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English & writing at Cornell

Cornell graduates about 44 English & writing majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 31st of 697 schools we score for English & writing, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $65,000 four years out, 1.34× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#31 of 697 for English & writing →
Graduates a year441% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$65,0001.34× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school
SAT middle 50%1470–1570whole school

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Nearby in the English & writing ranking

  1. University of California, Los Angeles 88
  2. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 88
  3. George Washington University 88
  4. Northwestern University 88
  5. Harvard University 88
  6. Bates College 88
  7. Wellesley College 88
  8. University of Pittsburgh 87

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Cornell 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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