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Philosophy & religion at Cornell

Cornell graduates about 28 philosophy & religion majors a year. That puts it 26th of 562 schools we score for philosophy & religion, a standout program at 90 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year28under 1% of the class
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school
SAT middle 50%1470–1570whole school

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Nearby in the philosophy & religion ranking

  1. Colgate University 91
  2. Grinnell College 91
  3. Amherst College 91
  4. Boston University 90
  5. Rice University 90
  6. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 89
  7. William & Mary 89
  8. Smith College 89

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Cornell with every school we score in philosophy & religion. 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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