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From the Chronicle of Higher Education:
Share of Seniors Participating in High-Impact Practices by Major
Major | Research with faculty | Service-learning | Study abroad | Internship, co-op, field experience | Culminating senior experience |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biology (general)
|
38.3%
|
47.5%
|
17.6%
|
55.1%
|
36.4%
|
Business administration
|
10.4%
|
40.8%
|
12.5%
|
37.5%
|
33.8%
|
English
|
18.9%
|
42.4%
|
26.5%
|
44.7%
|
42.6%
|
Psychology
|
29.1%
|
50.8%
|
15.1%
|
47.9%
|
39.1%
|
Accounting
|
8.1%
|
39.7%
|
12.9%
|
41.2%
|
29.0%
|
Anthropology
|
32.6%
|
43.0%
|
36.5%
|
57.0%
|
43.0%
|
Art, fine & applied
|
17.8%
|
43.1%
|
21.7%
|
48.4%
|
38.9%
|
Biochemistry or biophysics
|
61.5%
|
39.8%
|
17.9%
|
58.8%
|
41.1%
|
Botany
|
42.4%
|
36.4%
|
12.1%
|
57.6%
|
33.3%
|
Chemical engineering
|
46.6%
|
33.9%
|
15.1%
|
66.1%
|
40.5%
|
Chemistry
|
55.5%
|
40.7%
|
15.7%
|
53.4%
|
39.3%
|
Civil engineering
|
22.5%
|
41.6%
|
9.6%
|
62.9%
|
39.5%
|
Economics
|
22.0%
|
42.6%
|
28.9%
|
52.2%
|
39.0%
|
Electrical engineering
|
28.6%
|
33.8%
|
8.5%
|
53.8%
|
44.4%
|
Elementary/middle education
|
11.9%
|
69.4%
|
8.6%
|
75.2%
|
25.4%
|
Ethnic studies
|
21.2%
|
52.6%
|
43.3%
|
50.3%
|
43.0%
|
Finance
|
12.4%
|
45.1%
|
19.9%
|
49.9%
|
38.4%
|
Health technology
|
20.8%
|
56.6%
|
6.3%
|
55.1%
|
26.5%
|
History
|
19.9%
|
41.4%
|
24.6%
|
44.6%
|
49.7%
|
Industrial engineering
|
23.5%
|
41.3%
|
12.5%
|
55.9%
|
44.3%
|
Journalism
|
14.7%
|
46.5%
|
28.3%
|
75.3%
|
32.8%
|
Mathematics
|
26.4%
|
42.2%
|
18.0%
|
46.8%
|
36.0%
|
Nursing
|
14.4%
|
77.7%
|
8.0%
|
64.0%
|
25.8%
|
Occupational, physical, speech therapy
|
18.9%
|
64.3%
|
12.8%
|
58.3%
|
23.0%
|
Pharmacy
|
16.8%
|
56.8%
|
7.5%
|
59.9%
|
13.5%
|
Physical education
|
17.3%
|
75.0%
|
5.5%
|
64.9%
|
27.1%
|
Physics
|
60.2%
|
34.3%
|
14.2%
|
52.1%
|
36.6%
|
Political science
|
22.5%
|
47.2%
|
40.6%
|
57.8%
|
48.6%
|
Secondary education
|
12.6%
|
60.7%
|
12.2%
|
67.0%
|
29.5%
|
Urban planning |
14.9%
|
65.0%
|
15.6%
|
56.8%
|
42.1%
|
Note: For service-learning, the percentage of seniors reporting participation at least “sometimes.” | |||||
Source: National Survey of Student Engagement |
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