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Fall 2005 - Fall 2009 Student Enrollment Trends by Ethnic Background
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    • Major Fall Changes from
    08 to 09     		5-Yr Changes
    2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
    N% N% N% N% N% N% N%
    Administration of Justice 163 7.1 141 6.3 144 6.8 120 5.9 179 6.8 59 49.2 16 9.8
    Advanced Graduate Studies School Psychology -- 1 0.0 -- -- 3 0.1 NANA NANA
    Anthropology 19 0.8 18 0.8 19 0.9 12 0.6 24 0.9 12 100.0 5 26.3
    Art (History) 6 0.3 10 0.4 9 0.4 14 0.7 14 0.5 0 0.0 8 133.3
    Art History -- -- 1 0.0 2 0.1 2 0.1 0 0.0 NANA
    Biodefense 44 1.9 -- 19 0.9 15 0.7 18 0.7 3 20.0 - 26 - 59.1
    Cognitive Neuroscience -- -- -- -- 1 0.0 NANA NANA
    Communication 258 11.2 259 11.6 246 11.6 229 11.2 265 10.1 36 15.7 7 2.7
    Community College Education 26 1.1 22 1.0 13 0.6 16 0.8 15 0.6 - 1 - 6.3 - 11 - 42.3
    Creative Writing 16 0.7 14 0.6 11 0.5 15 0.7 18 0.7 3 20.0 2 12.5
    Cultural Studies 17 0.7 17 0.8 18 0.8 20 1.0 21 0.8 1 5.0 4 23.5
    Economic Systems Design 2 0.1 1 0.0 -- -- -- NANA NANA
    Economics 190 8.2 203 9.1 198 9.3 188 9.2 214 8.2 26 13.8 24 12.6
    English 131 5.7 130 5.8 118 5.6 130 6.4 152 5.8 22 16.9 21 16.0
    English (Linguistics) 6 0.3 9 0.4 12 0.6 9 0.4 9 0.3 0 0.0 3 50.0
    Foreign Languages 49 2.1 62 2.8 61 2.9 60 2.9 63 2.4 3 5.0 14 28.6
    French 1 0.0 -- -- -- -- NANA NANA
    Global Affairs 61 2.6 89 4.0 119 5.6 141 6.9 227 8.7 86 61.0 166 272.1
    Government and International Politics 262 11.4 253 11.4 232 10.9 206 10.1 278 10.6 72 35.0 16 6.1
    Government and Politics 1 0.0 2 0.1 1 0.0 1 0.0 -- NANA NANA
    History 96 4.2 101 4.5 97 4.6 84 4.1 104 4.0 20 23.8 8 8.3
    Individualized Study 92 4.0 84 3.8 62 2.9 59 2.9 56 2.1 - 3 - 5.1 - 36 - 39.1
    Integrative Studies 86 3.7 96 4.3 100 4.7 80 3.9 110 4.2 30 37.5 24 27.9
    Interdisciplinary Studies 2 0.1 1 0.0 -- -- -- NANA NANA
    Interdisciplinary Studies, (Individualized) 16 0.7 24 1.1 27 1.3 27 1.3 28 1.1 1 3.7 12 75.0
    Justice, Law, and Crime Policy 5 0.2 4 0.2 4 0.2 5 0.2 7 0.3 2 40.0 2 40.0
    Latin American Studies -- 2 0.1 3 0.1 1 0.0 6 0.2 5 500.0 NANA
    Linguistics -- -- -- -- 1 0.0 NANA NANA
    Microbial Biodefense 2 0.1 1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 -- NANA NANA
    Neuroscience -- -- 9 0.4 30 1.5 53 2.0 23 76.7 NANA
    Non-Degree Contract Course -- -- -- 1 0.0 4 0.2 3 300.0 NANA
    Nonprofit Management 1 0.0 -- -- 1 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
    Philosophy 12 0.5 13 0.6 12 0.6 14 0.7 16 0.6 2 14.3 4 33.3
    Political Science 12 0.5 17 0.8 16 0.8 18 0.9 14 0.5 - 4 - 22.2 2 16.7
    Professional Writing & Editing 1 0.0 1 0.0 -- -- -- NANA NANA
    Psychology 328 14.2 358 16.1 328 15.5 324 15.8 438 16.7 114 35.2 110 33.5
    Public Administration 110 4.8 92 4.1 75 3.5 67 3.3 72 2.8 5 7.5 - 38 - 34.5
    Religious Studies 7 0.3 3 0.1 3 0.1 4 0.2 6 0.2 2 50.0 - 1 - 14.3
    Russian & Eurasian Studies -- -- -- -- 2 0.1 NANA NANA
    Russian Studies 1 0.0 2 0.1 1 0.0 -- 1 0.0 NANA 0 0.0
    Sociology 60 2.6 67 3.0 75 3.5 72 3.5 88 3.4 16 22.2 28 46.7
    Spanish 1 0.0 -- -- -- -- NANA NANA
    Speech Communication 2 0.1 -- -- -- -- NANA NANA
    Teaching English as Second Language 2 0.1 2 0.1 2 0.1 1 0.0 3 0.1 2 200.0 1 50.0
    Undeclared 217 9.4 130 5.8 83 3.9 79 3.9 103 3.9 24 30.4 - 114 - 52.5
    Unit Total 2,305 100.0 2,229 100.0 2,119 100.0 2,046 100.0 2,616 100.0 570 27.9 311 13.5