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Discipline division |1970-71 |1975-76 |1980-81 |1985-86 | 1989-90 | 1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 |1999-2000 | 2000-01
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Total .....................................|839,730 |925,746 |935,140 |987,823 |1,051,344 |1,094,538 |1,136,553 |1,165,178 |1,169,275 |1,160,134 |1,164,792 |1,172,879 |1,184,406 |1,200,303 |1,237,875 |1,244,171
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Agriculture and natural resources ..............| 12,672 | 19,402 | 21,886 | 16,823 | 12,900 | 13,124 | 15,124 | 16,778 | 18,070 | 19,841 | 21,431 | 22,602 | 23,284 | 23,930 | 24,247 | 23,382
Architecture and related programs ..............| 5,570 | 9,146 | 9,455 | 9,119 | 9,364 | 9,781 | 8,753 | 9,167 | 8,975 | 8,756 | 8,352 | 7,944 | 7,652 | 8,246 | 8,462 | 8,480
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies .............| 2,582 | 3,577 | 2,887 | 3,178 | 4,613 | 4,884 | 5,342 | 5,481 | 5,573 | 5,706 | 5,786 | 5,839 | 6,153 | 6,252 | 6,381 | 6,317
Biological sciences/life sciences ..............| 35,743 | 54,275 | 43,216 | 38,524 | 37,204 | 39,530 | 42,941 | 47,038 | 51,383 | 55,984 | 60,994 | 63,975 | 65,868 | 65,014 | 63,532 | 60,553
Business .......................................|114,729 |142,034 |198,983 |237,319 | 248,698 | 249,311 | 256,603 | 256,842 | 246,654 | 234,323 | 227,102 | 226,633 | 233,119 | 242,236 | 257,709 | 265,746
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Communications .................................| 10,324 | 20,045 | 29,428 | 41,666 | 50,114 | 51,650 | 54,257 | 53,874 | 51,164 | 48,104 | 47,320 | 47,230 | 49,385 | 51,384 | 55,760 | 58,013
Communications technologies ....................| 478 | 1,237 | 1,854 | 1,410 | 1,194 | 1,123 | 720 | 832 | 663 | 699 | 683 | 538 | 729 | 935 | 1,150 | 1,050
Computer and information sciences ..............| 2,388 | 5,652 | 15,121 | 41,889 | 27,257 | 25,083 | 24,557 | 24,200 | 24,200 | 24,404 | 24,098 | 24,768 | 26,852 | 29,345 | 36,195 | 41,954
Education ......................................|176,307 |154,437 |108,074 | 87,114 | 105,112 | 110,807 | 108,006 | 107,781 | 107,600 | 106,079 | 105,509 | 105,233 | 105,968 | 107,172 | 108,168 | 105,566
Engineering ....................................| 44,898 | 38,388 | 63,287 | 76,225 | 63,609 | 61,531 | 61,206 | 61,973 | 62,220 | 62,342 | 62,114 | 61,185 | 59,910 | 57,918 | 58,427 | 58,098
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Engineering-related technologies ...............| 5,148 | 7,943 | 11,713 | 19,435 | 17,713 | 17,119 | 16,335 | 16,078 | 16,005 | 15,812 | 15,323 | 13,972 | 14,000 | 13,986 | 14,128 | 14,189
English language and literature/letters ........| 64,342 | 42,006 | 32,254 | 34,552 | 47,519 | 51,841 | 54,951 | 56,133 | 53,924 | 51,901 | 50,698 | 49,345 | 49,708 | 50,535 | 50,920 | 51,419
Foreign languages and literatures...............| 20,536 | 16,484 | 11,273 | 10,984 | 12,386 | 13,133 | 13,903 | 14,387 | 14,378 | 13,775 | 13,952 | 13,674 | 14,451 | 14,962 | 14,968 | 15,146
Health professions and related sciences ........| 25,226 | 53,958 | 63,649 | 64,396 | 58,302 | 59,070 | 61,720 | 67,089 | 74,421 | 79,855 | 84,036 | 85,631 | 84,379 | 82,622 | 78,458 | 73,490
Home economics and vocational home economics ...| 11,167 | 17,409 | 18,370 | 14,889 | 14,491 | 14,892 | 14,898 | 15,100 | 15,522 | 15,345 | 15,803 | 16,571 | 17,296 | 17,689 | 17,779 | 17,777
