<p>In other words, in what departments does Duke need more students of?</p>
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<p>I should mention that if you're asking about what major to declare, I'm pretty sure it doesn't make a difference for admissions purposes.</p>
<p>I think majors with a high emphasis on practicality have a large number of students at Duke, generally - biology, economics, public policy, etc. Other departments tend to be smaller.</p>
<p>I work at the admissions offices. Just an FYI, if this is what you were trying to do, BDMike was right. Your application/chances of admission are NOT affected in any way, shape, or form by what major you put that you are interested in. Duke isn't like many schools where they admit students to specific departments or try to boost certain departments.</p>
<p>That being said though, I'd have to say the least popular major would probably by "Canadian Studies."</p>
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<p>The Wolof program could use some more people, too.</p>
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<p>Not to mention Vietnamese or Marxist Studies</p>
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<p>African and African American Studies- 145
Art History- 153
Asian and African Languages and Literature- 36
Biological Anthropology and Anatomy- 188
Biology- 500+
Biomedical Engineering- 500+
Canadian Studies- 40
Chemistry- 500+
Civil & Environmental Engineering- 120
Classical Civilization- 71
Classical Languages- 25
Computer Science- 410
Cultural Anthropology- 203
Earth and Ocean Sciences- 64
Economics- 500+
Electrical & Computer Engineering- 414
English- 500+
Environmental Science- 72
Environmental Science and Policy- 110
French Studies- 150
German- 64
History- 500+
International Comparative Studies- 88
Italian and European Studies- 23
Linguistics- 54
Literature- 59
Mathematics- 384
Medieval Studies- 32
Philosophy- 264
Physics- 181
Political Science- 500+
Psychology- 500+
Public Policy- 500+
Religion- 411
Slavic Languages and Literatures- 71
Sociology- 246
Spanish- 348
Theater Studies- 118
Visual Arts- 71
Women's Studies- 133</p>
<p>Source: Facebook</p>
<p>These numbers are variable, but you get the basic idea.</p>
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<p>Also, keep in mind that on facebook most of the people who put down "Canadian Studies" are joking, and a good majority of the people who put down "Women's Studies" are guys who mean it as a joke...etc.</p>
<p>WR86 - <em>please</em> tell me there is some automated way to get that and you didn't end up doing some kind of search for each one!</p>
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