University of Otago Pass Rates by Subject Area: 2013-2015
Notes: (i) Excludes subject/level combinations with fewer than 10 enrolments.
(ii) Excludes papers at 400-level or above.
2013
2014
2015
Subject
Pass
Fail
Pass
Fail
Pass
Fail
Accounting
80%
20%
79%
21%
85%
15%
Accounting and Finance
81%
19%
72%
28%
97%
3%
Anatomy and Structural Biology
86%
14%
86%
14%
87%
13%
Anthropology
89%
11%
86%
14%
91%
9%
Arabic
-
-
100%
0%
-
-
Art History and Theory
95%
5%
89%
11%
85%
15%
Asian Studies
90%
10%
89%
11%
98%
2%
Biblical Studies
90%
10%
89%
11%
90%
10%
Biochemistry
87%
13%
86%
14%
87%
13%
Bioethics
96%
4%
95%
5%
95%
5%
Biological Anthropology
93%
7%
94%
6%
91%
9%
Biology
75%
25%
74%
26%
77%
23%
Botany
89%
11%
93%
7%
88%
12%
Business Law
88%
12%
94%
6%
97%
3%
Business Studies
82%
18%
81%
19%
82%
18%
Cell and Molecular Biology
87%
13%
85%
15%
84%
16%
Chemistry
78%
22%
74%
26%
75%
25%
Chinese
89%
11%
89%
11%
85%
15%
Christian Thought and History
91%
9%
94%
6%
90%
10%
Classics
82%
18%
83%
17%
77%
23%
Clothing and Textile Sciences
92%
8%
87%
13%
93%
7%
Computational Modelling
74%
26%
75%
25%
82%
18%
Computer and Information Science
81%
19%
79%
21%
76%
24%
Computer Science
81%
19%
83%
17%
82%
18%
Dental Technology
98%
2%
99%
1%
96%
4%
Dentistry
100%
0%
99%
1%
99%
1%
Dentistry (Oral Health)
99%
1%
100%
0%
99%
1%
Design Studies
92%
8%
91%
9%
92%
8%
Earth and Ocean Science
79%
21%
84%
16%
87%
13%
Ecology
90%
10%
89%
11%
89%
11%
Economics
86%
14%
87%
13%
89%
11%
Education
95%
5%
95%
5%
94%
6%
Electronics
89%
11%
82%
18%
87%
13%
Energy Management
95%
5%
89%
11%
91%
9%
English
84%
16%
85%
15%
85%
15%
Environment and Society
92%
8%
92%
8%
89%
11%
European Studies
92%
8%
92%
8%
91%
9%
Finance
84%
16%
87%
13%
91%
9%
Finance and Quantitative Analysis
89%
11%
79%
21%
85%
15%
Food Science
90%
10%
90%
10%
92%
8%
Forensic Analytical Science
91%
9%
96%
4%
96%
4%
Forensic Biology
99%
1%
99%
1%
99%
1%
French
95%
5%
94%
6%
91%
9%
Gender Studies
93%
7%
92%
8%
89%
11%
Genetics
90%
10%
85%
15%
86%
14%
Geography
93%
7%
91%
9%
92%
8%
Geology
92%
8%
92%
8%
94%
6%
German
93%
7%
94%
6%
88%
12%
Greek
78%
22%
93%
7%
70%
30%
Health Promotion
100%
0%
100%
0%
-
-
Health Studies
85%
15%
75%
25%
78%
22%
Hebrew
94%
6%
-
-
-
-
History
90%
10%
91%
9%
91%
9%
Human Body Systems
90%
10%
83%
17%
83%
17%
2013
2014
2015
Subject
Pass
Fail
Pass
Fail
Pass
Fail
Human Nutrition
98%
2%
98%
2%
98%
2%
Information Science
81%
19%
79%
21%
76%
24%
Japanese
89%
11%
86%
14%
93%
7%
Latin
86%
14%
85%
15%
86%
14%
Law
95%
5%
94%
6%
94%
6%
Linguistics
89%
11%
90%
10%
94%
6%
Management
95%
5%
96%
4%
95%
5%
Maori Studies
92%
8%
92%
8%
92%
8%
Marine Science
86%
14%
91%
9%
91%
9%
Marketing Management
94%
6%
91%
9%
93%
7%
Mathematics
81%
19%
77%
23%
80%
20%
Media, Film and Communication
90%
10%
91%
9%
90%
10%
Medical Laboratory Science
100%
0%
99%
1%
100%
0%
Medicine
92%
8%
97%
3%
98%
2%
Microbiology
93%
7%
88%
12%
85%
15%
Music
85%
15%
86%
14%
90%
10%
Nautical Studies
80%
20%
79%
21%
85%
15%
Neuroscience
-
-
100%
0%
100%
0%
Pacific Islands Studies
85%
15%
86%
14%
75%
25%
Pastoral Studies
91%
9%
92%
8%
82%
18%
Pathology
99%
1%
93%
7%
96%
4%
Performing Arts Studies
86%
14%
-
-
87%
13%
Pharmacology
93%
7%
93%
7%
94%
6%
Pharmacy
99%
1%
99%
1%
99%
1%
Philosophy
86%
14%
78%
22%
84%
16%
Physical Education
92%
8%
91%
9%
89%
11%
Physics
83%
17%
80%
20%
83%
17%
Physiology
86%
14%
87%
13%
88%
12%
Physiotherapy
99%
1%
99%
1%
99%
1%
Plant Biotechnology
97%
3%
98%
2%
100%
0%
Politics
90%
10%
89%
11%
90%
10%
Portuguese
85%
15%
-
-
-
-
Psychology
87%
13%
85%
15%
88%
12%
Radiation Therapy
98%
2%
99%
1%
99%
1%
Religious Studies
89%
11%
93%
7%
90%
10%
Sanskrit
100%
0%
-
-
-
-
Social and Community Work
90%
10%
92%
8%
93%
7%
Sociology
88%
12%
86%
14%
85%
15%
Software Engineering
100%
0%
100%
0%
100%
0%
Spanish
92%
8%
90%
10%
93%
7%
Sports Studies
100%
0%
-
-
-
-
Statistics
86%
14%
82%
18%
83%
17%
Surveying
93%
7%
92%
8%
92%
8%
Telecommunications
94%
6%
93%
7%
86%
14%
Theatre Studies
94%
6%
93%
7%
95%
5%
Tourism
95%
5%
92%
8%
93%
7%
Zoology
91%
9%
94%
6%
94%
6%
