2%)
International Business     74     9  ( 12.2%)
Marine Biology     24     6  (  25.0%)
Mathematics     11     0  (    0.0%)
Music     12     0  (  0.0%)
Philosophy     24     2  (   8.3%)
Physical Education     81     14  ( 17.3%)
Physics     18     3  ( 16.7%)
Political Science     87     21 (  24.1%)
Psychology   187   36 (  19.3%)
Religious Studies     14     3  (  21.4%)
Sociology     58     10 (  17.2%)
Spanish     47     4  (   8.5%)
Special Education     21     4  (   19.0%)
Theatre     40     4  (  10.0%)
Urban Studies       8     1  (   12.5%)
Total 2098  335 (  16.0%)

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