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English & writing at GW

GW graduates about 50 English & writing majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 31st of 697 schools we score for English & writing, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 164 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 93% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $71,000 four years out, 1.46× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $8 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 year502% of the class
Courses in the catalog164more than 93% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$71,0001.46× the same major nationally
Research in the field$8Ma year, NSF
Admit rate47%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1490whole school

Around GW

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Foggy Bottom, Washington, DC
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Washington, D.C.
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Where English & writing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Gelman Library, Jacob Burns Law Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 32 · Dorm 18 · Athletics 6 · Student housing 6 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the English & writing ranking

  1. Johns Hopkins University 89
  2. Middlebury College 89
  3. University of California, Los Angeles 88
  4. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 88
  5. Northwestern University 88
  6. Cornell University 88
  7. Harvard University 88
  8. Bates College 88

Other strong majors at GW

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares GW 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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