{"id":1017,"date":"2016-03-23T08:16:37","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T15:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/institutional-research\/?page_id=1017"},"modified":"2026-06-01T11:44:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T18:44:27","slug":"declared-majors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/institutional-research\/institutional-statistics\/institutional-statistics-students\/declared-majors\/","title":{"rendered":"Declared Majors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Major<\/th>Percent of Total Majors<\/th>Percent Female<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Biology<\/th>1.5%<\/td>80.0%<\/td><\/tr>
Bio-Climate<\/strong><\/td>0.1%<\/td>100%<\/td><\/tr>
Chemistry<\/th>2.5%<\/td>70.6%<\/td><\/tr>
Chem-Bio<\/th>2.5%<\/td>64.7%<\/td><\/tr>
Chem-Climate<\/strong><\/td>0.7%<\/td>80.0%<\/td><\/tr>
CS<\/th>10.8%<\/td>47.9%<\/td><\/tr>
CS-Climate<\/strong><\/td>0.3%<\/td>50.0%<\/td><\/tr>
CS-Math<\/th>14.9%<\/td>49.5%<\/td><\/tr>
CS-Physics<\/th>4.1%<\/td>50.0%<\/td><\/tr>
Engineering<\/th>42.7%<\/td>49.0%<\/td><\/tr>
IPS<\/th>1.3%<\/td>66.7%<\/td><\/tr>
Math<\/th>3.7%<\/td>52.0%<\/td><\/tr>
Math-Comp-Bio<\/th>2.4%<\/td>62.5%<\/td><\/tr>
Math-Physics<\/th>2.7%<\/td>44.4%<\/td><\/tr>
Physics<\/th>5.4%<\/td>35.1%<\/td><\/tr>
Off-Campus Majors<\/th>4.4%<\/td>56.7%<\/td><\/tr>
Total Majors<\/th>100.0%<\/td>50.8%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Declared Majors Among Spring 2026 Students Enrolled at End of Term (as of May 11, 2026)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Declared\/Undeclared<\/th>Total Majors<\/th>Percent Female<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Headcount Declared<\/th>649<\/td>50.5%<\/td><\/tr>
Undeclared<\/th>236<\/td>52.1%<\/td><\/tr>
Of declared, number double majors<\/th>30<\/td>65.7%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Headcounts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Notes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Percentages based on total declared majors (1st, 2nd) n= 679, not total declared students n= 649 or enrolled students n=885.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Percentages and headcounts above include seniors set to graduate this spring, as well as those expected to return or otherwise finish their degree requirements at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Headcounts are calculated as of end-of-term, not census date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First-year students are not permitted to declare a major.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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