Fact Sheet

University of Oregon 2008 commencement

Saturday, June 14, 2008

4,154 Students eligible to participate
4,375 Degrees to be conferred*
*Some individuals are receiving more than one degree.

Multiple Undergraduate Majors
Double majors--314
Triple majors--17
Quadruple majors -- 1

Gender
Women--2,289
Men--1,865

Oldest
Bachelor’s--76 years
Graduate--62 years

Youngest
Bachelor’s--19 years
Graduate--21 years

Top Ten Majors
375--Business Administration
287--Journalism*
249--Political Science
231--Psychology
164--Sociology
139--Art*
136--Economics
120--Educational Studies
120 -- History
113--English
*all related majors combined

Ethnic Identity
African-American--60 students
Native-American -- 40 students
Asian, Pacific Islander--227 students
Hispanic--142 students
White, non-Hispanic students -- 3,089 students
Unknown/declined --355 students
International --241 students

Geographic Origin
Graduates represent 50 nations, 45 states and two territories
Oregon--2,712 students
California--441 students
Washington--154 students
Other states, territories--569 students
Other nations--77 students
Unknown--1 student

Types of Degrees Each Term
Spring Term 2008--3,196 degrees†
Bachelor’s degrees--2,348
Master’s degrees--461
Doctoral degrees--71
Doctor of Jurisprudence (law) degrees--173
Certificates--143
† Includes some degrees to be completed summer term but whose candidates qualify for commencement.

Winter Term 2008--528 degrees
Bachelor’s degrees--429
Master’s degrees--66
Doctoral degrees--20
Certificates--13

Fall Term 2007--651 degrees
Bachelor’s degrees--486
Master’s degrees--101
Doctoral degrees--30
Doctor of Jurisprudence--9
Certificates--25

Contact: Pauline Austin, 541-346-3129, paustin@uoregon.edu

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