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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 .....................................|230,509 |311,771 |295,739 |288,567 |324,301 |337,168 |352,838 |369,585 |387,070 |397,629 |406,301 |419,401 |430,164 |439,986 | 457,056 |468,476
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Agriculture and natural resources ..............| 2,457 | 3,340 | 4,003 | 3,801 | 3,382 | 3,295 | 3,735 | 3,965 | 4,119 | 4,252 | 4,569 | 4,516 | 4,475 | 4,417 | 4,375 | 4,281
Architecture and related programs ..............| 1,705 | 3,215 | 3,153 | 3,260 | 3,499 | 3,490 | 3,640 | 3,808 | 3,943 | 3,923 | 3,993 | 4,034 | 4,347 | 4,172 | 4,268 | 4,302
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies .............| 1,032 | 995 | 804 | 945 | 1,212 | 1,263 | 1,385 | 1,523 | 1,633 | 1,639 | 1,713 | 1,651 | 1,617 | 1,500 | 1,591 | 1,601
Biological sciences/life sciences ..............| 5,728 | 6,582 | 5,978 | 5,013 | 4,869 | 4,765 | 4,785 | 4,756 | 5,196 | 5,393 | 6,157 | 6,466 | 6,261 | 6,192 | 6,198 | 6,344
Business .......................................| 25,977 | 42,054 | 57,391 | 66,689 | 76,676 | 78,255 | 84,642 | 89,615 | 93,437 | 93,809 | 93,982 | 97,619 |102,171 |108,085 | 112,258 |116,475
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Communications .................................| 1,770 | 2,961 | 2,896 | 3,500 | 4,063 | 4,123 | 4,180 | 4,754 | 5,005 | 5,142 | 5,080 | 5,227 | 5,611 | 5,293 | 5,169 | 5,218
Communications technologies ....................| 86 | 165 | 209 | 323 | 299 | 213 | 284 | 455 | 414 | 467 | 524 | 374 | 564 | 325 | 436 | 533
Computer and information sciences ..............| 1,588 | 2,603 | 4,218 | 8,070 | 9,677 | 9,324 | 9,530 | 10,163 | 10,416 | 10,326 | 10,151 | 10,098 | 11,246 | 12,250 | 14,264 | 16,038
Education ......................................| 87,666 |126,061 | 96,713 | 74,801 | 84,881 | 87,343 | 92,668 | 96,028 | 98,938 |101,242 |106,253 |110,087 |114,691 |119,427 | 124,240 |129,066
Engineering ....................................| 16,309 | 16,014 | 16,386 | 21,040 | 23,863 | 23,962 | 24,983 | 27,626 | 28,621 | 28,553 | 27,441 | 25,787 | 25,936 | 25,544 | 25,596 | 26,250
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Engineering-related technologies ...............| 134 | 328 | 323 | 617 | 909 | 996 | 994 | 1,100 | 1,133 | 1,117 | 1,125 | 1,040 | 1,152 | 1,014 | 926 | 858
English language and literature/letters ........| 10,686 | 8,809 | 5,929 | 5,518 | 6,567 | 7,026 | 7,450 | 7,790 | 7,885 | 7,845 | 7,893 | 7,722 | 7,795 | 7,478 | 7,230 | 6,941
Foreign languages and literatures...............| 5,217 | 4,190 | 2,690 | 2,494 | 2,760 | 2,800 | 2,926 | 3,198 | 3,288 | 3,136 | 3,124 | 3,077 | 2,927 | 2,860 | 2,780 | 2,801
Health professions and related sciences ........| 5,749 | 12,556 | 16,515 | 18,573 | 20,321 | 21,200 | 23,065 | 25,718 | 28,025 | 31,243 | 33,398 | 35,958 | 39,260 | 40,589 | 42,456 | 43,617
Home economics and vocational home economics ...| 1,452 | 2,179 | 2,570 | 2,294 | 2,100 | 2,019 | 2,412 | 2,479 | 2,421 | 2,864 | 2,917 | 2,888 | 2,914 | 2,880 | 2,830 | 2,801
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Law and legal studies ..........................| 955 | 1,442 | 1,832 | 1,924 | 1,888 | 2,057 | 2,369 | 2,197 | 2,432 | 2,511 | 2,751 | 2,886 | 3,228 | 3,308 | 3,750 | 3,829
