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Table 2 University enrolment by field of study and gender

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University enrolment by field of study and gender
  2005/2006r 2006/2007r 2007/2008r 2008/2009 2007/2008 to 2008/2009
  number % change
Total1 1,050,225 1,066,905 1,072,488 1,112,370 3.7
Male 443,136 449,697 455,235 471,408 3.6
Female 606,720 616,953 617,022 640,674 3.8
Personal improvement and leisure1 306 213 222 2,892 1,202.7
Male 105 93 102 1,167 1,044.1
Female 201 120 120 1,722 1,335.0
Education1 74,052 75,222 75,129 75,492 0.5
Male 17,694 18,018 18,105 18,051 -0.3
Female 56,325 57,171 57,000 57,405 0.7
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies1 37,443 37,830 37,800 41,859 10.7
Male 12,645 12,978 12,993 14,397 10.8
Female 24,798 24,852 24,807 27,462 10.7
Humanities1 170,355 170,916 167,664 176,817 5.5
Male 65,910 66,000 65,307 68,436 4.8
Female 104,409 104,892 102,327 108,336 5.9
Social and behavioural sciences, and law1 182,010 187,770 189,996 191,016 0.5
Male 63,555 65,316 66,441 66,918 0.7
Female 118,449 122,448 123,549 124,074 0.4
Business, management and public administration1 168,678 175,428 177,537 189,201 6.6
Male 79,248 82,992 84,333 89,547 6.2
Female 89,391 92,394 93,129 99,612 7.0
Physical and life sciences, and technologies1 90,441 92,328 93,372 94,113 0.8
Male 40,245 41,439 42,543 43,191 1.5
Female 50,190 50,880 50,820 50,916 0.2
Mathematics, computer and information sciences1 36,636 34,242 32,724 33,219 1.5
Male 26,682 24,912 23,844 24,135 1.2
Female 9,954 9,324 8,874 9,075 2.3
Architecture, engineering and related technologies1 85,533 86,313 88,470 91,890 3.9
Male 67,551 68,025 69,912 72,504 3.7
Female 17,979 18,273 18,549 19,383 4.5
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation1 15,252 15,708 16,032 17,091 6.6
Male 6,768 6,900 7,029 7,434 5.8
Female 8,481 8,808 9,000 9,654 7.3
Health, parks, recreation and fitness1 104,748 109,176 113,157 118,941 5.1
Male 29,469 30,795 32,535 34,113 4.9
Female 75,237 78,336 80,601 84,804 5.2
Personal, protective and transportation services 1,761 2,244 2,217 2,823 27.3
Male 1,038 1,287 1,299 1,554 19.6
Female 720 954 915 1,269 38.7
Other1 83,007 79,518 78,165 77,016 -1.5
Male 32,232 30,945 30,792 29,964 -2.7
Female 50,589 48,507 47,325 46,956 -0.8
revised
Includes sex unknown.
Note(s):
Enrolment figures may not add up due to rounding to a multiple of 3. Enrolment figures do not include the University of Regina.