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English & writing at Illinois

Illinois graduates about 128 English & writing majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 97th of 697 schools we score for English & writing, a strong program at 77 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 115 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 79% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $52,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

77/100Strong#97 of 697 for English & writing →
Graduates a year1282% of the class
Courses in the catalog115more than 79% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$52,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate42%whole school
SAT middle 50%1320–1510whole school

Around Illinois

University of Illinois Library & Auditorium
University of Illinois AuditoriumPhoto: Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China · CC0 · source
Mount Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum gate, Urbana, IL
Mount Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum gate, Urbana, ILPhoto: Nick Number · CC BY 4.0 · source
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, United States
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, United States (Unsplash SPhoto: Dayne Topkin dtopkin1 · CC0 · source
Farm House
Farm House aka Mumford HousePhoto: Sallyajackson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where English & writing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Grainger Engineering Library, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Music and Performing Arts Library, Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics Building, English Building, Main Library, Funk Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 144 · Student housing 84 · Dorm 45 · Athletics 22 · Arts 9 · Dining 6.

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Nearby in the English & writing ranking

  1. University of Miami 78
  2. Connecticut College 78
  3. Reed College 78
  4. The Catholic University of America 78
  5. Clemson University 77
  6. University of California San Diego 77
  7. University of Georgia 77
  8. Stony Brook University–SUNY 77

Other strong majors at Illinois

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Illinois 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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