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Graduates earn 487 degrees from Carleton College

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About 18.7 percent of the 487 degrees and certificates handed out by Carleton College in 2017-18 were to students in social sciences programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the private not-for-profit institution in Northfield conferred 91 bachelor's degrees in social sciences programs.

But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in computer science. Data shows the school gave out 56 bachelor's degrees in computer science, followed by 50 bachelor's degrees in general biology/biological sciences and 42 bachelor's degrees in international relations and affairs.

The college enrolled 2,097 students for 2017-18, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2017-18
ProgramBachelor's degrees awardedTotal degrees and certificates awardedPercent of total
International Relations and Affairs4242
Economics, General3636
Social Sciences, Other1212
Political Science and Government, General11
Political Science and Government, Other--
Archeology--
Political Economy--
Social Sciences total919118.7
Chemistry, General3636
Geology/Earth Science, General2727
Physics, General1313
Physical Sciences total767615.6
Computer Science5656
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total565611.5
Biology/Biological Sciences, General5050
Neuroscience--
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other--
Animal Behavior and Ethology--
Computational Biology--
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total505010.3
Mathematics, General2727
Statistics, General1010
Mathematics and Statistics total37377.6
Film/Cinema/Video Studies2020
Fine/Studio Arts, General1111
Art History, Criticism and Conservation44
Music, General11
Photography--
Dance, General--
Dance, Other--
Musicology and Ethnomusicology--
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General--
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other--
Visual and Performing Arts total36367.4
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other3232
Psychology, General--
Psychology total32326.6
History, General2424
History total24244.9
Religion/Religious Studies1212
Philosophy88
Logic--
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other--
Islamic Studies--
Philosophy and Religious Studies total20204.1
English Language and Literature, General1919
English Language and Literature/Letters total19193.9
Linguistics1010
Spanish Language and Literature44
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General33
Japanese Language and Literature11
Russian Language and Literature11
French Language and Literature--
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General--
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature--
Chinese Language and Literature--
German Language and Literature--
Latin Language and Literature--
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other--
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total19193.9
American/United States Studies/Civilization1111
Women's Studies33
Asian Studies/Civilization22
Latin American Studies11
Area Studies, Other11
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other--
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total18183.7
Environmental Studies88
Natural Resources and Conservation total881.6
Cognitive Science11
International/Global Studies--
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total110.2
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other--
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total---

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