Response Rates by Major - 2002
The response rate varies considerably with the graduate's major. While no responses were received from Biochemistry, Classics, German, Information Systems, Music and Religious Studies graduates, other majors had a greater than 25% response rate.  Majors with a greater than 25% response rate were: Art History, Geology, International Business, Marine Biology, Sociology and Special Education (see Table 4).

Table 4
Response Rates by Major


Major  Total Graduates  Response Rate
Accounting     29     5 (  17.2%)
Anthropology     46     5 (  10.9%)
Art History     15     4 (  26.7%)
Arts Management     24     6 (  25.0%)
Art Studio     41      4  (   9.8%) 
Athletic Training       6      1  (  16.7%) 
Biochemistry       5     0  (   0.0%)
Biology   111   20 (  18.0%)
Business Administration   242   40 (  16.5%)
Chemistry     13     1  (   7.7%)
Classics       2     0  (   0.0%)
Communications   270   38 (  14.1%)
Computer Science      30     7 (   23.3%)
Economics      29     5 (   17.2%)
Elementary Education   139   17 (  12.2%)
English     41     8 (   19.5%)
French     14     2  (  14.3%) 
Geology     15     6 (   40.0%)
German       1     0  (    0.0%)
Historic Preservation/Community Planning     23     3  (  13.0%)
History     51     5  (    9.8%)
Information Systems       9     0  (    0.0%)
International Business     44     13 ( 29.5%)
Marine Biology     26     7  (  26.9%)
Mathematics     13     2  (  15.4%)
Music     13     0  (    0.0%)
Philosophy     21     1  (    4.8%)
Physical Education     54     10 ( 18.5%)
Physics     12     1   (   8.3%)
Political Science     63   11 (  17.5%)
Psychology   172   25 (  14.5%)
Religious Studies      14     0  (    0.0%)
Sociology      59   16 (  27.1%)
Spanish      39     4 (  10.3%)
Special Education      27     7 (  25.9%)
Theatre      35     4 (  11.4%)
Urban Studies         9     1 (  11.1%)
Total 1757  279( 15.9%)
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