This survey examined trends in enrollments in undergraduate humanities courses. The survey gathered information from 481 (out of 494) colleges and universities about course offerings and enrollment in fall 1988 for full-time and part-time undergraduate students in six subjects: English and American literature, foreign languages and literatures,…

This study was undertaken to obtain reliable national estimates of enrollments of undergraduates in humanities courses and to assess changes in enrollments from 1980 to 1985. The survey collected data from a sample of 453 (out of 493) colleges and universities on enrollment figures for full-time and part-time undergraduate students in eight…