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English & writing at Bates College

Bates College graduates about 35 English & writing majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 31st of 697 schools we score for English & writing, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 102 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 71% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $62,000 four years out, 1.28× what the same major pays nationally.

88/100Standout#31 of 697 for English & writing →
Graduates a year357% of the class
Courses in the catalog102more than 71% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$62,0001.28× the same major nationally
Research in the field$102Ka year, NSF
Admit rate13%whole school
SAT middle 50%1420–1520whole school

Around Bates College

Coram Library of Bates College
CoramlibraryPhoto: Hovertover · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Bronze bust of U.S. Senator Edmund Muskie by Arnold Burgess (1912-1992)
Edmund Muskie StatuePhoto: Bust: Arnold BurgessPhotograph: MustyMuskie · Public domain · source
Hathorn Hall, Bates College, Bates College campus Lewiston
Fireworks at Bates College Hathorn HallPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Pettigrew Hall
P grewPhoto: Rockytalinto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where English & writing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Muskie Archives, George and Helen Ladd Library, Coram Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 50 · Academic 23 · Student housing 5 · Library 4 · Athletics 3 · Dining 2.

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Nearby in the English & writing ranking

  1. George Washington University 88
  2. Northwestern University 88
  3. Cornell University 88
  4. Harvard University 88
  5. Wellesley College 88
  6. University of Pittsburgh 87
  7. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 87
  8. Columbia University 87

Other strong majors at Bates College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Bates College with every school we score in English & writing. 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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