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Table 28: Year to Year Change in Majors By Department (from 2012 to 2013)
| MAJORS BY DEPARTMENT |
Prior Year (2012) |
Current Year (2013) |
Ratio of New to Continuing Majors |
Summary (%) |
| New |
Continuing |
Graduated |
Changed Major |
Left Hunter |
Changed Major |
Left Hunter |
Changed or Left |
| Anthropology |
129 |
68 |
57 |
49 |
2 |
21 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
16.3 |
17.8 |
| Art |
335 |
146 |
169 |
87 |
7 |
72 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
21.5 |
23.6 |
| Biology |
399 |
230 |
162 |
82 |
50 |
105 |
1.4 |
12.5 |
26.3 |
38.8 |
| Black & Puerto Rican Studies |
48 |
23 |
13 |
16 |
6 |
13 |
1.8 |
12.5 |
27.1 |
39.6 |
| Chemistry |
312 |
172 |
193 |
52 |
19 |
48 |
0.9 |
6.1 |
15.4 |
21.5 |
| Childhood Ed (1-6) |
100 |
30 |
59 |
31 |
1 |
9 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
9.0 |
10.0 |
| Classical & Oriental Studies |
124 |
68 |
59 |
34 |
12 |
22 |
1.2 |
9.7 |
17.7 |
27.4 |
| Computer Science |
175 |
100 |
98 |
29 |
9 |
39 |
1.0 |
5.1 |
22.3 |
27.4 |
| Dance |
65 |
28 |
32 |
13 |
0 |
20 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
30.8 |
30.8 |
| Economics |
715 |
360 |
338 |
157 |
21 |
182 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
25.5 |
28.4 |
| English |
1,013 |
460 |
549 |
263 |
31 |
157 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
15.5 |
18.6 |
| Film & Media Studies |
587 |
279 |
246 |
164 |
7 |
170 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
29.0 |
30.2 |
| Geography |
144 |
53 |
78 |
37 |
8 |
21 |
0.7 |
5.6 |
14.6 |
20.1 |
| German |
22 |
11 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
27.3 |
27.3 |
| Health Sciences |
206 |
75 |
102 |
76 |
6 |
22 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
10.7 |
13.6 |
| History |
206 |
112 |
83 |
56 |
22 |
45 |
1.3 |
10.7 |
21.8 |
32.5 |
| Mathematics |
195 |
79 |
85 |
33 |
14 |
63 |
0.9 |
7.2 |
32.3 |
39.5 |
| Music |
145 |
57 |
92 |
23 |
7 |
23 |
0.6 |
4.8 |
15.9 |
20.7 |
| Nursing |
345 |
273 |
145 |
165 |
0 |
35 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
| Philosophy |
83 |
40 |
33 |
18 |
7 |
25 |
1.2 |
8.4 |
30.1 |
38.6 |
| Physics & Astronomy |
40 |
22 |
25 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
0.9 |
5.0 |
15.0 |
20.0 |
| Political Science |
339 |
167 |
164 |
95 |
19 |
61 |
1.0 |
5.6 |
18.0 |
23.6 |
| Psychology |
2,126 |
1,028 |
1,001 |
565 |
78 |
482 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
22.7 |
26.3 |
| Religion |
70 |
43 |
31 |
14 |
5 |
20 |
1.4 |
7.1 |
28.6 |
35.7 |
| Romance Languages |
168 |
72 |
52 |
43 |
24 |
49 |
1.4 |
14.3 |
29.2 |
43.5 |
| Sociology |
492 |
211 |
183 |
169 |
33 |
104 |
1.2 |
6.7 |
21.1 |
27.8 |
| Special Honors |
224 |
116 |
111 |
59 |
8 |
46 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
20.5 |
24.1 |
| Theatre |
81 |
42 |
32 |
29 |
5 |
15 |
1.3 |
6.2 |
18.5 |
24.7 |
| Urban Studies |
65 |
28 |
27 |
17 |
6 |
15 |
1.0 |
9.2 |
23.1 |
32.3 |
| Women's Studies |
79 |
42 |
22 |
33 |
7 |
17 |
1.9 |
8.9 |
21.5 |
30.4 |
| Note: Majors with 10 or more students shown |
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| Source: CUNY Graduation File, AY2012-13, CUNY Show Files, F12 - F13 |
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