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Law and legal studies ..........................| 545 | 531 | 776 | 1,197 | 1,592 | 1,758 | 2,144 | 2,056 | 2,171 | 2,032 | 2,052 | 2,038 | 2,017 | 1,901 | 1,925 | 1,958
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general studies, and humanities ..............| 7,481 | 18,855 | 21,643 | 21,336 | 27,985 | 30,526 | 32,174 | 33,456 | 33,397 | 33,356 | 33,997 | 34,776 | 33,202 | 34,772 | 36,104 | 37,962
Library science ................................| 1,013 | 843 | 375 | 155 | 77 | 90 | 97 | 83 | 62 | 50 | 58 | 48 | 73 | 78 | 154 | 52
Mathematics ....................................| 24,937 | 16,329 | 11,433 | 17,147 | 15,176 | 15,310 | 14,783 | 14,812 | 14,396 | 13,723 | 13,143 | 12,820 | 12,328 | 12,539 | 12,070 | 11,674
Multi/interdisciplinary studies ................| 6,286 | 13,588 | 12,848 | 13,489 | 16,267 | 17,561 | 20,647 | 23,955 | 25,167 | 26,033 | 26,515 | 26,137 | 26,163 | 26,581 | 27,460 | 25,999
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Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies .| 1,621 | 5,182 | 5,729 | 4,620 | 4,582 | 4,315 | 8,446 | 9,859 | 11,470 | 12,889 | 13,983 | 15,401 | 16,781 | 18,064 | 19,111 | 19,565
Philosophy and religion ........................| 8,146 | 8,447 | 6,776 | 6,239 | 6,868 | 7,315 | 7,526 | 7,781 | 7,546 | 7,276 | 7,388 | 7,685 | 8,207 | 8,263 | 8,366 | 8,560
Physical sciences and science technologies......| 21,412 | 21,465 | 23,952 | 21,717 | 16,066 | 16,344 | 16,960 | 17,545 | 18,400 | 19,177 | 19,647 | 19,531 | 19,416 | 18,337 | 18,385 | 17,979
Precision production trades.....................| --- | --- | --- | 400 | 528 | 460 | 378 | 388 | 420 | 353 | 401 | 326 | 407 | 386 | 393 | 347
Protective services ............................| 2,045 | 12,507 | 13,707 | 12,704 | 15,354 | 16,806 | 18,855 | 20,902 | 23,009 | 24,157 | 24,810 | 25,165 | 25,076 | 24,601 | 24,877 | 25,211
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Psychology .....................................| 38,187 | 50,278 | 41,068 | 40,628 | 53,952 | 58,655 | 63,513 | 66,728 | 69,259 | 72,083 | 73,291 | 74,191 | 73,972 | 73,536 | 74,060 | 73,534
Public administration and services .............| 5,466 | 15,440 | 16,707 | 11,887 | 13,908 | 14,350 | 15,987 | 16,775 | 17,815 | 18,586 | 19,849 | 20,649 | 20,408 | 20,287 | 20,185 | 19,447
R.O.T.C. and military technologies .............| 357 | 952 | 42 | 256 | 196 | 183 | 184 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 21
Social sciences and history.....................|155,324 |126,396 |100,513 | 93,840 | 118,083 | 125,107 | 133,974 | 135,703 | 133,680 | 128,154 | 126,479 | 124,891 | 125,040 | 124,658 | 127,101 | 128,036
Theological studies/religious vocations ........| 3,744 | 5,520 | 5,841 | 5,607 | 5,200 | 4,813 | 4,729 | 5,433 | 5,434 | 5,578 | 5,358 | 5,591 | 5,903 | 6,280 | 6,809 | 6,967
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Transportation and material moving workers .....| 662 | 1,282 | 1,801 | 1,837 | 2,387 | 2,622 | 3,598 | 3,930 | 3,923 | 3,698 | 3,561 | 3,547 | 3,206 | 3,383 | 3,395 | 3,748
Visual and performing arts .....................| 30,394 | 42,138 | 40,479 | 37,241 | 39,934 | 42,186 | 46,522 | 47,761 | 49,053 | 48,690 | 49,296 | 50,083 | 52,077 | 54,404 | 58,791 | 61,148
Not classified by field of study ...............| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,713 | 13,258 | 6,720 | 5,247 | 3,302 | 1,346 | 1,756 | 4,856 | 1,373 | 5 | 2,398 | 783
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