Government continues to rank as the most popular field of concentration, it was learned from figures released yesterday by the Registrar's Office. Almost 15 percent of the 3,388 concentrators in the College or 501 men, have made it their field.
History and Economics retained their second and third positions in popularity, with 11.6 and 11.5 percent of the College, respectively. In the field of Social Relations, 9.3 percent or 316 students are enrolled, giving it fourth rank.
Next come English, with 298 men; Biology, with 237; Biochemical Sciences, 179; Physics, 121; History and Lit, 117; Chemistry, 104; and in the eleventh rank, Mathematics, with 102 men.
In History and Lit, 87.2 percent of the concentrators are candidates for honors. Almost three-fourths of the men in Mathematics and Physics are candidates for honors. Though only one-half of its concentrators are honors candidates, Government has the greatest number, with 258 men.
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