The table provides information about students studying in six departments at an Australian university in 2011, including the proportion of females, students whose first language is not English, and those born outside Australia.
Overall, the highest proportion of female students was in English (72%) and Modern Languages (68%), while Math (17%) and Chemistry (15%) had the fewest. Departments with a higher percentage of students whose first language was not English were Math (49%) and History (45%), whereas English had the lowest at 12%.
In terms of students born outside Australia, Physics and Math both had the largest share at 56%, followed by Chemistry at 48%. By contrast, English had the smallest proportion of international-born students (20%). It is notable that departments with fewer females tended to have a higher percentage of non-native English speakers and students born overseas, indicating a more diverse student population in scientific fields compared to arts and
