Blacker Hovse: Majors


Back | Year | Main Page | Official Blacker Hovse page | Stats | Alpha List | States | Acronyms and Notes

For each major 2 numbers are given separated by a '/'. The first number is the Number of Moles that studied that major. The second number is those that actually graduated with that major.

This data is only for Moles granted BS degrees. A number of Mole obtained MS or PhD's from Caltech, but I felt that it would be confusing to include that data here. Also a number of Moles graduated with 2 or more majors. So they are double (or triple) counted because it is impossible for me to determine which was the primary major and in many cases both majors were of equal value to that student.

There are a number of reasons for the Moles with unknown majors. First of all before WWII at the end of a person's Frosh year, they declared if their intented major was of a Science major or an Engineering major. Junior year they declared an actualy major. So if a Mole left Caltech at the end of his Frosh or Sophomore year, then his major would be listed as Sci or Eng. After WWII this practice was dropped. In 1989 one was supposed to declare a major at the end of one's Frosh year (though I put it off until the end of Junior year). So for people that did not graduate, my data is based on the Little t which based it's major data on Registrar records, so these people are listed as unknown. If they left Frosh year they are listed as Unknown Frosh. Likewise leaving during Sophomore year one is labled as a S'more.

For the people listed in the E&AS other column or the Other column, their major is listed as well as (G) or (DNG) which mean Graduated or Did-Not-Graduate respectively.

The data is presented in two tables. First is a summary table. This table represents all Moles from 1928 to 2007. A total of 2372 people are reflected in the data. Also note that graduation rates reflect all years, so depending upon the time of year, the data reflects 3 or 4 years of current undergrads. The second table is a complete listing of the date by year and major.

Summary Table: 1928 to 2007
Major Total in
Major		 Graduated % Moles % Graduated % of Degrees earned
by Moles
Aero 19 12 0.8 % 63.2 % 0.7 %
ACh 59 49 2.5 % 83.1 % 2.7 %
AMa 12 10 0.5 % 83.3 % 0.5 %
APh 59 54 2.5 % 91.5 % 3.0 %
Astronomy 40 34 1.7 % 85.0 % 1.9 %
Biology 134 110 5.6 % 82.1 % 6.0 %
Chemistry 163 137 6.9 % 84.0 % 7.5 %
Chem E 52 43 2.2 % 82.7 % 2.4 %
Civil E 57 49 2.4 % 86.0 % 2.7 %
EE 210 185 8.9 % 88.1 % 10.1 %
Economics 28 26 1.2 % 92.9 % 1.4 %
English 11 11 0.5 % 100.0 % 0.6 %
E&AS 343 320 14.5 % 93.3 % 17.5 %
Geology 43 39 1.8 % 90.7 % 2.1 %
GeoChem 5 5 0.2 % 100.0 % 0.3 %
GeoPhys 14 14 0.6 % 100.0 % 0.8 %
History 11 10 0.5 % 90.9 % 0.5 %
ISP 7 6 0.3 % 85.7 % 0.3 %
Literature 10 8 0.4 % 80.0 % 0.4 %
Math 135 109 5.7 % 80.7 % 6.0 %
Mech E 143 127 6.0 % 88.8 % 7.0 %
Physics 387 334 16.3 % 86.3 % 18.3 %
Other 155 128 6.5 % 82.6 % 7.0 %
Unknown 275 4 11.6 % 1.5 % 0.2 %
Major Total in
Major		 Graduated % Moles % Graduated % of Degrees earned
by Moles


Frosh Year Aero ACh AMa APh Astro-
nomy		 Biology Chemistry Chem E Civil E EE Econ-
omics		 English Engineering & Applied Science Geology Geo-
Chem		 Geo-
Phys		 History ISP Liter-
ature		 Math Mech E Physics Other Unknown & Unspecified Majors Frosh Year
Generic CS EE Mech E Other Eng Sci Unkn Frosh S'more
1928





