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History at Cornell

Cornell graduates about 24 history majors a year. That puts it 44th of 692 schools we score for history, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $82,000 four years out, 1.62× 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.

85/100Standout#44 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year24under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$82,0001.62× 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 history ranking

  1. Johns Hopkins University 86
  2. Carleton College 86
  3. University of California, Berkeley 85
  4. University of Rochester 85
  5. Trinity University 85
  6. The Catholic University of America 85
  7. Haverford College 85
  8. Union College 85

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Cornell 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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