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English & writing at Macalester College

Macalester College graduates about 22 English & writing majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 53rd of 697 schools we score for English & writing, a standout program at 84 out of 100.

84/100Standout#53 of 697 for English & writing →
Graduates a year224% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$29,000
Research in the field$147Ka year, NSF
Admit rate29%whole school
SAT middle 50%1340–1500whole school

Around Macalester College

DeWitt Wallace Library interior Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota
DeWitt Wallace Library interior at Macalester College, St. Paul, MNPhoto: edenpictures · CC BY 2.0 · source
DeWitt Wallace Library, southwest corner 110 S Macalester Street Macalester Coll
DeWitt Wallace Library, southwest corner, Macalester College, St Paul, MNPhoto: Myotus · CC BY 4.0 · source
Humanities Information Technology Services Building & Joan Adams Mondale Hal
Humanities Information Technology Services Building & Joan Adams Mondale Hall ofPhoto: Myotus · CC BY 4.0 · source
Old Main Building (north side) facing Grand Avenue Macalester College, St. Paul,
Old Main Building (north side) at Macalester College, St. Paul, MNPhoto: Eden, Janine and Jim · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where English & writing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Dewitt Wallace Library, Humanities Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 8 · Academic 8 · Arts 1 · Library 1 · Chapel 1 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the English & writing ranking

  1. University of Virginia 84
  2. New York University 84
  3. University of Rochester 84
  4. Smith College 84
  5. Carnegie Mellon University 84
  6. University of California, Santa Barbara 83
  7. Kenyon College 83
  8. Gettysburg College 83

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Macalester College 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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