| What Students Expect to Major In |
| Business |
15.9% |
| Accounting |
2.2% |
| Business administration (general) |
3.6% |
| Finance |
1.4% |
| International business |
1.3% |
| Marketing |
2.7% |
| Management |
3.7% |
| Other |
1.0% |
| Professional |
14.3% |
| Architecture or urban planning |
1.1% |
| Home economics |
0.1% |
| Health technology (medical, dental, laboratory) |
0.5% |
| Medicine, dentistry, veterinarian |
4.4% |
| Nursing |
3.7% |
| Pharmacy |
1.7% |
| Therapy (occupational, physical, speech) |
2.1% |
| Other |
0.7% |
| Arts and humanities |
12.3% |
| Art, fine and applied |
2.9% |
| English (language and literature) |
1.7% |
| History |
1.3% |
| Journalism |
1.7% |
| Language and literature (except English) |
0.5% |
| Music |
1.4% |
| Philosophy |
0.3% |
| Speech |
0.1% |
| Theater or drama |
1.1% |
| Theology or religion |
0.3% |
| Other |
1.0% |
| Social sciences |
10.5% |
| Anthropology |
0.3% |
| Economics |
0.5% |
| Political science |
3.5% |
| Psychology |
4.7% |
| Social work |
0.6% |
| Sociology |
0.6% |
| Other |
0.3% |
| Education |
10.1% |
| Business education |
0.2% |
| Elementary education |
4.9% |
| Music or art education |
0.7% |
| Physical education or recreation |
0.8% |
| Secondary education |
2.6% |
| Special education |
0.6% |
| Other |
0.3% |
| Engineering |
9.3% |
| Aeronautical or astronautical engineering |
1.0% |
| Civil engineering |
1.1% |
| Chemical engineering |
0.6% |
| Computer engineering |
1.6% |
| Electrical or electronic engineering |
1.2% |
| Industrial engineering |
0.2% |
| Mechanical engineering |
2.3% |
| Other |
1.3% |
| Biological science |
7.3% |
| Biology (general) |
4.2% |
| Biochemistry or biophysics |
1.0% |
| Environmental science |
0.5% |
| Marine (life) science |
0.3% |
| Microbiology or bacteriology |
0.3% |
| Zoology |
0.4% |
| Other |
0.6% |
| Physical science |
2.7% |
| Astronomy |
0.1% |
| Atmospheric science |
0.1% |
| Chemistry |
0.9% |
| Earth science |
0.1% |
| Marine science |
0.1% |
| Mathematics |
0.7% |
| Physics |
0.5% |
| Other |
0.2% |
| Technical |
1.5% |
| Building trades |
0.1% |
| Data processing or computer programming |
0.7% |
| Drafting or design |
0.4% |
| Electronics |
0.1% |
| Other |
0.2% |
| Other fields |
8.0% |
| Agriculture |
0.4% |
| Communications |
2.4% |
| Computer science |
1.7% |
| Forestry |
0.1% |
| Kinesiology |
0.4% |
| Law enforcement |
1.4% |
| Military science |
0.1% |
| Other |
1.5% |
| Undecided |
8.0% |
| SOURCE: The American Freshman: National
Norms For Fall 2003 |
| Students estimate chances are very good that
they will: |
| |
All |
| Get a bachelor's degree |
79.5% |
| Develop close friendships with other students |
71.2% |
| Socialize with someoneof another racial/ethnic group |
66.2% |
| Make at least B average |
59.4% |
| Be satisfied with college |
52.0% |
| Get a job to help pay for college expenses |
47.0% |
| Participate in student clubs/groups |
41.1% |
| Communicate regularly with professors |
35.0% |
| Participate in volunteer or community service |
25.3% |
| Strengthen religious beliefs/convictions |
25.1% |
| Participate in a study-abroad program |
21.9% |
| Play intercollegiate athletics |
15.9% |
| Change major field |
14.4% |
| Change career choice |
13.3% |
| Join a social fraternity or sorority |
9.8% |
| Seek personal counseling |
7.6% |
| Participate in student government |
7.3% |
| Transfer to another college before graduating |
7.1% |
| Participate in student protests or demonstrations |
6.3% |
| Work full time while attending college |
6.0% |
| Drop out of college |
0.8% |
| Agree strongly or somewhat that: |
| |
All |
Men |
Women |
| The federal government should do more to control the sale
of handguns |
76.5% |
67.6% |
83.7% |
| There is too much concern in the courts for rights of
criminals |
61.1% |
63.3% |
59.3% |
| Same-sex couples should have the rightto legal marital
status |
59.4% |
50.2% |
66.9% |
| Colleges should prohibit racist and sexistspeech on campus |
58.4% |
53.5% |
62.5% |
| Abortion should be legal |
54.5% |
55.0% |
54.1% |
| Wealthy people should pay a larger share of taxes than
they do now |
53.1% |
52.6% |
53.5% |
| Affirmative action in college admissions should be abolished |
52.8% |
58.4% |
48.2% |
| Marijuana should be legalized |
38.8% |
44.3% |
34.3% |
| Federal military spending should beincreased |
38.4% |
43.5% |
34.3% |
| People should not obey laws that violate their personal
values |
34.5% |
39.1% |
30.9% |
| The death penalty should be abolished |
32.6% |
28.8% |
35.8% |
| Realistically, an individual can do littleto bring about
changes in our society |
28.1% |
32.3% |
24.6% |
| It is important to have lawsprohibiting homosexual relationships |
26.1% |
34.6% |
19.2% |
| Racial discrimination is no longer a major problem in
America |
22.4% |
27.4% |
18.3% |
| The activities of married women are best confined to the
home and family |
21.7% |
28.1% |
16.5% |
