Response Rates by Major - 2000
The response rate varies considerably with the graduate's major. While no responses were received from Classics and German graduates, other majors had a greater than 25% response rate.  Majors with a greater than 25% response rate were: Art History, Chemistry, International Business, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physical Education, Political Science, Sociology, and Spanish (see Table 4).

Table 4
Response Rates by Major


Major  Total Graduates  Response Rate
Accounting     40     7 (  17.5%)
Anthropology     41     6 (  14.6%)
Art History     19     5 (  26.3%)
Arts Management     32     4 (  12.5%)
Art Studio     47      7  (  14.9%) 
Biochemistry     13     2  (  15.4%)
Biology   134   24 (  17.4%)
Business Administration   225   48 (  21.3%)
Chemistry     14     4  (  28.6%)
Classics       4     0  (   0.0%)
Communications   248   44 (  17.7%)
Computer Science     28     6 (   21.4%)
Economics     15     2 (   13.3%)
Elementary Education   134    21 (  15.7%)
English     57    12 (  21.1%)
French     16     3  (  18.8%) 
Geology     13     2 (   15.4%)
German       4     0  (    0.0%)
Historic Preservation/Community Planning     18     3  (  16.7%)
History     72     6  (    8.3%)
Information Systems       8     1  (  12.5%)
International Business       9     5   ( 55.6%)
Marine Biology     33     8  (  24.2%)
Mathematics     13     4  (  30.8%)
Music     13     1  (    7.7%)
Philosophy       6     2  (  33.3%)
Physical Education     48    15  ( 31.3%)
Physics     18     4   (  22.2%)
Political Science     73   20   (  27.4%)
Psychology   151   35  (  23.2%)
Religious Studies        8     1   (  12.5%)
Sociology      58   18   (  31.0%)
Spanish      33     9  (  27.3%)
Special Education      20     1  (    5.0%)
Theatre      29     5  (  17.2%)
Urban Studies       12     4 (  33.3%)
Total 1707  339( 20.5%)
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