3/3 2/2 3/3







2/2




1/1 4/4 1/1





1928
1929




2/2 1/1 2/0 2/1














3/2 3/3
2/0 1/0 1/0

1929
1930
1/1
2/2
1/1


5/5













3/3

2/0 1/0


1930
1931 1/1 3/3



3/3
1/1 1/1






2/1






1/1 (G) 1/0 2/0
1/0
1931
1932 1/1 4/4


1/0

3/3 3/3













1/1 1/1


2/0

1932
1933 2/1 2/0


2/2 1/0
2/2 5/4






2/2





7/6 6/6
3/0
2/0

1933
1934 2/2 5/5
3/3



1/1 2/1






2/2




1/0 6/5 1/0
2/0 1/0 5/0

1934
1935 2/0 3/2
2/1



2/2 4/3






1/1





3/2 2/2
2/0 1/0 3/0

1935
1936 1/1 4/4
1/1
1/1
1/1 4/3 6/5












1/0 7/6 2/2

3/0 1/0

1936
1937
7/5


2/2 1/1
1/0 3/3













2/2 3/3
1/0 3/0 1/0

1937
1938 3/3 2/2



1/1
2/2 1/1













8/8 1/1
2/0 2/0 6/1

1938
1939
2/2



2/2

2/2













6/6 3/3
2/0 1/0 6/0

1939
1940
2/2



1/1
3/3 4/4













1/1



15/1

1940
1941


1/1
1/1 1/1

6/6













8/7 2/2


8/0

1941
1942
5/4
1/1

1/1
2/2 2/2













8/8 4/4


7/0

1942
1943 2/2 1/1





1/1 4/4








1/1



3/3
Physics (G)
Ph.D. Physics (G)




1943
1944
3/1


1/1 2/1
2/2 4/4












1/1 2/2 3/3





1944
1945
2/2
1/1

2/1
4/2 3/2






1/1




1/0 7/6 6/4





1945
1946




1/1 7/7
2/2 1/1






2/2
2/2



9/9 6/6 ACh (G)
Ph.D.:ChemE (G)

10/0

1946
1947
1/1


3/3

7/7 3/3








1/1


1/1 8/8 4/4 Geology (G)
ChemE (G)
Physics (G)

3/0

1947
1948
1/1


1/1 1/1
3/3 4/4






3/3
1/1



5/5 4/4 General (G)

7/0

1948
1949
1/1


1/1

1/1 5/5






2/2 1/1




2/2 7/7 MechE (G)
Physics (G)
Ph.D.: Physics (G)
Civil E (G)

7/0

1949
1950




1/0 2/2
2/2 3/3






1/1





5/4 3/2 EE (G)
Civil E (G)
Astronomy (G)
GeoPhys (G)
EE (G)

9/0

1950
1951 1/1 2/2





2/2 5/4






1/1




1/1 5/3 8/7 EE (G)
Mech E (G)

9/0

1951
1952 1/0 1/1

1/0 2/2 5/5 1/0 1/1 5/4








1/1


1/1 4/4 7/6 ACh (G)
Mech E (G)
ACh (G)
ACh (G)
EE or History (DNG)
EE (G)
Ph.D: EE (G)

1/0 2/0
1952
1953
4/3


1/0 1/1
1/1 5/4






1/0




3/3 7/7 4/3 ACh (G)
EE (G)
Mech E (G)

2/0 1/0
1953
1954
3/2


2/0 2/2
2/1 3/2






1/1
1/1


1/1 6/4 10/8 Physics (G)


1/0
1954
1955







2/1 5/3












4/3 6/5 13/11 Physics (G)
MetPh (DNG)

5/0

1955
1956




6/4 2/1
1/0 8/7

1/1
1/1

2/2




3/2 1/1 12/8



6/0
1956
1957 2/0



2/1 5/1

1/0



5/5 1/1
1/1
1/1


2/1
16/12


4/0 2/0
1957
1958



1/1 2/1 3/1 2/2



4/4
5/5 2/2






3/2 1/0 12/9


5/0 4/0
1958
1959



2/2 1/1 3/2 1/1
3/0

1/1
3/3
EE (G)
EE (G)		 1/0




7/4 1/0 7/4 MA (G)
Geology (G)
Ph.D: EE (G)
Math (G)
Ph.D.: Math (G)
Ph or Ec (DNG)
Ph.D.: EE (G)

1/0 1/0
1959
1960





7/5


1/1


3/3 1/1






4/3
9/9 Hum (DNG)
Chem or Gy?? (DNG)

2/0 1/0
1960
1961



1/1 2/1 5/5

1/0 1/0
3/3
1/1
Aero (G)





2/2
7/6 (DNG)

1/0 3/0
1961
1962



3/3

1/1

2/2
4/4
2/2







5/5
4/4


5/0

1962
1963



1/1 1/1 3/3 1/1

2/2 1/1 2/2









4/4
5/5


8/0

1963
1964





3/3



2/2 5/5
1/1







5/5
5/5


5/0

1964
1965



2/2 2/2 2/2

1/0

3/3
2/2
Aero (G)


