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Undergraduate concentration patterns

Undergraduate concentration patterns have remained fairly constant over the years. Here, in descending order, are the 15 areas of concentration that were most popular in the 2002-03 academic year:
 

Department      
Number of Concentrators
Politics
280
Economics
211
History
207
English
181
Woodrow Wilson School
163
Psychology
133
Molecular biology
98
Electrical engineering
82
Operations research and financial engineering
82
Mechanical and aerospace engineering
71
Computer science
70
Anthropology
59
Art and archaeology
59
Ecology and evolutionary biology
59
Sociology
59

Source: A Princeton Profile, 2003-04 <www.princeton.edu/pr/facts/profile/03/>, published by the Office of Communications.

 

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November 3, 2003
Vol. 93, No. 8
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Page one
• Morgan to receive National Medal of Science
• In new novel and in the classroom, Morrison speaks of love and language

Inside
• United Way campaign kicks off Nov. 5
• Group launches Web site, seeks ideas
• Exhibition marks centennial of alumnus and noted diplomat

People
• David Coffin, longtime scholar of landscape design, dies at 85
• Marsh surveys the data scene at Princeton
• Spotlight

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