George Mason University
College Overview
Admission Office
4400 University Drive, MSN 3A4
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
(703) 993-2400
Fax: (703) 993-4622
admissions@gmu.edu
Contact: Andrew Flagel
Associate Vice President, Enrollment Development / Dean of Admissions
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Main Address
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
(703) 993-1000
www.gmu.edu
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Size
Total undergrads: 18,809
First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 2,558
Degree-seeking undergrads: 18,240
Graduate enrollment: 11,224
Setting
Suburban setting
Large town (10,000 - 49,999)
Residential campus
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Degrees offered:
 Bachelor's
Master's
Doctoral
First Professional
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Admissions Information
Application Fee
College has an application fee: Yes
Regular application fee: $70
Online application fee: Reduced fee (not specified)
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Enrollment Rates
Percent applicants admitted: 63%
Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 84%
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Tuition & Fees
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Estimated Expenses for Academic Year |
'07-2008 |
'08-2009 |
'09-2010 |
'10-2011 |
% change 2009-'11 |
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Tuition and fees |
$6,840 |
$7,512 |
$8,024 |
$8,684 |
+8.23% |
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Books and Supplies |
$850 |
$900 |
$900 |
$900 |
0.00% |
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Living Arrangement - On Campus |
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Room and Board |
$7,020 |
$7,360 |
$7,700 |
$8,220 |
+6.75% |
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Other |
$2,664 |
$2,704 |
$2,740 |
$2,740 |
0.00% |
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Living Arrangement - Off Campus |
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Room and Board |
$9,900 |
$10,290 |
$11,680 |
$11,680 |
0.00% |
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Other |
$3,390 |
$3,440 |
$3,560 |
$3,560 |
0.00% |
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Total Expenses |
'07-2008 |
'08-2009 |
'09-2010 |
'10-2011 |
% change 2009-'11 |
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In-state On Campus |
$17,374 |
$18,476 |
$19,364 |
$20,544 |
+6.09% |
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In-state Off Campus |
$20,980 |
$22,142 |
$24,164 |
$24,824 |
+2.73% |
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In-state with Family |
$7,690 |
$8,412 |
$8,924 |
$9,584 |
+7.40% |
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Average Graduate School Tuition & Fees
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Tuition for In-state Students
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$8,192 |
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In-state Student Fees
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$2,364 |
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Tuition for Out-of-state Students
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$22,952 |
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Out-of-state Student Fees
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$2,364 |
Financial Aid
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Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
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Type of Aid
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Students
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Percent
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Amount
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Average Per Student
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All students financial aid |
1,600 |
65% |
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Grant or scholarship aid |
1,028 |
42% |
$7,485,888 |
$7,282 |
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• Federal grants |
482 |
19% |
$2,115,252 |
$4,388 |
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• Pell grants |
482 |
19% |
$1,669,106 |
$3,463 |
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• Other federal grants |
442 |
18% |
$446,146 |
$1,009 |
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Institutional scholarships or grants |
662 |
27% |
$2,420,586 |
$3,656 |
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Institutional grants or scholarships |
366 |
15% |
$2,950,050 |
$8,060 |
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Student loan financial aid |
1,230 |
50% |
$7,222,791 |
$5,872 |
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• Federal student loans |
1,221 |
49% |
$5,546,597 |
$4,543 |
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• Other student loans |
147 |
6% |
$1,676,194 |
$11,403 |
All Majors and Programs
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Program Completions for Most Recent Year
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BA/BS
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MA/MS
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Doctor
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AA/AS
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CERT
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Total of All Education Programs |
4271 |
2850 |
382 |
– |
403 |
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Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies |
18 |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
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Area Studies, Other |
8 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Latin American Studies |
9 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Russian Studies |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Women's Studies |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
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Biology and Biomedical Sciences |
249 |
53 |
17 |
– |
9 |
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Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other |
– |
24 |
11 |
– |
3 |
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Biology and Biological Sciences, General |
235 |
7 |
– |
– |
– |
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Biometry/biometrics |
– |
11 |
– |
– |
1 |
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Biostatistics |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
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Epidemiology |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
3 |
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Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other |
– |
9 |
4 |
– |
– |
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Neuroscience |
14 |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
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Business, Administration, Marketing, Management, and Related Services |
930 |
238 |
– |
– |
17 |
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Accounting |
220 |
13 |
– |
– |
13 |
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Business Administration and Management, General |
228 |
142 |
– |
– |
– |
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Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other |
– |
48 |
– |
– |
– |
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Finance, General |
214 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Management Information Systems, General |
– |
– |
– |
– |
4 |
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Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other |
