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English & writing at Santa Clara

Santa Clara graduates about 27 English & writing majors a year, 2% 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 129 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 86% of the schools we've counted.

Graduates a year272% of the class
Courses in the catalog129more than 86% of schools
Research in the field$314Ka year, NSF
Admit rate48%whole school
SAT middle 50%1290–1480whole school

Around Santa Clara

Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation
Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation 1459Photo: Cristiano Tomás · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
College students using Groupme
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SCU campus
Santa Clara University campus 1584Photo: Cristiano Tomás · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Kenna Hall
Kenna Hall 1578Photo: Cristiano Tomás · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where English & writing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Santa Clara University Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Student housing 12 · Dorm 10 · Athletics 8 · Arts 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the English & writing ranking

  1. Colorado College 82
  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison 81
  3. University of Connecticut 81
  4. Syracuse University 81
  5. University of Tulsa 81
  6. Lehigh University 81
  7. University of California, Davis 80
  8. Binghamton University–SUNY 80

Other strong majors at Santa Clara

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Santa Clara 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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