A1. Address Information

Name of college or university: Macalester College
Mailing address: 1600 Grand Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105-1899
Street address (if different): same as above
Main phone number: 651-696-6000
WWW home page address: www.macalester.edu
Admissions phone number: 651-696-6357
Admissions toll-free number: 1-800-231-7974
Admissions office mailing address: same as above
Admissions fax number: 651-696-6724
Admissions e-mail address: admissions@macalester.edu
Is there a separate URL application site on the internet? No.
Do you have a mailing address other than the above to which applications should be sent? No.

A2. Source of institutional control: Private

A3. Classify your undergraduate institution: Coeducational college

A4. Academic year calendar: Semester

A5. Degrees offered by your institution: Bachelor's

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B1. Institutional Enrollment - Men and Women from the IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey.

	Full-Time Men	Full-Time Women	Part-Time Men	Part-Time Women
Undergraduates
Degree seeking, first time freshmen	199	280	0	0
Other first-year, degree seeking	12	13	0	1
All other degree seeking	573	781	6	6
Total degree-seeking	784	1074	6	7
All other undergrads enrolled in credit courses	0	0	10	19
Total undergraduates	784	1074	16	26
Total First-professionals	0	0	0	0
Total Graduates	0	0	0	0

Total all undergraduates: 1900

Total all graduate and professional students: 0

GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS: 1900

B2. Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category from the IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey

	Degree-seeking First-time First-year	Degree-seeking Undergraduates	Total Undergraduates
Nonresident aliens	47	209	212
Black, non-Hispanic	12	70	70
American Indian or Alaskan Native	6	20	20
Asian or Pacific Islander	40	166	169
Hispanic	27	84	87
White, non-Hispanic	347	1322	1342
Race/ethnicity unknown	0	0	0
TOTAL	479	1871	1900

B3. Persistence - Degrees Awarded from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008.

Certificate/diploma
Associate degrees
Bachelor's degrees	446
Postbachelor's degrees
Master's degrees
Post-master's certificates
Doctoral degrees
First professional degrees
First professional certificates

Graduation Rates from the IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey.

For the Fall 2002 cohort:

B4. Initial 2002 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's degree seeking undergrad students:	441
B5. Of the initial 2002 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service, or official church missions:	1
B6. Final 2002 cohort, after adjusting for exclusions:	440
B7. Of the initial 2002 cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less?	370
B8. Of the initial 2002 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less?	13
B9. Of the initial 2002 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less?	1
B10. Total graduating within six years:	384
B11. Six year graduation rate for 2002 cohort:	87%

Retention Rates

B22. For the cohort of all full-time bachelor's degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered your institution as freshmen in fall 2007, what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in fall 2008?

92%

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Applications:

C1. First-time, first-year (freshmen) students

Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who applied: 1994
Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who applied: 3047

Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who were admitted: 817
Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who were admitted: 1257

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who enrolled: 199
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who enrolled: 0

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who enrolled: 280
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who enrolled: 0

C2. Freshman wait-listed students

Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list? Yes.

If yes, please answer the questions below for fall 2008 admissions:

Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list: 433
Number accepting a place on the waiting list: 182
Number of wait-listed students admitted: 11

Is your waiting list ranked? No

Admissions Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement: High school diploma or equivalent is not required.

C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college preparatory program for degree seeking students? Recommend.

C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended.

	Units required	Units recommended
Total academic units
English		4
Mathematics		3
Science		3
--of science, units that must be lab		3
Foreign language		3
Social studies or history		3
Academic electives
Other

One "unit" equals one year of study or its equivalent.

Basis for Selection

C6. Do you have an open admission policy? No.

C7. Relative importance of each of the following factors in your first-time first-year degree-seeking admissions:

Academic
Rigor of secondary school record	very important
Class rank	considered
Academic GPA	very important
Standardized test scores	important
Application essay	important
Recommendations	important
Non-academic
Interview	considered
Extracurricular activities	important
Talent/ability	considered
Character/personal qualities	important
First generation	considered
Alumnia/relation	considered
Geographical residence	not considered
State residency	not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment	not considered
Racial/ethnic status	considered
Volunteer work	considered
Work experience	considered
Level of applicant's interest	not considered

SAT and ACT Policies

C8. Entrance exams

A. Does your institution make use of SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year degree seeking applicants? Yes.

If yes, reflect your institutions policies for admission for Fall 2010 below:

SAT or ACT (no preference)	required
SAT Subject Tests	consider if submitted

B. If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree seeking applicants for Fall 2010, please indicate your institution's policies, regardless of whether the writing score will be used in the admission process:
ACT with or without Writing component accepted.

C.Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT essay component:
Both are used for admission and as a validity check on the application essay.

D. In addition, does your institution use applicant's test scores for academic advising? Yes.

E. Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: January 15.
Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission: N/A.

