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Table 21: Undergraduate Majors By Department & Program

 

  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  N N N N N % % % % %
ARTS & SCIENCES                     
                     
Anthropology 147 150 152 147 134 2.1 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.7
Anthropology -- 12 146 149 150 145 131 2.1 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.7
Anthro(BA-MA) -- 412 1 1 2 2 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
                     
Art 311 342 381 393 370 4.5 5.0 5.3 5.1 4.8
Art Hist (24cr) -- 10 62 84 100 104 92 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.2
Art Stud (42cr) -- 15 104 122 146 148 146 1.5 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.9
Art Stud (24cr) -- 16 106 105 112 108 108 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.4
Art History (42 Cr)  -- 29 23 19 14 20 13 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2
Fine Arts-BFA -- 94 16 12 9 13 11 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1
                     
Biology 298 257 261 294 348 4.3 3.7 3.6 3.8 4.5
Biol Sci II(26cr) -- 14 2 4 3 0 0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Biol Sci I -- 17 286 242 247 281 326 4.2 3.5 3.4 3.7 4.2
Biol I Beh Neurobio -- 17A -- -- -- -- 8 -- -- -- -- 0.1
Biol Sci I-Bioinfo -- 17B -- -- -- -- 4 -- -- -- -- 0.1
Biol Sci I-Biophys -- 17C -- -- -- -- 2 -- -- -- -- 0.0
Biological Sci TEP -- 17E 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Biol Sci I Adol Ed  -- E17 -- 1 1 2 0 -- 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bio Sci (BA/MA) - 414  1 5 5 1 1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Bio Sci & Adol Ed B -- 415 -- -- -- 6 4 -- -- -- 0.1 0.1
Bio/EvHS BA-MS  -- 417 2 1 0 0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bio Tech (BA-MA) - 418 2 2 5 3 2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Bio Tech (BS/MA) - 419 4 2 0 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
                     
Black and Puerto Rican Studies 83 70 61 53 42 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.5
Black+P R Stud  -- 19 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lat.Amer/Carib Studies -- 43 10 3 4 9 9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
Afr./PR/Latino Studies -- 20 72 67 57 44 33 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4
                     
Chemistry 190 208 242 246 246 2.8 3.0 3.4 3.2 3.2
Chemistry (26cr)  -- 22 129 53 29 22 23 1.9 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.3
Chemistry (40 Cr) -- 50 7 8 9 12 15 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2
Chemistry Maj2 Opt2 Biochem - 52A 54 146 199 210 204 0.8 2.1 2.8 2.7 2.6
Chemistry (BA/MA)(TEP) - 422 0 1 5 2 4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
                     
Classical and Oriental Studies 113 129 132 126 126 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.6
Class Archaeology -- 13,13A 14 14 23 22 26 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3
Classical Stud  -- 18 41 32 38 44 40 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5
Greek  -- 36 0 0 1 3 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hebrew -- 38 17 16 20 10 9 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1
Chinese Lang+Lit -- 51 17 34 28 28 33 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Chin Lang/Lit Adol -- E51 -- 4 4 1 0 -- 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Latin  -- 52 4 2 1 1 1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Latin + Greek -- 53 4 7 5 3 4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Russian  -- 77, 77A,77B 16 20 12 14 12 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1
                     
Computer Sci -- 33, 33A 62 69 78 96 113 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.5
                     
Dance 72 76 58 66 53 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.7
Dance  -- 25 60 64 48 56 48 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6
Dance ADOL ED  -- E25 12 12 10 10 5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
                     
Economics 798 714 779 805 749 11.6 10.4 10.8 10.5 9.6
Economics  -- 24 299 252 280 306 262 4.3 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.4
Econ (BA-MA) -- 424 34 27 19 9 3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0
Accounting-BS -- 93
465 435 480 490 484 6.8 6.3 6.7 6.4 6.2
                     
