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Where english is the biggest part of what the school does: the share of bachelor's degrees awarded in the field.

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All divisionsDivision IDivision IIDivision III
6.8%
#1 · College of the Holy Cross
Division I · Patriot League · Worcester, MA
1.5%
Median
of 364 schools, Division I
4.5×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
4.4%
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list

Top 15

  1. 1College of the Holy CrossDivision I · Patriot League · Worcester, MA6.8%
  2. 2Miami University (Ohio)Division I · Mid-American Conference · Oxford, OH6.2%
  3. 3Virginia Military InstituteDivision I · Southern Conference · Lexington, VA5.9%
  4. 4Presbyterian CollegeDivision I · Big South Conference · Clinton, SC5.7%
  5. 5Columbia University-Barnard CollegeDivision I · The Ivy League · New York, NY5.3%
  6. 6U.S. Naval AcademyDivision I · Patriot League · Annapolis, MD5.3%
  7. 7Wofford CollegeDivision I · Southern Conference · Spartanburg, SC5.1%
  8. 8Old Dominion UniversityDivision I · Sun Belt Conference · Norfolk, VA5.0%
  9. 9Brown UniversityDivision I · The Ivy League · Providence, RI4.5%
  10. 10Fordham UniversityDivision I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Bronx, NY4.4%
  11. 11University of North Carolina AshevilleDivision I · Big South Conference · Asheville, NC4.4%
  12. 12Colgate UniversityDivision I · Patriot League · Hamilton, NY4.3%
  13. 13Monmouth UniversityDivision I · Coastal Athletic Association · West Long Branch, NJ4.2%
  14. 14Queens University of CharlotteDivision I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Charlotte, NC4.2%
  15. 15University of PittsburghDivision I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Pittsburgh, PA4.0%

Every school, Division I

0.0%6.8%
#1 · College of the Holy Crossevery school

The spread across 364 schools; the median is 1.5%.

How it is measured

First majors, bachelor’s degrees; schools awarding at least 100 bachelor’s degrees. Share, not headcount: a big university can award more degrees and still rank lower.

