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Bethlehem, PA · English & writing

English & writing at Lehigh

Lehigh graduates about 18 English & writing majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 68th of 697 schools we score for English & writing, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 152 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 92% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $71,000 four years out, 1.47× what the same major pays nationally.

81/100Standout#68 of 697 for English & writing →
Graduates a year181% of the class
Courses in the catalog152more than 92% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$71,0001.47× the same major nationally
Research in the field$245Ka year, NSF
Admit rate29%whole school
SAT middle 50%1340–1490whole school

Around Lehigh

Mart Libary exterior and Iacocca plaza
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Lehigh University Williams Hall (1904)
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Bethlehem, PA, USA
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Where English & writing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: E.W. Fairchild-Martindale Library and Computing Center, Linderman Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 13 · Dorm 7 · Library 2 · Chapel 1 · Athletics 1 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the English & writing ranking

  1. University of Connecticut 81
  2. Syracuse University 81
  3. Santa Clara University 81
  4. University of Tulsa 81
  5. University of California, Davis 80
  6. Binghamton University–SUNY 80
  7. Oberlin College 80
  8. Bucknell University 80

Other strong majors at Lehigh

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Lehigh 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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