Response Rates by Major - 2001
The response rate varies considerably with the graduate's major. While no responses were received from Classics, Geology, German, and Urban Studies graduates, other majors had a greater than 25% response rate.  Majors with a greater than 25% response rate were: Art History, Biochemistry, Economics, French, Historic Preservation/Community Planning, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Special Education.(see Table 4).

Table 4
Response Rates by Major


Major  Total Graduates  Response Rate
Accounting     43     9 (  20.9%)
Anthropology     40     8 (  20.0%)
Art History     15     4 (  26.7%)
Arts Management     33     4 (  12.1%)
Art Studio     53      3 (    5.7%)
Biochemistry       7     3 (  42.9%)
Biology   136   21 (  15.4%)
Business Administration   255   32 (  12.5%)
Chemistry     16     3 (  18.8%)
Classics       5     0 (    0.0%)
Communications   222   43 (  19.4%)
Computer Science     28     1 (    3.6%)
Economics       6     2 (  33.3%)
Elementary Education   147   23 (  15.6%)
English     56     6 (  10.7%)
French     18     5 (  27.8%)
Geology     13     0 (    0.0%)
German       4     0 (    0.0%)
Historic Preservation/Community Planning     13     4 (  30.8%)
History     53     7 (  13.2%)
Information Systems       7     1 (  14.3%)
International Business     31     4 (  12.9%)
Marine Biology     39     8 (  20.5%)
Mathematics     21     4 (  19.0%)
Music     10     2 (  20.0%)
Philosophy     12     3 (  25.0%)
Physical Education     62     8 (  12.9%)
Physics     16     2 (  12.9%)
Political Science     55   10 (  18.2%)
Psychology   145   18 ( 12.4%)
Religious Studies        8     2 (  25.0%)
Sociology      53   13 (  24.5%)
Spanish      28     3 (  10.7%)
Special Education      27     9 (  33.3%)
Theatre      25     1 (    4.0%)
Urban Studies         3     0 (    0.0%)
Total 1705 266 (  15.6%)
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