As an aspect to research further, however, IPEDS indicates that Bates had zero geology “first majors” in a recent year: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Bates&s=all&id=160977#programs. The figures for BU, similarly, indicate zero geology majors and two geophysics/seismology majors: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Boston+University&s=all&id=164988#programs.