English 1075 1,029 1,025 998 1,028 15.6 15.0 14.3 13.1 13.2
English  -- 26 134 41 15 17 17 1.9 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2
English ADOL ED -- E26 20 32 29 37 44 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.6
English Lang Arts  -- 27 340 324 336 331 315 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.1
Comparative Lit -- 31 2 4 5 2 5 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
English-Lit+Lang+Crit - 26A 331 334 342 313 355 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.1 4.6
English-Creative Writing - 26B 182 224 247 243 231 2.6 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.0
Engl Adol Ed Non Cert-- 26C -- -- -- 11 42 -- -- -- 0.1 0.5
English-Secondary Ed - 26G 66 70 51 44 19 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.2
                     
Film and Media Studies 600 615 648 601 615 8.7 8.9 9.0 7.9 7.9
Media Studies -- 71 387 390 418 399 424 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.2 5.5
Film (27cr) -- 82 186 131 78 41 20 2.7 1.9 1.1 0.5 0.3
Film (30 cr) -- 82A 18 90 151 161 171 0.0 1.3 2.1 2.1 2.2
Film Production -- 87 9 3 1 0 0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
                     
Geography 114 125 143 149 154 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0
Geography  -- 30 76 69 78 80 73 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9
Geography ADOL ED  -- E30 15 7 4 5 1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
Georgaphy - Soc Stud --30A -- 3 2 0 1 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Soc Stud Geogr & Qst -- 30S -- 12 11 8 9 -- 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1
Environ. Sci Studies -- 45 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Energy & Envir Stud -- 44 1 0 1 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Environmental Studies -- 69 22 20 15 9 3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0
Environ. Earth Sci -- 69A -- 11 23 29 31 -- 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.4
Envir Manage/Policy -- 69B -- 2 8 14 27 -- 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3
Earth Sci Adol -- 487 -- -- -- 3 8 -- -- -- 0.0 0.1
                     
German 26 25 19 18 14 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2
German-Lang+Lit -- 34 25 24 19 18 14 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
German ADOL ED -- E34 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
                     
History 213 246 221 232 225 3.1 3.6 3.1 3.0 2.9
History  -- 40 196 226 201 204 200 2.8 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.6
Social Stud ADOL ED -- E40 17 20 20 27 25 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3
History Intl Affairs -- 46 -- -- -- 1 0 -- -- -- 0.0 0.0
                     
Jewish Soc Stud -- 41 1 1 2 2 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
                     
Math and Statistics 117 115 112 124 136 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.8
Math (BA-MA) -- 454 8 8 7 8 5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Math (TEP) (BA/MA) -- 460 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Math (BA/MA) ADOL ED - 461 6 6 15 17 19 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2
Math,Stat & Applied Math--455 6 5 3 4 2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0
Mathematics -- 54 83 74 70 78 85 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1
Math Opt I Prof Stud -- 54A -- 1 1 0 3 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Math Opt 2 Adv Stud -- 54B -- -- -- 1 1 -- -- -- 0.0 0.0
Math Opt 2 Child Ed -- 54C -- -- -- 1 3 -- -- -- 0.0 0.0
Math  - QBIO Bioinfo -- 54D -- -- -- 1 1 -- -- -- 0.0 0.0
Mathematics ADOL ED --E54 5 9 2 1 2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Statistics -- 84 9 11 12 12 15 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Statistics /Appl Mat -- 463 -- 1 2 1 0 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
                     
Music 105 105 122 121 110 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.4
Music (BA-MA) -- 456 3 0 0 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Music (42 Cr) -- 55 74 82 91 83 79 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.0
Music (24 Cr) -- 56 14 9 12 15 16 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2
Music (60cr) BM -- 57 14 14 19 22 15 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2
                     
Philosophy & Religion 120 131 139 146 126 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.6
Philosophy -- 58 64 62 66 70 71 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Philos-PPS Conc -- 58A -- -- -- -- 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Religion -- 72 56 69 73 76 53 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.7
                     
Physics and Astronomy 32 30 36 19 31 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.4
Physics (BA-MA) -- 462 9 6 6 3 5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Physics  -- 62 22 22 28 15 18 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2
Phys Prof Studies -- 62A -- -- -- -- 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Phys Op3-Biophys -- 62C -- -- -- -- 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Physics  ADOL ED-- E62 1 2 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
                     