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general studies, and humanities ..............| 885 | 2,633 | 2,375 | 1,586 | 1,999 | 2,213 | 2,394 | 2,416 | 2,496 | 2,565 | 2,778 | 2,661 | 2,801 | 3,101 | 3,256 | 3,193
Library science ................................| 7,001 | 8,037 | 4,859 | 3,564 | 4,341 | 4,763 | 4,893 | 4,871 | 5,116 | 5,057 | 5,099 | 4,982 | 4,871 | 4,752 | 4,577 | 4,727
Mathematics ....................................| 5,695 | 4,315 | 3,074 | 3,607 | 4,146 | 4,041 | 4,011 | 4,067 | 4,100 | 4,181 | 4,031 | 3,783 | 3,643 | 3,466 | 3,412 | 3,373
Multi/interdisciplinary studies ................| 821 | 1,158 | 2,144 | 2,625 | 2,834 | 1,796 | 2,126 | 2,498 | 2,464 | 2,457 | 2,347 | 2,819 | 2,677 | 2,663 | 3,064 | 2,960
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Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies .| 218 | 571 | 643 | 570 | 529 | 483 | 1,358 | 1,434 | 1,625 | 1,755 | 1,751 | 1,966 | 2,024 | 2,076 | 2,478 | 2,487
Philosophy and religion ........................| 1,326 | 1,356 | 1,229 | 1,163 | 1,306 | 1,441 | 1,146 | 1,425 | 1,350 | 1,380 | 1,302 | 1,252 | 1,307 | 1,295 | 1,329 | 1,340
Physical sciences and science technologies......| 6,367 | 5,466 | 5,284 | 5,902 | 5,449 | 5,309 | 5,374 | 5,366 | 5,679 | 5,753 | 5,847 | 5,563 | 5,361 | 5,159 | 4,841 | 5,082
Precision production trades.....................| --- | --- | --- | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2
Protective services ............................| 194 | 1,197 | 1,538 | 1,074 | 1,151 | 1,108 | 1,249 | 1,357 | 1,437 | 1,706 | 1,812 | 1,845 | 2,000 | 2,249 | 2,609 | 2,514
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Psychology .....................................| 5,717 | 10,167 | 10,223 | 9,845 | 10,730 | 11,349 | 10,215 | 10,957 | 12,181 | 13,921 | 13,792 | 14,353 | 13,747 | 14,247 | 14,465 | 15,196
Public administration and services .............| 7,785 | 15,209 | 17,803 | 15,692 | 17,399 | 17,905 | 19,243 | 20,634 | 21,833 | 23,501 | 24,229 | 24,781 | 25,144 | 24,925 | 25,594 | 25,268
R.O.T.C. and military technologies .............| 2 | 0 | 43 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 124 | 124 | 136 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Social sciences and history.....................| 16,539 | 15,953 | 11,945 | 10,564 | 11,634 | 12,233 | 12,702 | 13,471 | 14,561 | 14,845 | 15,012 | 14,787 | 14,938 | 14,431 | 14,066 | 13,791
Theological studies/religious vocations ........| 2,710 | 3,290 | 4,220 | 4,556 | 4,959 | 4,810 | 5,185 | 4,985 | 4,956 | 5,240 | 5,107 | 4,975 | 4,692 | 4,727 | 5,576 | 4,900
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Transportation and material moving workers .....| 63 | 108 | 120 | 454 | 538 | 406 | 385 | 495 | 664 | 823 | 919 | 919 | 736 | 713 | 697 | 756
Visual and performing arts .....................| 6,675 | 8,817 | 8,629 | 8,420 | 8,481 | 8,657 | 9,353 | 9,440 | 9,925 | 10,277 | 10,280 | 10,627 | 11,145 | 10,753 | 10,918 | 11,404
Not classified by field of study ...............| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,836 | 8,523 | 4,156 | 884 | 1,651 | 577 | 780 | 4,519 | 868 | 88 | 1,802 | 528
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