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English & writing at Dartmouth

Dartmouth graduates about 43 English & writing majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 39th of 697 schools we score for English & writing, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 54 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 26% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $58,000 four years out, 1.20× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $22 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#39 of 697 for English & writing →
Graduates a year434% of the class
Courses in the catalog54more than 26% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$58,0001.20× the same major nationally
Research in the field$22Ma year, NSF
Admit rate6%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1580whole school

Around Dartmouth

Baker-Berry Library at Dartmouth College, 6025 North Main Street in Hanover, New
Baker-Berry Library 6025 N Main Street Hanover NH July 2023 01Photo: Artaxerxes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Sanborn Library (Dartmouth College)
Sanborn Library (Dartmouth College)Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0 · source
The Baker Library Treasure Room, formerly the home of Dartmouth College's specia
Dartmouth Baker Library Treasure RoomPhoto: RyanAl6 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Sign for Theodor ("Dr. Suess") Geisel Room in Baker-Berry Library building at Da
Theodor Geisel Room Baker-Berry Library Dartmouth College Hanover NH October 201Photo: Artaxerxes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where English & writing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Berry Library, Baker Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 114 · Dorm 72 · Athletics 10 · Chapel 5 · Fraternity or sorority house 3 · Arts 3.

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Nearby in the English & writing ranking

  1. University of Pittsburgh 87
  2. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 87
  3. Columbia University 87
  4. Fordham University 87
  5. Vassar College 87
  6. Carleton College 87
  7. The University of Texas–Austin 86
  8. University of Richmond 86

Other strong majors at Dartmouth

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Dartmouth 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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