F. Use this space to clarify your test policies: Students whose native language is not English must also submit the results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the SAT II English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT). SAT Reading is not required of these students.

G. Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement: SAT Subject tests, Advanced Placement (AP)

Freshmen Profile

C9. First-time first-year (freshmen) students enrolled in Fall 2008 who submitted SAT/ACT test scores.

Percent submitting SAT scores: 70.3%
Number submitting SAT scores: 337
Percent submitting ACT scores: 55.9%
Number submitting ACT scores: 268

	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading	640	740
SAT Math	630	710
SAT Writing	630	730
SAT Essay	N/A	N/A
ACT Composite	28	32
ACT Math	27	31
ACT English	29	34
ACT Writing	8	10

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshmen) students with scores in each range:

	SAT Critical Reading	SAT Math	SAT Writing
700-800	44.0%	35.0%	41.2%
600-699	43.6%	52.2%	39.8%
500-599	10.5%	11.9%	15.4%
400-499	1.9%	0.9%	3.6%
300-399	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
200-299	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

	ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
30-36	60.8%	71.6%	41.4%
24-29	36.2%	23.9%	53.4%
18-23	3.0%	4.1%	5.2%
12-17	0.0%	0.4%	0.0%
6-11	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Below 6	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

C10. First-time, first-year (freshmen) students who had high school class rank within the following ranges:

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class: 65.9%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class: 95.6%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class: 100.0%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class: 0.0%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class: 0.0%

Percent who submitted high school class rank: 52%

C11. First-time, first-year (freshmen) students who had high school grade point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale). Includes only those from whom you collected high school GPA.

Percent who had GPA of 3.75 and higher: N/A
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74: N/A
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49: N/A
Percent who had GPA between 3.0 and 3.24: N/A
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99: N/A
Percent who had GPA between 2.00 and 2.49: N/A
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99: N/A
Percent who had GPA below 1.0: N/A

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshmen) students who submitted GPA: N/A

Percent of total first-time first-year (freshmen) students who submitted high school GPA: N/A

Admission Policies

C13. Application fee

Does your institution have an application fee? Yes.
Amount of application fee: $40
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes.
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, do the fees differ? No, same fee.
Can the on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need? Yes

C14. Application closing date

Does your institution have an application closing date? Yes.
Application closing date (fall): January 15
Priority date: None.

C15. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall? No.

C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent: by March 30.

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants: must reply by May 1st.
Deadline for housing deposit: May 1st.
Amount of housing deposit: $300
Refundable if student does not enroll? No

C18. Deferred admission:

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission? Yes.
If yes, maximum period of postponement: 1 year.

C19. Early admission of high school students:

Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshmen) students one year or more before high school graduation? Yes.

C20. Common application: (Question removed from CDS in 2006)

Early Decision and Early Action Plans

C21. Early decision: Does your institution offer an early decision plan? Yes.

If yes, please complete the following:
First or only early decision plan closing date: November 15.
First or only early decision plan notification date: December 15
Other early decision plan closing date: January 2
Other early decision plan notification date: February 7

For the Fall 2008 entering class:
Number of early decision applications received: 252
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan: 118

C22. Early action: Do you have a non-binding early action plan? No

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Fall Applicants

D1. Does your institution enroll transfer students? Yes.

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities? Yes.

D2. Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree seeking transfer students in fall 2008.

	Applicants	Admitted Applicants	Enrolled Applicants
Men	122	22	8
Women	143	31	8
Total	265	53	16

Application for Admission

D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll: Fall only

D4. Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering freshman? No.

D5. Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:

High school transcript	required of all
College transcript(s)	required of all
Essay or personal statement	required of all
Interview	recommended of all
Standardized test scores	required of all
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)	required of all

D6. Minimum high school grade point average required: N/A

D7. Minimum college grade point average required: N/A

D8. List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants: None

D9. List application priority, closing, notificaiton, and candidate reply dates for transfer students.

Fall Semester:
Priority date: N/A
Closing date: April 15
Notification date: May 15
Reply date: Two weeks after notification
Rolling admission: N/A

D10. Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students? N/A.

D11. Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable: None

Transfer Credit Policies

D12. Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: C-

D13. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: 64 semester hours

D14. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: 64 semester hours

D15. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: N/A

D16. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 64 semester hours (A total of 128 semester hours is required for graduation.)

D17. Describe other transfer credit policies: None

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E1. Special study options: Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to definitions.

Accelerated program  Cooperative (work study) program  Cross-registration  Distance learning  Double major  Dual enrollment  English as a Second Language  Exchange student program (domestic)  External degree program	Honors program  Independent study  Internships  Liberal arts/career combination  Student-designed major  Study abroad  Teacher certification program  Weekend college
Other: Combined bachelor's/graduate programs:  - BA/Master's in Architecture with Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri  - BA/BS in Engineering with Washington University, St. Louis or the University of Minnesota

E3. Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation.