95 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Marketing/marketing Management, General |
131 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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organizational Behavior Studies |
– |
35 |
– |
– |
– |
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Tourism and Travel Services Management |
42 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs |
– |
109 |
– |
– |
9 |
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Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other |
– |
93 |
– |
– |
9 |
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Speech Communication and Rhetoric |
– |
16 |
– |
– |
– |
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Computing and Information Sciences |
69 |
174 |
4 |
– |
6 |
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Computer and Information Sciences, Other |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Computer and Information Sciences, General |
67 |
33 |
4 |
– |
– |
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Computer and Information Systems Security/information Assurance |
– |
34 |
– |
– |
– |
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Data Modeling/warehousing and Database Administration |
– |
– |
– |
– |
4 |
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Information Science/studies |
– |
85 |
– |
– |
2 |
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Information Technology |
– |
22 |
– |
– |
– |
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Education |
101 |
807 |
30 |
– |
161 |
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Administration Of Special Education |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
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Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
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Counselor Education/school Counseling and Guidance Services |
– |
52 |
– |
– |
1 |
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Curriculum and Instruction |
– |
422 |
– |
– |
51 |
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Education, General |
– |
– |
26 |
– |
– |
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Education/teaching Of Individuals With Autism |
– |
– |
– |
– |
67 |
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Education/teaching Of Individuals With Vision Impairments Including Blindness |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
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Educational Leadership and Administration, General |
– |
142 |
– |
– |
– |
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Educational/instructional Technology |
– |
– |
– |
– |
16 |
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Health Teacher Education |
79 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Higher Education/higher Education Administration |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
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Physical Education Teaching and Coaching |
22 |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
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Reading Teacher Education |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
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Special Education and Teaching, General |
– |
186 |
– |
– |
12 |
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Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other |
– |
– |
4 |
– |
– |
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Teaching English As A Second or Foreign Language/esl Language Instructor |
– |
– |
– |
– |
8 |
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Engineering |
342 |
192 |
17 |
– |
45 |
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Civil Engineering, Other |
50 |
13 |
1 |
– |
2 |
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Computer Engineering, General |
14 |
21 |
1 |
– |
1 |
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Computer Software Engineering |
– |
51 |
– |
– |
2 |
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Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
60 |
31 |
3 |
– |
3 |
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Engineering, Other |
198 |
– |
11 |
– |
21 |
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Industrial Engineering |
– |
27 |
– |
– |
– |
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Operations Research |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
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Systems Engineering |
20 |
49 |
1 |
– |
15 |
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English Language, Composition and Literature/letters |
421 |
116 |
– |
– |
3 |
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Creative Writing |
– |
41 |
– |
– |
– |
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English Language and Literature, General |
147 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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English Literature (british and Commonwealth) |
– |
75 |
– |
– |
– |
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Rhetoric and Composition |
274 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Writing, General |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
33 |
13 |
– |
– |
– |
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Foreign Languages and Literatures, General |
33 |
13 |
– |
– |
– |
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Health Services and Allied Health Sciences, General |
302 |
143 |
2 |
– |
17 |
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Athletic Training/trainer |
15 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Clinical Laboratory Science/medical Technology/technologist |
9 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Community Health and Preventive Medicine |
20 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other |
66 |
5 |
– |
– |
2 |
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Health/health Care Administration/management |
– |
28 |
– |
– |
– |
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Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/management |
– |
– |
– |
– |
5 |
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International Public Health/international Health |
– |
8 |
– |
– |
– |
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Public Health, General |
– |
14 |
– |
– |
– |
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Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other |
– |
– |
– |
– |
6 |
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Registered Nursing/registered Nurse |
192 |
88 |
2 |
– |
4 |
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History |
143 |
58 |
2 |
– |
– |
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History, General |
143 |
58 |
2 |
– |
– |
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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services |
163 |
3 |
1 |
– |
– |
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Criminal Justice/law Enforcement Administration |
– |
3 |
1 |
– |
– |
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Criminal Justice/police Science |
163 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Human Services, General |
48 |
309 |
15 |
– |
18 |
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Public Administration |
18 |
107 |
– |
– |
– |
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Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other |
– |
13 |
– |
– |
7 |
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Public Policy Analysis, General |
– |
133 |
15 |
– |
11 |
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Social Work |
30 |
56 |
– |
– |
– |
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Legal and Law Studies, General |
