Top 2017 Rankings For Denison University
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All 2017 Rankings For Denison University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 77 of 1387 |
| Great Lakes | 7 of 224 |
| Ohio | 3 of 58 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 209 of 1208 |
| Great Lakes | 51 of 193 |
| Ohio | 9 of 49 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 394 of 1208 |
| Great Lakes | 79 of 193 |
| Ohio | 18 of 49 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 439 of 1208 |
| Great Lakes | 74 of 193 |
| Ohio | 12 of 49 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 219 of 2396 |
| Ethnic | 1170 of 2655 |
| Male / Female | 769 of 1717 |
| Location | 172 of 2396 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 56 of 186 |
| Best Value | 13 of 180 |
| Most Popular | 98 of 535 |
| Most Focused | 35 of 535 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 288 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 62 of 187 |
| Best Value | 20 of 181 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 138 of 370 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 40 of 249 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 46 of 390 |
| Most Focused | 14 of 390 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 124 of 818 |
| Best Value | 177 of 779 |
| Most Popular | 390 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | 226 of 1399 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 48 of 892 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | 67 of 235 |
| Best Value | 41 of 226 |
| Most Popular | 174 of 550 |
| Most Focused | 89 of 550 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 363 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 119 of 812 |
| Best Value | 155 of 770 |
| Most Popular | 379 of 1357 |
| Most Focused | 210 of 1357 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 72 of 850 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 90 of 589 |
| Best Value | 163 of 567 |
| Most Popular | 412 of 1209 |
| Most Focused | 185 of 1209 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 718 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 43 of 537 |
| Best Value | 95 of 516 |
| Most Popular | 281 of 1018 |
| Most Focused | 88 of 1019 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 608 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 832 |
Computer Science
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 368 |
Education
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| Top Ranked | 166 of 450 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 709 |
General Education
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 47 |
| Best Value | 9 of 40 |
| Most Popular | 74 of 196 |
| Most Focused | 86 of 196 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 75 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked | 137 of 380 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 431 of 879 |
| Most Focused | 420 of 879 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 510 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 62 of 625 |
| Best Value | 84 of 589 |
| Most Popular | 342 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | 132 of 1354 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 129 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 151 of 644 |
| Best Value | 172 of 607 |
| Most Popular | 578 of 1275 |
| Most Focused | 459 of 1275 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 148 of 806 |
Writing Studies
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| Most Popular | 88 of 367 |
| Most Focused | 52 of 367 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 203 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 129 of 360 |
| Best Value | 131 of 342 |
| Most Popular | 323 of 948 |
| Most Focused | 151 of 948 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 661 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 92 of 234 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 123 of 305 |
| Most Focused | 49 of 305 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 223 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 108 of 375 |
| Best Value | 100 of 357 |
| Most Popular | 290 of 828 |
| Most Focused | 135 of 828 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 54 of 592 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 46 of 590 |
| Best Value | 61 of 557 |
| Most Popular | 257 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 56 of 1250 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 138 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 53 of 615 |
| Best Value | 72 of 581 |
| Most Popular | 257 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 56 of 1250 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 829 |
Legal Professions
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Non-Professional General Legal Studies
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Mathematics & Statistics
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 74 of 818 |
Mathematics
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 63 of 786 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 153 of 708 |
| Most Focused | 57 of 708 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 270 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 114 of 650 |
| Most Focused | 40 of 650 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 79 of 264 |
| Best Value | 45 of 253 |
| Most Popular | 164 of 944 |
| Most Focused | 120 of 944 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 613 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 67 of 260 |
| Best Value | 25 of 248 |
| Most Popular | 252 of 742 |
| Most Focused | 107 of 742 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 52 of 536 |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 106 |
| Best Value | 10 of 102 |
| Most Popular | 119 of 542 |
| Most Focused | 128 of 542 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 42 of 335 |
Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 368 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 151 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 68 of 792 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 138 of 430 |
| Best Value | 164 of 414 |
| Most Popular | 457 of 1084 |
| Most Focused | 285 of 1084 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 62 of 748 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 76 of 242 |
| Best Value | 111 of 237 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 77 of 423 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 345 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | 343 of 718 |
| Most Focused | 164 of 718 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 544 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 130 of 848 |
| Best Value | 179 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 592 of 1490 |
| Most Focused | 573 of 1490 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 85 of 901 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 127 of 854 |
| Best Value | 182 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 562 of 1421 |
| Most Focused | 509 of 1421 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 80 of 857 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 114 of 691 |
| Best Value | 132 of 656 |
| Most Popular | 216 of 1320 |
| Most Focused | 32 of 1322 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 878 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 82 of 431 |
| Best Value | 45 of 413 |
| Most Popular | 90 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 6 of 732 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 549 |
General Social Sciences
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International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 114 of 332 |
| Most Focused | 75 of 332 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 144 of 613 |
| Best Value | 156 of 586 |
| Most Popular | 328 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | 134 of 1075 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 74 of 768 |
Sociology & Anthropology
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| Most Popular | 5 of 36 |
| Most Focused | 6 of 36 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 242 of 672 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 579 of 1565 |
| Most Focused | 467 of 1565 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 87 of 851 |
Dance
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 89 of 225 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 116 of 322 |
| Best Value | 140 of 312 |
| Most Popular | 325 of 814 |
| Most Focused | 188 of 814 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 546 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 181 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 135 of 533 |
| Best Value | 132 of 513 |
| Most Popular | 488 of 1123 |
| Most Focused | 379 of 1123 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 92 of 700 |
Music
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 457 of 1035 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 57 of 660 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 41 of 332 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 61 of 365 |
| Men's Football (D3) | 27 of 227 |
| Men's Lacrosse (D3) | 5 of 205 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 75 of 358 |
| Men's Swimming (D3) | 3 of 18 |
| Men's Tennis (D3) |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 58 of 373 |
| Women's Field Hockey (D3) | 16 of 47 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D3) | 34 of 228 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 28 of 367 |
| Women's Softball (D3) | 43 of 350 |
| Women's Swimming (D3) | 3 of 18 |
| Women's Tennis (D3) | |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 64 of 357 |
Veterans
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Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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Area Studies
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
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General English Literature
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Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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Romance Languages
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History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 285 of 597 |
History
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Philosophy & Religious Studies
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Philosophy
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Religious Studies
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Psychology
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General Psychology
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Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 316 of 698 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 202 of 432 |
Political Science & Government
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Visual & Performing Arts
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Drama & Theater Arts
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Fine & Studio Arts
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Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 142 of 1184 |
| China | 168 of 821 |
| Ghana | 67 of 226 |
| India | 163 of 641 |
| Japan | 125 of 443 |
| South Korea | 172 of 609 |
| Vietnam | 73 of 495 |
International Value
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