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History at Austin College

Austin College graduates about 26 history majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 261st of 692 schools we score for history, a solid program at 57 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 46 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 23% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $60,000 four years out, 1.18× what the same major pays nationally.

57/100Solid#261 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year268% of the class
Courses in the catalog46more than 23% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$60,0001.18× the same major nationally
Admit rate48%whole school
SAT middle 50%1160–1370whole school

Around Austin College

The Abell Library Center on the campus of Austin College in Sherman, Texas (Unit
Austin College July 2016 30 (Abell Library Center)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Baker Residence Hall for Men on the campus of Austin College in Sherman, Texas (
Austin College July 2016 31 (Baker Residence Hall for Men)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The College Green and the Jackson Technology Center on the campus of Austin Coll
Austin College July 2016 18 (College Green and Jackson Technology Center)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The IDEA Center on the campus of Austin College in Sherman, Texas (United States
Austin College July 2016 23 (IDEA Center)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Abell Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 19 · Athletics 5 · Library 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. Oregon State University 57
  2. Miami University–Oxford 57
  3. SUNY–Geneseo 57
  4. Oklahoma State University 57
  5. University of Louisville 57
  6. Southern Connecticut State University 57
  7. Butler University 57
  8. Saint Michael's College 57

Other strong majors at Austin College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Austin College with every school we score in history. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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