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Number of enrolled students and percentage female

Fall 2005

By college, A&S division, department, and grad/UG

(see below for undergraduate admissions statistics by gender)
 

College/Division Department Graduate % Women Undergraduate % Women All % Women
All   4,490 47% 24,573 47% 29,063 47%
College/A&S Div. Dept            
AS A&S Admin (open option)     3,122 47% 3,122 47%
AS AH Art/Art History 54 65% 611 74% 665 73%
Classics 38 50% 46 46% 84 48%
Comp Lit/Human 28 71% 97 70% 125 70%
E Asian Lng/Civ 26 54% 123 40% 149 42%
English 118 62% 777 62% 895 62%
Film Studies     450 28% 450 28%
French/Italian 24 75% 59 88% 83 84%
German/Slavic 16 44% 40 50% 56 48%
History 64 44% 537 38% 601 39%
Philosophy 55 31% 192 31% 247 31%
Relig Studies 36 47% 50 64% 86 57%
Spanish/Port 41 73% 268 75% 309 74%
Theatre/Dance 47 72% 192 71% 239 72%
AS AH All 547 57% 3,442 55% 3,989 56%
AS NS Applied Math 66 21% 72 28% 138 25%
Astro Plnt Sci 99 40% 110 37% 209 39%
Biology-Ecol/Ev 66 58% 459 53% 525 54%
Biology-MCD 68 40% 771 58% 839 57%
Chem/Biochem 185 42% 416 48% 601 46%
Envirn Studies 36 61% 350 41% 386 43%
Geography 64 50% 151 34% 215 39%
Geology 67 46% 65 25% 132 36%
Int Physiology 59 47% 971 63% 1,030 62%
Mathematics 74 26% 204 34% 278 32%
Physics 203 19% 254 16% 457 17%
Psychology 84 64% 1,715 71% 1,799 71%
AS NS All 1,071 39% 5,538 56% 6,609 53%
AS SS Anthropology 63 63% 267 68% 330 67%
Communication 47 60% 727 68% 774 67%
Economics 83 39% 599 19% 682 21%
Ethnic Studies     37 46% 37 46%
Intnl Affairs     592 57% 592 57%
Linguistics 62 68% 66 56% 128 62%
Political Sci 79 38% 802 40% 881 40%
Sociology 61 64% 493 64% 554 64%
Spch/Lang/Hear 95 92% 104 93% 199 92%
Womens Studies . . 37 100% 37 100%
AS SS All 490 61% 3,724 52% 4,214 53%
BU Leeds Business 154 34% 3,460 37% 3,614 37%
CE Continuing Ed (non degree)

89

 51% 350 47% 439 47%
EB Education 381 82% 128 72% 509 79%
EN Aerospace Eng 137 21% 455 19% 592 19%
Chem/Bio Eng 87 38% 265 34% 352 35%
Civ/Env/Arch En 199 31% 434 24% 633 26%
Computer Sci 142 23% 271 8% 413 13%
Elec/Comp Eng 217 16% 351 7% 568 10%
Eng Mgmnt Pgm 2 0%     2 0%
Engin Admin (open major)   151 19% 151 19%
Environ Eng     39 33% 39 33%
ITP 8 25%     8 25%
Mechanical Eng 108 17% 631 11% 739 12%
EN All 900 23% 2,597 17% 3,497 19%
GR Museum 16 88%     16 88%
JR Journalism 106 62% 1,118 65% 1,224 65%
LW Law 494 52%     494 52%
MB Music 242 48% 264 45% 506 46%

 

Undergraduate applicants for admission (freshmen and transfers combined)

Percent female has increased, from 44.5% to 50% -- over 20 years

Fall of year shown   Male Female Total
1985 N       8,045       6,450       14,495
  % 55.5 44.5  
1990 N       9,602       8,139       17,741
  % 54.12 45.88  
1995 N       9,780       9,073       18,853
  % 51.88 48.12  
2000 N       9,615       9,237       18,852
  % 51 49  
2005 N     10,214     10,198       20,412
  % 50.04 49.96  
Total N     47,256     43,097       90,353

 

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