<p>Last year the EECS department awarded 298 bachelors degrees, and the economics department awarded 33. (Data [here](<a href=“Statistics & Reports | MIT Registrar”>Statistics & Reports | MIT Registrar)</a>.)</p>
<p>I’m not sure what the source is on the economics statistic, but I don’t think it’s possible for even 1844 current students to have taken economics courses – there are only 4000 undergrads here, and I don’t think half of us have taken an econ course. Perhaps they mean they have awarded 1844 degrees, ever?</p>