Boston College Fact Book 1996 - 1997


Undergraduate Degrees Conferred
By Major*
1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96
Accounting 130 132 117 141 149
Art History 15 14 12 15 15
Biochemistry 9 14 13 17 36
Biology 90 91 91 112 119
Chemistry 7 10 15 15 17
Child in Society - - - - 2
Classics 3 4 4 - 3
Communication 146 152 113 150 141
Computer Science 20 15 12 19 32
Early Childhood Education 21 23 22 21 21
Early Childhood & Special Education 5 5 - - -
Economics 190 147 106 116 109
Elementary Education 53 66 67 59 43
Elementary Education & Moderate Special Needs 2 15 23 28 30
English 300 290 258 256 209
Environmental Geosciences 4 6 9 13 16
Finance 193 212 196 229 212
French 16 16 5 10 10
Geology 9 5 4 1 7
Geophysics 1 1 - 1 1
Geology/Geophysics 1 - - 1 -
German 10 3 3 4 2
History 107 123 108 108 109
Human Development 55 54 55 47 32
Independent 7 4 4 3 1
Information Systems 5 7 3 14 5
International Studies - - 10 10 5
Italian 2 5 1 - 2
Linguistics - 1 1 - 2
Management 11 21 17 30 18
Marketing 160 121 107 151 116
Mathematics 55 51 41 24 38
Middle School Education 5 2 3 - -
Music 1 - 2 5 1
Nursing 80 109 84 88 130
Operations Management 19 7 12 8 5
Organizational Studies/Human Resource Management 11 8 21 22 20
Philosophy 60 49 31 37 33
Physics 8 6 5 5 5
Political Science 223 197 154 182 145
Psychology 142 140 154 184 156
Russian - 3 2 3 1
Secondary Education 24 32 22 24 26
Severe Special Needs 1 4 - 4 2
Slavic Studies 2 1 - - 1
Sociology 56 50 54 80 73
Spanish 8 12 9 12 11
Studio Art 5 11 4 10 5
Theater 6 4 7 7 7
Theology 4 2 1 10 9
TOTAL** 2,282 2,245 1,982 2,276 2,132
*Double and Triple Majors counted by first major.
**Evening College majors are not included in this total.
Source: Office of the Registrar

Date Posted: September 27, 1996
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