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Discipline division |1970-71|1975-76|1980-81|1984-85|1985-86|1986-87|1987-88|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92|1992-93|1993-94|1994-95|1995-96 |1996-97
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Total .....................................|32,107 |34,064 |32,958 |32,943 |33,653 |34,041 |34,870 |35,720 |38,371 |39,294 |40,659 |42,132 |43,185 |44,446 | 44,652 | 45,876
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Agriculture and natural resources ..............| 1,086 | 928 | 1,067 | 1,213 | 1,158 | 1,049 | 1,142 | 1,183 | 1,295 | 1,185 | 1,214 | 1,173 | 1,278 | 1,264 | 1,271 | 1,217
Architecture and related programs ..............| 36 | 82 | 93 | 89 | 73 | 92 | 98 | 86 | 103 | 135 | 132 | 148 | 161 | 141 | 141 | 135
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies .............| 144 | 188 | 162 | 140 | 159 | 134 | 142 | 114 | 131 | 167 | 155 | 178 | 155 | 186 | 184 | 182
Biological sciences/life sciences ..............| 3,645 | 3,392 | 3,718 | 3,432 | 3,358 | 3,419 | 3,629 | 3,520 | 3,844 | 4,093 | 4,243 | 4,435 | 4,534 | 4,645 | 4,780 | 4,812
Business .......................................| 757 | 900 | 795 | 831 | 934 | 1,062 | 1,063 | 1,100 | 1,093 | 1,185 | 1,242 | 1,346 | 1,364 | 1,394 | 1,368 | 1,336
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Communications .................................| 145 | 196 | 171 | 228 | 212 | 273 | 230 | 247 | 267 | 259 | 252 | 293 | 337 | 320 | 338 | 296
Communications technologies ....................| 0 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4
Computer and information sciences ..............| 128 | 244 | 252 | 248 | 344 | 374 | 428 | 551 | 627 | 676 | 772 | 805 | 810 | 884 | 867 | 857
Education ......................................| 6,041 | 7,202 | 7,279 | 6,612 | 6,605 | 6,407 | 6,060 | 6,337 | 6,502 | 6,187 | 6,864 | 7,030 | 6,908 | 6,905 | 6,676 | 6,751
Engineering ....................................| 3,637 | 2,819 | 2,551 | 3,221 | 3,398 | 3,801 | 4,174 | 4,506 | 4,967 | 5,258 | 5,488 | 5,823 | 5,963 | 6,110 | 6,369 | 6,201
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Engineering-related technologies ...............| 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 9
English language and literature/letters ........| 1,650 | 1,672 | 1,164 | 1,041 | 991 | 961 | 981 | 1,022 | 1,078 | 1,184 | 1,273 | 1,341 | 1,344 | 1,561 | 1,535 | 1,575
Foreign languages and literatures...............| 988 | 1,076 | 804 | 635 | 672 | 661 | 602 | 632 | 724 | 758 | 850 | 830 | 886 | 905 | 876 | 915
Health professions and related sciences ........| 466 | 577 | 842 | 1,199 | 1,241 | 1,213 | 1,261 | 1,437 | 1,536 | 1,613 | 1,661 | 1,767 | 1,902 | 2,069 | 2,119 | 2,672
Home economics and vocational home economics ...| 123 | 178 | 247 | 273 | 311 | 296 | 307 | 264 | 301 | 253 | 293 | 345 | 365 | 388 | 414 | 382
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Law and legal studies ..........................| 20 | 76 | 60 | 105 | 54 | 120 | 89 | 76 | 111 | 90 | 68 | 86 | 79 | 88 | 91 | 81
Liberal arts and sciences, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
general studies, and humanities ..............| 32 | 162 | 121 | 112 | 90 | 56 | 66 | 72 | 63 | 70 | 67 | 81 | 80 | 90 | 75 | 77
Library science ................................| 39 | 71 | 71 | 87 | 62 | 57 | 46 | 61 | 42 | 56 | 50 | 77 | 45 | 55 | 53 | 46
Mathematics ....................................| 1,249 | 909 | 775 | 734 | 777 | 759 | 796 | 915 | 966 | 1,036 | 1,082 | 1,189 | 1,157 | 1,226 | 1,209 | 1,174
Multi/interdisciplinary studies ................| 59 | 111 | 158 | 219 | 263 | 247 | 224 | 212 | 272 | 220 | 231 | 196 | 227 | 238 | 441 | 451
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Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies | 2 | 15 | 42 | 36 | 39 | 32 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 61 | 108 | 116 | 149 | 104 | 108
Philosophy and religion ........................| 554 | 554 | 410 | 468 | 477 | 421 | 405 | 465 | 439 | 456 | 475 | 448 | 528 | 507 | 549 | 593
Physical sciences and science technologies......| 4,390 | 3,431 | 3,141 | 3,403 | 3,551 | 3,673 | 3,809 | 3,858 | 4,164 | 4,290 | 4,391 | 4,393 | 4,650 | 4,483 | 4,571 | 4,474
Precision production trades.....................| --- | --- | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Protective services ............................| 1 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 21 | 18 | 32 | 26 | 38 | 28 | 24 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 38 | 31
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Psychology .....................................| 2,144 | 3,157 | 3,576 | 3,447 | 3,593 | 3,560 | 3,480 | 3,685 | 3,811 | 3,932 | 3,373 | 3,651 | 3,563 | 3,822 | 3,711 | 4,053
Public administration and services .............| 174 | 292 | 362 | 431 | 382 | 398 | 470 | 428 | 508 | 430 | 432 | 459 | 519 | 556 | 499 | 518
R.O.T.C. and military technologies .............| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Social sciences and history.....................| 3,660 | 4,157 | 3,122 | 2,851 | 2,955 | 2,916 | 2,781 | 2,885 | 3,010 | 3,012 | 3,218 | 3,460 | 3,627 | 3,725 | 3,760 | 3,989
Theological studies/religious vocations ........| 312 | 1,033 | 1,276 | 1,144 | 1,185 | 1,230 | 1,199 | 1,166 | 1,317 | 1,079 | 1,259 | 1,417 | 1,448 | 1,591 | 1,521 | 1,395
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Transportation and material moving workers......| 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Visual and performing arts .....................| 621 | 620 | 654 | 696 | 722 | 793 | 727 | 753 | 849 | 838 | 906 | 882 | 1,054 | 1,080 | 1,067 | 1,060
Not classified by field of study ...............| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 579 | 61 | 258 | 747 | 569 | 111 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 482
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