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The full list · top 100

#SchoolShare of bachelor's degrees in englishIn this fieldBachelor's a yearUndergrads
1College of the Holy Cross
Division I · Patriot League · Worcester, MA
6.8%517513,035
2Miami University (Ohio)
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Oxford, OH
6.2%24—2,345
3Virginia Military Institute
Division I · Southern Conference · Lexington, VA
5.9%233901,560
4Presbyterian College
Division I · Big South Conference · Clinton, SC
5.7%12211903
5Columbia University-Barnard College
Division I · The Ivy League · New York, NY
5.3%1302,4339,111
6U.S. Naval Academy
Division I · Patriot League · Annapolis, MD
5.3%561,0544,465
7Wofford College
Division I · Southern Conference · Spartanburg, SC
5.1%234521,873
8Old Dominion University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Norfolk, VA
5.0%1743,50617,736
9Brown University
Division I · The Ivy League · Providence, RI
4.5%871,9447,741
10Fordham University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Bronx, NY
4.4%942,11510,307
11University of North Carolina Asheville
Division I · Big South Conference · Asheville, NC
4.4%306792,907
12Colgate University
Division I · Patriot League · Hamilton, NY
4.3%317293,131
13Monmouth University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · West Long Branch, NJ
4.2%399373,842
14Queens University of Charlotte
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Charlotte, NC
4.2%143301,373
15University of Pittsburgh
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Pittsburgh, PA
4.0%1944,79825,171
16University of Richmond
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA
3.8%307933,054
17University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Little Rock, AR
3.6%349415,789
18Bucknell University
Division I · Patriot League · Lewisburg, PA
3.5%308603,846
19Lafayette College
Division I · Patriot League · Easton, PA
3.5%215992,764
20Davidson College
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Davidson, NC
3.4%175041,904
21Yale University
Division I · The Ivy League · New Haven, CT
3.4%561,6656,818
22East Tennessee State University
Division I · Southern Conference · Johnson City, TN
3.3%732,19310,633
23University of Iowa
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Iowa City, IA
3.2%1625,00622,130
24Bowling Green State University
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Bowling Green, OH
3.1%882,83114,014
25Drake University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Des Moines, IA
3.1%227082,702
26Loyola University Maryland
Division I · Patriot League · Baltimore, MD
3.1%258153,987
27University of New Mexico
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Albuquerque, NM
3.1%1003,18916,905
28William & Mary
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Williamsburg, VA
3.1%521,6676,963
29Georgetown University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Washington, DC
3.0%551,8357,968
30Long Beach State University
Division I · Big West Conference · Long Beach, CA
3.0%2638,79234,243
31Youngstown State University
Division I · Horizon League · Youngstown, OH
3.0%501,6488,436
32Portland State University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Portland, OR
2.9%983,41115,960
33University of California, Riverside
Division I · Big West Conference · Riverside, CA
2.9%1565,39922,646
34University of Massachusetts Lowell
Division I · America East Conference · Lowell, MA
2.9%792,72012,128
35University of New Hampshire
Division I · America East Conference · Durham, NH
2.9%722,52511,376
36The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Division I · Southland Conference · Edinburg, TX
2.8%1415,00627,040
37University of Central Arkansas
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Conway, AR
2.8%421,4967,884
38University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Minneapolis, MN
2.8%2047,21539,556
39University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Division I · Horizon League · Green Bay, WI
2.8%351,2419,853
40Binghamton University
Division I · America East Conference · Vestal, NY
2.7%983,68414,409
41Florida State University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Tallahassee, FL
2.7%2499,09032,217
42Furman University
Division I · Southern Conference · Greenville, SC
2.7%134812,327
43University of Evansville
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Evansville, IN
2.7%93311,741
44Wright State University
Division I · Horizon League · Dayton, OH
2.7%361,3347,012
45Le Moyne College
Division I · Northeast Conference · Syracuse, NY
2.6%145312,551
46LSU New Orleans
Division I · Southland Conference · New Orleans, LA
2.6%207805,476
47University of California, Berkeley
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Berkeley, CA
2.6%2389,20733,078
48University of California, Los Angeles
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA
2.6%2539,58333,040
49University of Missouri-Kansas City
Division I · The Summit League · Kansas City, MO
2.6%411,59610,149
50University of Montana
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Missoula, MT
2.6%301,1407,570
51Iona University
Division I · Metro Conference · New Rochelle, NY
2.5%145583,134
52Oakland University
Division I · Horizon League · Rochester Hills, MI
2.5%773,08012,719
53University of West Georgia
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Carrollton, GA
2.5%401,5858,413
54College of Charleston (South Carolina)
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Charleston, SC
2.4%502,07410,660
55Marshall University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Huntington, WV
2.4%331,3968,235
56University of Portland
Division I · West Coast Conference · Portland, OR
2.4%187553,136
57University of Vermont
Division I · America East Conference · Burlington, VT
2.4%632,60512,168
58Weber State University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Ogden, UT
2.4%612,54829,534
59Boston College
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chestnut Hill, MA
2.3%562,39110,083
60Dartmouth College
Division I · The Ivy League · Hanover, NH
2.3%291,2574,447
61Hofstra University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Hempstead, NY
2.3%281,2146,224
62Lipscomb University
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Nashville, TN
2.3%177253,270
63Loyola University Chicago
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Chicago, IL
2.3%572,50912,487
64Mount St. Mary's University
Division I · Metro Conference · Emmitsburg, MD
2.3%114811,873
65Princeton University
Division I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ
2.3%301,3245,671
66Providence College
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Providence, RI
2.3%219324,191
67Purdue University Fort Wayne
Division I · Horizon League · Fort Wayne, IN
2.3%239938,110
68University of Virginia
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Charlottesville, VA
2.3%1004,33917,612
69University of West Florida
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Pensacola, FL
2.3%512,2009,661
70Winthrop University
Division I · Big South Conference · Rock Hill, SC
2.3%198123,787
71Austin Peay State University
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Clarksville, TN
2.2%291,3168,587
72Eastern Illinois University
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Charleston, IL
2.2%241,1016,849
73University of Central Florida
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Orlando, FL
2.2%32714,85759,470
74University of South Carolina Upstate
Division I · Big South Conference · Spartanburg, SC
2.2%221,0024,471
75Appalachian State University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Boone, NC
2.1%884,27619,405
76California Baptist University
Division I · Big West Conference · Riverside, CA
2.1%401,8918,110
77Clemson University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Clemson, SC
2.1%1215,66622,875
78Harvard University
Division I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA
2.1%401,9129,095
79Illinois State University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Normal, IL
2.1%954,51218,450
80James Madison University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Harrisonburg, VA
2.1%1004,70821,006
81Liberty University
Division I · Conference USA · Lynchburg, VA
2.1%22410,60252,823
82Stony Brook University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Stony Brook, NY
2.1%954,47217,549
83University of San Francisco
Division I · West Coast Conference · San Francisco, CA
2.1%281,3145,729
84Utah Valley University
Division I · Big West Conference · Orem, UT
2.1%934,35843,794
85Bradley University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Peoria, IL
2.0%189153,883
86Butler University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Indianapolis, IN
2.0%189064,519
87Gonzaga University
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Spokane, WA
2.0%231,1345,163
88Howard University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Washington, DC
2.0%401,99510,190
89Loyola Marymount University
Division I · West Coast Conference · Los Angeles, CA
2.0%341,6877,336
90Middle Tennessee State University
Division I · Conference USA · Murfreesboro, TN
2.0%974,88817,668
91Morehead State University
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Morehead, KY
2.0%199408,058
92Pepperdine University
Division I · West Coast Conference · Malibu, CA
2.0%178323,629
93Stetson University
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · DeLand, FL
2.0%126082,338
94The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Division I · American Conference · Charlotte, NC
2.0%1155,74023,981
95The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Division I · Southern Conference · Greensboro, NC
2.0%653,19514,156
96University of Memphis
Division I · American Conference · Memphis, TN
2.0%592,96716,771
97University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chapel Hill, NC
2.0%1055,32820,681
98Wake Forest University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Winston-Salem, NC
2.0%271,3375,471
99Bellarmine University
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Louisville, KY
1.9%115822,351
100Canisius University
Division I · Metro Conference · Buffalo, NY
1.9%73771,798
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