Arts/fine arts  Computer literacy  English (including composition)  Foreign languages  History	Humanities  Mathematics  Philosophy  Sciences (biological or physical)  Social science
Other: Internationalism, U.S. Multiculturalism, Quantitative reasoning

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F1. Percentages of first-time, first-year (freshmen) students and all degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in fall 2008 who fit the following categories:

	First-time, first-year students	Undergraduates
Percent from out of state (excludes internationals, non-resident aliens)	79%	78%
Percent of men who join fraternities	0%	0%
Percent of women who join fraternities	0%	0%
Percent who live in college-owned housing	100%	65%
Percent who live off campus or commute	0%	35%
Percent of students age 25 and older	0%	0.3%
Average age of full-time students	18.1	19.6
Average age of all students (full and part time)	18.1	19.6

F2. Activities offered at your institution:

Campus Ministries  Choral groups  Concert band  Dance  Drama/theater International Student Organization  Jazz band

Literary magazine  Marching band  Model UN  Music ensembles  Musical theater  Opera  Pep band

Radio station  Student government  Student newspaper  Student-run film society  Symphony orchestra  Television station  Yearbook

F3. ROTC (program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officer's Training Corps)

Army ROTC - offered at a cooperating institution, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis.
Naval ROTC - offered at a cooperating institution, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis.
Air Force ROTC - offered at a cooperating institution, University of St. Thomas.

F4. Housing offered by the college at your institution:

Coed dorms  Men's dorms  Women's dorms  Apartments for married students  Apartments for single students  Other:

Special housing for disabled students  Special housing for international students  Fraternity/sorority housing  Cooperative housing Theme housing Wellness housing

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NOTE: Undergraduate full-time tuition for 2008-2009 is available after February 1, 2009. Tuition for 2008-2009 is available in the 2007 Common Data Set.

G1. Undergraduate full-time tuition, required fees, room and board for 2009-2010.

	First-Year	Undergraduates
Private Institution - Tuition	$37,974	$37,974
Required Fees	$200	$200
Room and Board	$8,768	$8,768
Room only	$4,666	$4,666
Board only	$4,102	$4,102

G2. Number of credits per term a student can take for the stated full-time tuition: 12 minimum, 18 maximum

G3. Do tuition and fees vary by year of study? (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)? No.

G4. If tution and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program, describe briefly: N/A

G5. Provide the estimated expenses for a typical full-time undergraduate student:

Books and supplies: $924
Transportation: $100 to $1000
Other (personal) expenses: $830

G6. Undergraduate per-credit-hour charges: $1,187 per semester hour

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Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

H1. Enter total dollar amounts awarded to full-time and less than full-time degree-seeking undergraduates (using the same cohort reported in CDS Question B1, "total degree-seeking" undergraduates) in the following categories. Include aid awarded to international students (i.e., those not qualifying for federal aid). Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be reported in the need-based aid columns. (For a suggested order of precedence in assigning categories of aid to cover need, see the definitions section.):

Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid? Institutional methodology (IM)

Indicate academic year for which data are reported: 2008-2009 estimated

	Need-based	Non-need-based
	$	$
Scholarships/Grants
Federal	1,057,497	4,500
State	432,340	0
Institutional (endowment, alumni, or other institutional awards) and external funds awarded by the college excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below)	29,298,041	320,143
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g., Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college	676,440	284,367
Total Scholarships/Grants	31,464,318	609,010
Self-Help
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)	5,013,575	327,526
Federal Work-Study	500,972	-
State and other (e.g. institutional) work-study/employment	2,051,104	67,611
Total Self-Help	7,565,651	395,137
Parent Loans	-	1,803,242
Tuition waivers	-	-
Athletic awards	-	-

Number of Enrolled Students Receiving Aid

H2. Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Aid: List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who applied for and were awarded financial aid from any source. Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be counted as need-based aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort receiving the dollars reported in H1. Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.

H2A. Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Non-need-based Scholarships and Grants:List the number of degree seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who had no financial need and were awarded institutional - not external - non-need based scholarship or grant aid. Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.

Non-need-based awards	First-time Full-time Freshmen	Full-time Undergrad Inc. fresh.	Less than Full-time undergrad
n) Number of students in line a who had no financial need who received non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those receiving athletic awards and tuition benefits)	20	88	0
o) Average dollar amount of institutional non-need based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n	$4,038	$5,315	0
p) Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic grant or scholarship	0	0	0
q) Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic grants and scholarships awarded to students in line p	$0	$0	$0

For graduates and loan types for questions H4 and H5:
Include:
1) the 2008 undergraduate class who graduated between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008 who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008
2) only loans made to students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution
3) co-signed loans
Exclude:
1) those who transferred in
2) money borrowed at other institutions

H4. Percent of the class (defined above) who borrowed at any time through any loan programs (institutional, state, federal, state, subsidized, unsubsidized, private etc.; exclude parent loans).

