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English & writing at Colorado College

Colorado College graduates about 24 English & writing majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 64th of 697 schools we score for English & writing, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 85 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 57% of the schools we've counted.

82/100Standout#64 of 697 for English & writing →
Graduates a year245% of the class
Courses in the catalog85more than 57% of schools
Research in the field$389Ka year, NSF
Admit rate18%whole school
SAT middle 50%1260–1480whole school

Around Colorado College

Cutler Hall
Cutler Hall in OctoberPhoto: JAKeeran · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
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Cutler Hall, Colorado College Campus, Colorado Springs (54557267860)Photo: Lumen Wilde · CC BY 2.0 · source
Ticknor Hall, located on the Colorado College campus in Colorado Springs, Colora
Ticknor HallPhoto: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The National Register of Historic Places marker on Cutler Hall, just left of the
Cutler Hall Historic Place MarkerPhoto: Brandon Bell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where English & writing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Tutt Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 15 · Academic 12 · Dorm 9 · Fraternity or sorority house 4 · Athletics 4 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the English & writing ranking

  1. Case Western Reserve University 83
  2. University of Washington 82
  3. College of the Holy Cross 82
  4. Trinity University 82
  5. University of Wisconsin–Madison 81
  6. University of Connecticut 81
  7. Syracuse University 81
  8. Santa Clara University 81

Other strong majors at Colorado College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Colorado 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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