1/1

2/2
9/8


1/0

1965
1966



1/1 2/2 5/3

1/0 3/3 1/1 3/1
2/2







3/2
8/7



2/0
1966
1967





1/1 3/3


1/1 7/7
2/2

1/1

1/0

1/0
5/4





1967
1968


1/1
2/1 4/2


2/2 1/1 4/4









4/1
2/2 Ph.D: Physics (G)
SS (G)

2/0 1/0 1/0 1968
1969



2/2 3/1 2/2


2/1 1/1 5/4


E&AS (G)

1/1
1/1
4/4
7/6



1/0 1/0 1969
1970



2/2 9/8 3/3


1/1 3/3 7/5









5/3
1/1 Math (G)
Ph.D: CS (G)



2/0 1970
1971

1/1 1/1 2/2 3/3 2/2 3/3

1/1
3/3









3/3
6/5 Math (G)
English (G)


1/0 4/0 1971
1972

1/1 2/2 4/4 1/0 7/6 5/5
1/0 1/1
6/5





1/1


2/1
6/4


2/0 1/0
1972
1973


2/1 2/2 3/2 2/2 1/1
1/0
1/1 9/8







1/1
5/5
5/5


1/0 1/0
1973
1974

1/1 1/1 1/1
1/1 3/1



8/6



1/1


1/0


2/1 ChemE (G)


1/0
1974
1975

2/1 3/2 1/0 1/1 4/4 1/1



16/15



1/1



1/1 2/2
4/4




1/0 1975
1976


3/3 1/0
5/4 2/2



12/11









1/1
3/1 EnvES (G)


1/0 4/0 1976
1977




2/2 5/4

2/2

4/4









6/4
5/4



1/0
1977
1978




1/1 1/1 2/2



8/8




1/1



1/1
3/3



4/0
1978
1979


3/3
2/1 6/4 1/1
6/5

9/7









3/3
2/2 Undec (DNG)




1979
1980


2/2
1/0
3/1
5/5

10/9


E&AS (G)





1/1
1/1 SS (DNG)
EE (G)


1/0
1980
1981

1/1 1/1 1/1 4/4 2/2

5/5 2/2
12/11









2/2
4/3 APh (G)
Ph.D: APh (G)


1/0
1981
1982


3/3 1/1 4/3 1/1 1/1
8/7

7/6









2/2
5/5




1/0 1982
1983


2/2
2/2 1/1 4/3
6/5

6/3





1/1




6/6





1983
1984

1/1 2/2
2/0 4/3

9/9

8/8 1/0

E&AS (G)





1/0
5/5


2/0

1984
1985


2/2
4/4 1/1 2/2
7/7 1/1
8/7 1/1

E&AS (G) 1/1




1/1
5/4



1/0 1/0 1985
1986


5/5
1/1 2/1 2/2
5/5

4/4



1/1




2/2 1/1 3/3 Physics (G)


1/0 1/0 1986
1987


1/1 1/0 2/2 1/1 2/2
4/4 1/1
8/8

1/1








8/6 Ph.D:Aero (G)
EE (G)

1/0 2/0
1987
1988

1/1 2/2
3/3
1/1
1/1

3/3 3/3
2/2 CNS (G)
MS/Aero (G)		 1/1



2/2 2/2
5/4 EE (G)
Geochemistry (G)
Poly Sci (DNG)

1/0 1/0 1/0 1988
1989




5/5 2/2 1/1
2/2

5/5 3/3
3/2

1/1 2/2 1/1
1/1
1/0 4/3


3/0

1989
1990

1/1 2/2
1/1 2/2

6/6

5/5 1/1
1/1
1/1


1/1 1/1 3/3
6/5 Math or Phyisics (DNG)

3/0

1990
1991

1/0
1/1 2/2 3/3 1/1
6/5 1/1
4/4



1/0 1/1


1/0 3/3
7/6


1/0 1/0
1991
1992




3/3 3/2

6/6

4/4 2/2
3/3 EE/CS (G) 1/1
1/1 1/1 1/1 2/1 2/2
3/3 Social Science (G)

1/0

1992
1993

1/1 2/1 2/2 5/4
1/1
1/1

10/10



2/2




1/0
6/6 Astronomy (G)
Ph.D: Astronomy (G)


1/0
1993
1994

1/1 1/1 1/0 4/4 1/1 1/1
2/2 1/1
8/8
1/1
Math (G)
GeoPhys (G)
APh (G)
E&AS (G)
E&AS (ME (G)





3/1
4/2 ChemE (DNG)
Planetary Science (G)