71.6%

H4a. Percent of the class (defined above) who borrowed at any time through federal loan programs (Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized). Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans. Exclude all institutional, state, private alternative loans and parent loans.

63.3%

H5. Average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness of those in line H4; do not include money borrowed at other institutions:

$17,304

H5a. Average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness through federal loan programs (Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized). Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans. Exclude all institutional, state, private alternative loans and parent loans.

$14,583

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Aid to Undergraduate Degree-Seeking Nonresident Aliens

H6. Indicate your institution's policy regarding financial aid for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:

Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is available.

If college-administered financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens, provide the number who received need- or non-need-based aid: 196

Average dollar amount awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens: $29,162

Total dollar amount of financial aid from all sources awarded to all undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:
$5,715,752

Process for First-Year/Freshman Students

H7. Check off all financial aid forms non-resident alien first-year financial aid applicants must submit:
Institution's own financial aid form
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
International Student's Financial Aid Application
International Student's Certification of Finances

Process for First-Year/Freshman Students

H8. Check off all financial aid forms domestic first-year (freshman) financial aid applicants must submit:
FAFSA
Institution's own financial aid form
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
State aid form
Noncustodial PROFILE
Business/Farm Supplement

H9. Indicate filing dates for first-year (freshman) students:

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: February 8
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms: March 1

H10. Indicate notification dates for first-year (freshman) students:

Students notified on or about (date): April 1
Students notified on a rolling basis: No.

H11. Indicate reply dates:

Students must reply by (date): May 1.

Types of Aid Available

Please check off all types of aid available to undergraduates at your institution:

H12. Loans

FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (DIRECT LOAN)
Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
Direct PLUS Loans

FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM (FFEL)
FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
FFEL PLUS Loans

Federal Perkins Loans
Federal Nursing Loans
State Loans
College/university loans from institutional funds
Other (specify):

H13. Scholarships and Grants

NEED-BASED:
Federal Pell
SEOG
State scholarships/grants
Private scholarships
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional funds
United Negro College Fund
Federal Nursing Scholarship
Other (specify):

H14. Check off criteria used in awarding institutional aid. Check all that apply.

Non -need	Need -based		Non -need	Need -based
X		Academics			Leadership
		Alumni affiliation	X		Minority status
		Art			Music/drama
		Athletics			Religious affiliation
		Job skills			State/district residency
		ROTC		----------

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Instructional faculty is as defined by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in its annual Faculty Compensation Survey.

	Full-time	Part-time	Total
a) Total number of instructional faculty	164	61	225
b) Total number who are members of minority groups	33	12	45
c) Total number who are women	78	31	109
d) Total number who are men	86	30	116
e) Total number who are non-resident aliens (international)	5	4	9
f) Total number with doctorate, first prof, other terminal degrees	151	38	189
g) Total number whose highest degree is master's (not terminal)	11	14	25
h) Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor's	2	8	10
i) Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other	0	1	1
j) Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs	0	0	0

I-2. Student to Faculty Ratio

Report the fall 2008 ratio of full-time equivalent students (full-time plus 1/3 part time) to full-time equivalent instructional faculty (full-time plus 1/3 part time).

Fall 2008 student to faculty ratio: 10.2 to 1. (based on 1872 students and 184.3 faculty)

I-3. Undergraduate Class Size

Fall 2008 Number of Class Sections with Undergraduates Enrolled:

	2-9	10-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-99	100+	Total
Class Sections	80	203	100	20	4	4	0	411
Class Sub-Sections	62	67	7	1	0	0	0	137

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6 October 2010

Degrees conferred between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008.

Percentages of degrees awarded are based on number of majors, not headcount (e.g. students with one degree but a double major will be represented twice). Percentages are calculated using the sum of first and second majors in each area of the IPEDS Completions report as the numerator and the sum of the grand total of first and second majors as the denominator.

Category	Bachelor's Degrees
Natural resources/environmental science	3.0%
Area and ethnic studies	2.3%
Communications/journalism	0.0%
Computer and info sciences	1.1%
Foreign languages and literature	11.1%
English	6.4%
Liberal arts/general studies	2.0%
Biological/life sciences	6.6%
Mathematics	3.4%
Interdisciplinary studies	9.3%
Philosophy and religious studies	4.1%
Physical sciences	6.4%
Psychology	6.2%
Social sciences	28.9%
Visual and performing arts	6.4%
History	2.8%
TOTAL	100%

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