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Champaign, IL · Sociology & anthropology

Sociology & anthropology at Illinois

Illinois graduates about 122 sociology & anthropology majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 117th of 580 schools we score for sociology & anthropology, a strong program at 77 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $52,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. 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#117 of 580 for sociology & anthropology →
Graduates a year1221% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$52,0001.01× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate42%whole school
SAT middle 50%1320–1510whole school

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Mount Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum gate, Urbana, IL
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, United States
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Where sociology & anthropology happens

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 sociology & anthropology ranking

  1. Lehigh University 78
  2. University of California, Santa Cruz 77
  3. Colorado State University 77
  4. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 77
  5. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 77
  6. Bryn Mawr College 77
  7. Morehouse College 77
  8. Westmont College 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 sociology & anthropology. 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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