1994
1995


2/1
3/3 3/3

2/2

7/7

1/1
1/1



1/1 1/1
8/8 Planetary Sci (G)

1/1 1/0
1995
1996 1/0




3/3

1/1 1/1
3/3 1/1
2/1 MechE (G)
Aero (G)
MechE (G)		 1/1






9/8 Planetary Sci (G)
EE (G)
Geophysics (G)
SES (DNG)



1/0 1996
1997



1/1 3/3 2/2


1/1
5/5

2/2 MechE (G)
MechE (G)



1/1
1/1
4/3 Social Science (G)
SES/HPS (G)
ChemE (G)
CS (DNG)




1997
1998



2/1
1/1

3/3 1/1
5/5


E&AS (MechE (G)
E&AS (MechE (G)
MechE (G)




1/1 1/1
6/5 ACMa (G)
Physics (G)
ACMa (G)
Planetary Sci (G)
Planetary Sci (DNG)
GeoPhysics (G)
E&SA (G)



3/0 1998
1999


1/1 3/3 4/4 1/1


2/2
4/4


E&AS (G) 1/1 1/1



4/3
8/8 SES/HPS (G)
Math (G)
MechE (G)
Unkn-Sr (DNG)
Chem (G)
Liturature (G)
CS (G)
MechE (G)




1999
2000




3/2 1/1

2/2





Aero (G)
E&AS (Aero (G)


1/1

2/2 1/1 6/6 Geophysics (G)
ECE (G)
Astrophysics (G)
(G)
CS (G)
Unkn-Jr (DNG)
ACM (G)
Chemsitry (G)
ECE (G)
ECE (G)
Unkn-Jr (DNG)
CS (G)




2000
2001




4/3 4/4

5/5





E&AS (Aero (G) 1/1




1/1 1/1 5/5 Chemical Engineering (G)
Unkn-Jr (DNG)
MechE (G)
Astrophysics (G)
Planetary Science (G)
MechE (G)
CS (G)
MechE (G)




2001
2002


2/2

2/2

3/3





E&AS (CNS (G)
MatSci (G)		 1/1




4/4
9/8 ChemE (Materials) (G)
BEM (G)
MechE (G)
Social Science (G)
ACM & BEM (G)
Biology & English (G)
Biology & Economics (G)
Physics & Philosophy (G)
Unkn-Jr (DNG)
ECE (G)
MechE (G)
ChemE(Env) (G)
AstroPhysics (G)
ChemE(Materials) (G)
MechE (Control & Dynamics Systems)) (G)
AstroPhysics (G)
ChemE(Materials) (G)
ChemE(Materials) (G)
CS (G)
(DNG)




2002
2003




3/3 2/2

2/2 1/1




E&AS (Aero (G)
E&AS (ESE (G)		 1/1

2/2

2/2
8/8 CS (G)
Unkn-Sr (DNG)
ChemE (G)
ACM (G)
ACM (G)
BEM (G)


2/0
2003
2004


2/2
3/3 2/2








E&AS (CNS (G)
E&AS (Aero (G)		 1/1

4/4 1/1
3/3

Astrophysics (G)
CS (G)
CS (G)
CS (G)
MechE (G)
Philsophy (G)
MechE (G)
CS (G)
CS (G)
MechE (G)
CDS (G)




2004
2005





1/0


















Unkn-Jr (DNG)
MechE (DNG)
CS (DNG)
Unkn-Jr (DNG)
Unkn-Jr (DNG)
Unkn-Jr (DNG)



2/0 2005
2006






1/0
















2/0




7/0 2006
2007





























4/0 1/1 2007
Total 19/12 59/49 12/10 59/54 40/34 134/110 163/137 52/43 57/49 210/185 28/26 11/11 250/230 12/11 28/28 19/17 34/34 43/39 5/5 14/14 11/10 7/6 10/8 135/109 143/127 387/334 155/128 17/0 15/0 160/3 52/0 31/1 Total

Aero ACh AMa APh Astro-
nomy		 Biology Chemistry Chem E Civil E EE Econ-
omics		 English Generic CS EE Mech E Other Geology Geo-
Chem		 Geo-
Phys		 History ISP Liter-
ature		 Math Mech E Physics Other Eng Sci Unkn Frosh S'more
Engineering & Applied Science Unknown & Unspecified Majors


Data collected by Benjamin Smith, Frosh 1989, Grad 1994, President Dec 1992-Jan 1994
Email: Ben . . This page last modified: 08:40 PST, 25 Jun 2008