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English & writing at WashU

WashU graduates about 41 English & writing majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 26th of 697 schools we score for English & writing, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 178 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 94% of the schools we've counted.

89/100Standout#26 of 697 for English & writing →
Graduates a year412% of the class
Courses in the catalog178more than 94% of schools
Research in the field$390Ka year, NSF
Admit rate12%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1570whole school

Around WashU

Washington University in St. Louis Law Library
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Olin Library, Washington University in St. Louis. The central library on campus.
Olin Library in the snowPhoto: Shubinator · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Wine-cap Stropharia (Stropharia rugosoannulata)
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Thurtene Carnival,Washington University in St. Louis, April 2018
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Where English & writing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Kristine Kay Hasse Memorial Library, Gaylord Music Library, Jack C. Taylor Library, Olin Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 84 · Dorm 37 · Student housing 28 · Athletics 5 · Library 5 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the English & writing ranking

  1. Trinity College 90
  2. Davidson College 90
  3. Pomona College 90
  4. Tulane University of Louisiana 89
  5. Wake Forest University 89
  6. Johns Hopkins University 89
  7. Middlebury College 89
  8. University of California, Los Angeles 88

Other strong majors at WashU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares WashU 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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