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English & writing at UT Austin

UT Austin graduates about 163 English & writing majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 46th of 697 schools we score for English & writing, a standout program at 86 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 276 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 98% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $57,000 four years out, 1.17× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

86/100Standout#46 of 697 for English & writing →
Graduates a year1632% of the class
Courses in the catalog276more than 98% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$57,0001.17× the same major nationally
Research in the field$12Ma year, NSF
Admit rate27%whole school
SAT middle 50%1230–1500whole school

Around UT Austin

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Secretary Kerry Looks at a Scene-Setter Video While Touring the LBJ PresidentialPhoto: U.S. Department of State from United States · Public domain · source
Looking north from the Stadium
Looking north from the Stadium - panoramioPhoto: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Alpha Phi Omega runs the flag before home games; always a crowd pleaser!
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Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium
Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium - panoramioPhoto: Todd Dwyer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where English & writing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Perry-Castañeda Library, Collections Deposit Library, Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 142 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 11 · Arts 7 · Chapel 3 · Library 3.

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Nearby in the English & writing ranking

  1. Fordham University 87
  2. Dartmouth College 87
  3. Vassar College 87
  4. Carleton College 87
  5. University of Richmond 86
  6. Colgate University 86
  7. Villanova University 86
  8. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 85

Other strong majors at UT Austin

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UT Austin 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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