The number of graduating math majors, which includes double majors, is given as a percentage of each year's graduating senior class. The national avearge is about 1.5%, and we had over 6% in 2003.  The class of 2000, which had twice as many math majors as the class of 1999, was the first to be admitted after the Renaissance Plan. Figures for 1996 and 1997 exclude degres in Math and Compuer Science.

The "courses per student"  figures for various levels are obtained by taking the total enrollments (based on end-of-semester figures for both semesters) in all courses at that level and dividing by the number of students in that category.  This metric takes into account the changing size of the undergraduate student body, which has been reduced by about 20% since 1996.  Thus the freshman enrollment figures are based on the number of students (not all of whom are necessarily freshmen) enrolled in freshman level courses,  and so on. 1997-98 was the first year of the increased math requirements for the Computer Science major.

Freshman level courses are those numbered 140-162 inclusive, 171, 172, and 199.  Sophomore level courses are 163, 164, and 165. Upper level courses are 130 and all undergraduate courses numbered 200 and higher.

Honors enrollments are based on figures for Math 172Q, 174Q, 236H and 265H. In 1998-99 the freshman courses (171Q and 172Q) were split into two sections. Workshops for these courses began in 1996.  Three of the professors who have taught them have won Goergen Awards. Honors versions of 265, 236 and 240 were introduced in 2000-01, 2001-02 and 2006-07 respectively.

Created November 14, 2006; last modified November 14, 2006.