Political Sci -- 66 431 380 373 468 384 6.3 5.5 5.2 6.1 4.9
                     
Psychology -- 74 995 1,107 1,177 1,360 1,621 14.5 16.1 16.4 17.8 20.9
                     
Romance Languages 139 139 140 163 159 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.0
French -- 28 24 7 9 6 3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
French-Literature -- 28A -- 4 7 8 9 -- 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
French-Lang+Civ -- 28B -- 15 15 29 33 -- 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.4
Italian (30Cr) -- 21 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italian  -- 48 22 15 18 18 9 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1
Italian-Literature -- 48A -- 2 2 3 3 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italian-Lang+Civ --48B -- 2 4 7 10 -- 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
Italian ADOL ED  -- E48 3 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Romance Languages -- 76 16 8 11 9 6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
Spanish  -- 80 62 61 49 38 24 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.3
Spanish-Literature -- 80A -- -- -- 11 17 -- -- -- 0.1 0.2
Spanish-Sp/Eng Ttran -- 80B -- 11 20 31 44 -- 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.6
Spanish ADOL ED -- E80 11 12 5 3 1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0
                     
Sociology 431 387 434 414 422 6.3 5.6 6.0 5.4 5.4
Soc+S Res-BA-MS -- 478 7 10 7 4 5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Sociology  -- 78 424 377 427 410 417 6.2 5.5 5.9 5.4 5.4
                     
Special Honors  -- 79 171 189 179 200 199 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.6
                     
Theatre 117 103 101 81 99 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.3
Theater (30cr)  -- 81 104 91 100 80 97 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.0 1.2
Theatre and Film (30cr) -- 83 5 9 1 1 1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Theatre Arts -- 86 8 3 0 0 1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
                     
Urban Affairs and Planning 48 41 60 57 55 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7
Urban Studies (39cr) -- 75 0 1 5 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Urban Studies (24cr) -- 85 48 40 55 56 55 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7
                     
Women and Gender Studies 63 66 51 52 69 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.9
Women's Studies (18cr) -- 89 63 66 51 52 69 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.9
                     
CUNY BA  -- 900 148 145 88 91 91 2.2 2.1 1.2 1.2 1.2
                     
EDUCATION                       
Childhood Education  131 144 144 120 105 1.9 2.1 2.0 1.6 1.4
                     
Health and Physical Ed. 0 2 0 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Health Educ-BS  -- 35 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Phys Ed 51cr BS -- 97 0 2 0 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Phys Ed 21cr BS -- 98 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
                     
Sec.Educ  TEP -- 07E,  61 64 71 63 79 79 1.4 1.5 1.1 1.9 1.0
                     
HEALTH PROFESSIONS                     
                     
Health Sciences 143 155 193 250 247 2.1 2.3 2.7 3.3 3.2
Env Health Sci-BS -- 63 0 0 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Comm Hlth Ed-BS -- 64 51 62 61 75 56 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.7
Med Lab Sci-BS  -- 68 58 68 80 113 129 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.7
Health Sci Major - 68P 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nutri & Food Sci  -- 91 32 25 50 61 61 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.8
                     
Nursing 245 288 329 362 447 3.6 4.2 4.6 4.7 5.8
Nursing-BS -- 95 157 184 198 191 210 2.3 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.7
Nursing Accel BS -- 95A -- -- -- 17 26 -- -- -- 0.2 0.3
RN Pathway(Nurs)  -- 96 84 104 130 154 211 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.7
Beth Israel Nurses --06 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nursing-Major -- 08P 3 0 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
                     
Unduplicated School Totals**
Arts and Sciences (excl.TEP) 6,058 6,043 6,356 6,667 6,799 88.1 87.8 88.4 87.3 87.5
Education  286 248 221 269 184 4.2 3.6 3.1 3.5 2.4
Health Professions 388 443 522 612 694 5.6 6.4 7.3 8.0 8.9
Others 148 145 88 91 91 2.2 2.1 1.2 1.2 1.2
Unduplicated Undergraduate Total 6,880 6,879 7,187 7,639 7,768 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

 Source: CUNY IRDB, CUNY Show Files

* Percentages are based on unduplicated totals. Percentages within schools may be greater than 100% because of multiple majors.  

** Students who has double majors in the school of Arts and Sciences will only be counted once.

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