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English & writing at Bowdoin College

Bowdoin College graduates about 36 English & writing majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 7th of 697 schools we score for English & writing, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 166 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 93% of the schools we've counted.

Graduates a year368% of the class
Courses in the catalog166more than 93% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$49,000
Research in the field$253Ka year, NSF
Admit rate7%whole school
SAT middle 50%1460–1560whole school

Where English & writing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Hawthorne-Longfellow Library, Hatch Science Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 48 · Dorm 24 · Student housing 12 · Arts 7 · Library 2 · Athletics 2.

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Nearby in the English & writing ranking

  1. Stanford University 95
  2. University of Chicago 94
  3. Georgetown University 94
  4. Wesleyan University 93
  5. Princeton University 93
  6. Amherst College 93
  7. Boston College 92
  8. Emory University 92

Other strong majors at Bowdoin College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Bowdoin 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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