– |
2 |
224 |
– |
– |
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Law |
– |
– |
224 |
– |
– |
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Legal Professions and Studies, Other |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
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Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
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Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities |
182 |
– |
8 |
– |
– |
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Humanities/humanistic Studies |
– |
– |
8 |
– |
– |
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Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other |
115 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Liberal Arts and Sciences/liberal Studies |
67 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Mathematics and Statistics |
28 |
23 |
3 |
– |
5 |
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Applied Mathematics, Other |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
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Mathematics, General |
28 |
6 |
1 |
– |
– |
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Statistics, General |
– |
17 |
– |
– |
4 |
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Statistics, Other |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
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Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, General |
35 |
264 |
21 |
– |
77 |
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Biological and Physical Sciences |
– |
– |
6 |
– |
– |
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Gerontology |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
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Mathematics and Computer Science |
2 |
4 |
7 |
– |
2 |
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Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, Other |
– |
216 |
– |
– |
48 |
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Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution |
33 |
44 |
8 |
– |
24 |
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Physical Sciences |
62 |
26 |
4 |
– |
– |
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Astronomy |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Chemistry, General |
29 |
15 |
– |
– |
– |
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Geology and Earth Science, General |
19 |
6 |
1 |
– |
– |
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Physical Sciences |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
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Physics, General |
12 |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
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Physics, Other |
– |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
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Psychology |
327 |
62 |
15 |
– |
7 |
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Educational Psychology |
– |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
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Psychology, General |
327 |
57 |
15 |
– |
7 |
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Social Sciences |
570 |
182 |
19 |
– |
23 |
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Anthropology |
28 |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
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Economics, General |
120 |
50 |
19 |
– |
– |
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Geography |
14 |
17 |
– |
– |
10 |
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Geography, Other |
– |
– |
– |
– |
13 |
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International Relations and Affairs |
141 |
84 |
– |
– |
– |
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Political Science and Government, General |
– |
24 |
– |
– |
– |
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Political Science and Government, Other |
211 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Sociology |
56 |
4 |
– |
– |
– |
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Visual and Performing Arts |
248 |
76 |
– |
– |
1 |
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Art History, Criticism and Conservation |
19 |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
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Art/art Studies, General |
1 |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
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Cinematography and Film/video Production |
18 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Dance, General |
17 |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
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Drama and Dramatics/theatre Arts, General |
21 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Fine and Studio Arts Management |
– |
38 |
– |
– |
1 |
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Music Performance, General |
54 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Music, General |
– |
24 |
– |
– |
– |
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Visual and Performing Arts, General |
118 |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
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Work and Family Studies |
– |
– |
– |
– |
4 |
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Human Nutrition |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Above data represent first majors only.
(-) Indicates that program is not offered at this award level.
Undergraduate Majors
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies
 Latin American Studies B
Russian/Slavic Area Studies B
Arts, Visual & Performing
Art - General B
Arts - General B
Dance B
Drama/Theater Arts B
Film Production/Cinematography B
Music - General Performance B
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Biology B
Business, Management, & Marketing
Accounting B
Business Administration/Management B
Decision science and operations management B
Finance/Banking B
Marketing Management B
Computer & Information Sciences
Computer/Information Sciences - General B
Education
Health Teacher Education B
Physical Education B
Engineering
Civil Engineering B
Computer Engineering - General B
Electrical/Communications Engineering B
Electronics and communications engineering B
Systems Engineering B
English Language & Literature
English Language & Literature - General B
Speech/Rhetorical Studies B
Foreign Language & Literature
Foreign Language & Literature - General B
Health Professions & Clinical Sciences
Athletic Training/Sports Medicine B
Clinical Laboratory Science B
Health science B
Nursing (RN) B
History
History - General B
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Integrative studies B
Liberal Arts & Sciences B
Mathematics
Mathematics - General B
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Mathematics/Computer Science B
Neuroscience B
Peace/Conflict Resolution Studies B
Parks, Recreation & Fitness
Health/Physical Fitness B
Parks, Recreation & Fitness - General B
Tourism and events management B
Philosophy & Religion
Philosophy B
Religion/Religious Studies B
Physical Sciences
Astronomy B
Chemistry B
Geology B
Global and environmental change B
Physics B
Psychology
Psychology - General B
Public Administration & Services
Public Administration B
Social Work B
Security & Protective Services
Police Science B
Social Sciences
Anthropology B
Economics B
Geography B
International Relations B
Political Science/Government B
Sociology B
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Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
A = Associate degree
B = Bachelor's degree
C = Certificate or diploma
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