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History at Denison University

Denison University graduates about 18 history majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 77th of 692 schools we score for history, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 78 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 54% of the schools we've counted.

80/100Standout#77 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year183% of the class
Courses in the catalog78more than 54% of schools
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1270–1460whole school

Around Denison University

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Granville Historic District 7Photo: Niagara66 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Outdoor classroom.
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20201006 09 Granville, Ohio (50875180313)Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
Front of the Bank of the Alexandrian Society (now a museum), located at 115 E. B
Bank of the Alexandrian SocietyPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain · source

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: William Howard Doane Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 3 · Athletics 1 · Chapel 1 · Offices 1 · Library 1 · Dorm 1.

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. Boston University 80
  2. The University of the South 80
  3. Smith College 80
  4. Mount Holyoke College 80
  5. Case Western Reserve University 80
  6. University of Florida 79
  7. Marquette University 79
  8. American University 79

Other strong majors at Denison University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Denison University 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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