| MAJORS BY DEPARTMENT |
Prior Year (2010) |
Current Year (2011) |
Ratio of New to Continuing Majors |
Summary (%) |
| New |
Continuing |
Graduated |
Changed Major |
Left Hunter |
Changed Major |
Left Hunter |
Changed Major or Left |
| Anthropology |
134 |
71 |
63 |
44 |
7 |
20 |
1.1 |
5.2 |
14.9 |
20.1 |
| Art |
370 |
166 |
198 |
92 |
6 |
74 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
20.0 |
21.6 |
| Biology |
334 |
167 |
179 |
40 |
43 |
72 |
0.9 |
12.9 |
21.6 |
34.4 |
| Black & Puerto Rican Studies |
42 |
26 |
17 |
13 |
0 |
12 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
28.6 |
28.6 |
| Chemistry |
241 |
136 |
127 |
69 |
13 |
32 |
1.1 |
5.4 |
13.3 |
18.7 |
| Childhood Ed (1-6) |
105 |
45 |
49 |
40 |
5 |
11 |
0.9 |
4.8 |
10.5 |
15.2 |
| Classical & Oriental Studies |
125 |
63 |
63 |
35 |
5 |
22 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
17.6 |
21.6 |
| Computer Science |
113 |
81 |
67 |
13 |
6 |
27 |
1.2 |
5.3 |
23.9 |
29.2 |
| Dance |
53 |
36 |
29 |
14 |
1 |
9 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
17.0 |
18.9 |
| Economics |
753 |
349 |
394 |
202 |
16 |
141 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
18.7 |
20.8 |
| English |
1,028 |
493 |
520 |
302 |
33 |
173 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
16.8 |
20.0 |
| Film & Media Studies |
615 |
294 |
300 |
196 |
8 |
111 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
18.0 |
19.3 |
| Geography |
146 |
89 |
64 |
41 |
9 |
32 |
1.4 |
6.2 |
21.9 |
28.1 |
| German |
14 |
13 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
14.3 |
14.3 |
| Health Sciences |
247 |
94 |
119 |
79 |
11 |
38 |
0.8 |
4.5 |
15.4 |
19.8 |
| History |
225 |
105 |
116 |
56 |
8 |
45 |
0.9 |
3.6 |
20.0 |
23.6 |
| Mathematics |
136 |
94 |
66 |
20 |
8 |
42 |
1.4 |
5.9 |
30.9 |
36.8 |
| Music |
110 |
67 |
63 |
23 |
1 |
23 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
20.9 |
21.8 |
| Nursing |
447 |
186 |
235 |
154 |
7 |
51 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
11.4 |
13.0 |
| Philosophy & Religion |
124 |
63 |
57 |
32 |
6 |
29 |
1.1 |
4.8 |
23.4 |
28.2 |
| Physics & Astronomy |
24 |
14 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
1.6 |
8.3 |
33.3 |
41.7 |
| Political Science |
384 |
162 |
184 |
105 |
11 |
84 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
21.9 |
24.7 |
| Psychology |
1,621 |
1,076 |
900 |
347 |
59 |
315 |
1.2 |
3.6 |
19.4 |
23.1 |
| Romance Languages |
159 |
121 |
52 |
46 |
8 |
53 |
2.3 |
5.0 |
33.3 |
38.4 |
| Sociology |
422 |
228 |
203 |
129 |
12 |
78 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
18.5 |
21.3 |
| Special Honors |
199 |
99 |
108 |
55 |
13 |
23 |
0.9 |
6.5 |
11.6 |
18.1 |
| Theatre |
99 |
39 |
57 |
24 |
3 |
15 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
15.2 |
18.2 |
| Urban Studies |
55 |
24 |
23 |
20 |
2 |
10 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
18.2 |
21.8 |
| Women's Studies |
69 |
41 |
27 |
20 |
4 |
18 |
1.5 |
5.8 |
26.1 |
31.9 |
| |
| Source: CUNY IRDB, CUNY Show Files, F10 - F11 |
| Note: Majors with 10 or more students shown |
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