Top 2018 Rankings For Denison University
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All 2018 Rankings For Denison University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 83 of 1383 |
| Great Lakes | 8 of 224 |
| Ohio | 3 of 57 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 246 of 1325 |
| Great Lakes | 60 of 212 |
| Ohio | 12 of 56 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 411 of 1325 |
| Great Lakes | 83 of 212 |
| Ohio | 17 of 56 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 487 of 1325 |
| Great Lakes | 85 of 212 |
| Ohio | 17 of 56 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 200 of 2356 |
| Ethnic | 1195 of 2594 |
| Male / Female | 904 of 2594 |
| Location | 161 of 2361 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 86 of 180 |
| Best Value | 34 of 176 |
| Most Popular | 186 of 527 |
| Most Focused | 90 of 527 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 45 of 286 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 88 of 177 |
| Best Value | 40 of 173 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 41 of 247 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 123 of 391 |
| Most Focused | 36 of 391 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 127 of 823 |
| Best Value | 173 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 388 of 1413 |
| Most Focused | 190 of 1413 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 48 of 892 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | 78 of 242 |
| Best Value | 41 of 239 |
| Most Popular | 209 of 571 |
| Most Focused | 121 of 571 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 367 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 112 of 818 |
| Best Value | 149 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 355 of 1372 |
| Most Focused | 156 of 1372 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 72 of 850 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 72 of 582 |
| Best Value | 133 of 570 |
| Most Popular | 349 of 1219 |
| Most Focused | 89 of 1219 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 714 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 30 of 519 |
| Best Value | 83 of 508 |
| Most Popular | 235 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | 33 of 1034 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 606 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 826 |
Computer Science
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 360 |
Education
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| Top Ranked | 201 of 421 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 683 of 1366 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 707 |
General Education
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 40 |
| Best Value | 9 of 37 |
| Most Popular | 42 of 211 |
| Most Focused | 49 of 211 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 76 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 503 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 48 of 612 |
| Best Value | 69 of 596 |
| Most Popular | 268 of 1360 |
| Most Focused | 60 of 1361 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 129 of 874 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 125 of 625 |
| Best Value | 138 of 609 |
| Most Popular | 443 of 1281 |
| Most Focused | 206 of 1281 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 148 of 805 |
Writing Studies
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| Most Popular | 81 of 365 |
| Most Focused | 40 of 365 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 204 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 82 of 358 |
| Best Value | 72 of 352 |
| Most Popular | 249 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 87 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 656 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 78 of 291 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 209 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 56 of 373 |
| Best Value | 44 of 366 |
| Most Popular | 154 of 817 |
| Most Focused | 41 of 817 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 581 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 94 of 570 |
| Best Value | 89 of 553 |
| Most Popular | 385 of 1261 |
| Most Focused | 143 of 1261 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 138 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 99 of 594 |
| Best Value | 94 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 385 of 1261 |
| Most Focused | 143 of 1261 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 829 |
Legal Professions
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| Most Popular | 165 of 383 |
| Most Focused |
Non-Professional General Legal Studies
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| Most Popular | 52 of 119 |
| Most Focused | 38 of 119 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 153 of 468 |
| Best Value | 136 of 456 |
| Most Popular | 259 of 1231 |
| Most Focused | 99 of 1231 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 74 of 810 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 135 of 471 |
| Best Value | 112 of 459 |
| Most Popular | 228 of 1178 |
| Most Focused | 70 of 1178 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 63 of 772 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 271 of 745 |
| Most Focused | 149 of 745 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 271 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 219 of 689 |
| Most Focused | 122 of 689 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 302 of 956 |
| Most Focused | 225 of 956 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 54 of 616 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 248 of 756 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 52 of 544 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 182 of 550 |
| Most Focused | 171 of 550 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 336 |
Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 470 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 254 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 68 of 787 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 435 of 1087 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 62 of 753 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 346 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 109 of 248 |
| Most Popular | 262 of 705 |
| Most Focused | 115 of 705 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 534 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 128 of 826 |
| Best Value | 185 of 807 |
| Most Popular | 600 of 1492 |
| Most Focused | 517 of 1492 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 85 of 899 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 128 of 832 |
| Best Value | 188 of 813 |
| Most Popular | 552 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | 445 of 1407 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 79 of 842 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 101 of 676 |
| Best Value | 107 of 661 |
| Most Popular | 236 of 1317 |
| Most Focused | 40 of 1316 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 876 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 76 of 442 |
| Best Value | 39 of 433 |
| Most Popular | 104 of 729 |
| Most Focused | 11 of 728 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 542 |
General Social Sciences
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International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 114 of 327 |
| Most Focused | 78 of 327 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 113 of 597 |
| Best Value | 100 of 582 |
| Most Popular | 294 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 100 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 72 of 763 |
Sociology & Anthropology
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| Most Popular | 9 of 39 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 39 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 186 of 628 |
| Best Value | 226 of 615 |
| Most Popular | 562 of 1529 |
| Most Focused | 417 of 1529 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 87 of 852 |
Dance
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Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | 404 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 236 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 544 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked | 32 of 127 |
| Best Value | 9 of 126 |
| Most Popular | 175 of 364 |
| Most Focused | 142 of 364 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 175 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 139 of 507 |
| Best Value | 149 of 498 |
| Most Popular | 518 of 1114 |
| Most Focused | 373 of 1114 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 92 of 693 |
Music
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 57 of 657 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 6 of 333 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 7 of 368 |
| Men's Football (D3) | 26 of 218 |
| Men's Lacrosse (D3) | 3 of 205 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 103 of 363 |
| Men's Swimming (D3) | 3 of 23 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 67 of 374 |
| Women's Field Hockey (D3) | 12 of 149 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D3) | 10 of 238 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 43 of 368 |
| Women's Softball (D3) | 23 of 351 |
| Women's Swimming (D3) | 5 of 22 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 104 of 359 |
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 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 284 of 617 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
History
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History
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Mathematics & Statistics
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Mathematics
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Psychology
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General Psychology
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Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 272 of 681 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 196 of 442 |
Political Science & Government
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Visual & Performing Arts
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Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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Fine & Studio Arts
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Denison University has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 136 of 1174 |
| China | 169 of 798 |
| India | 163 of 618 |
| Japan | 123 of 414 |
| South Korea | 167 of 567 |
| Vietnam | 71 of 450 |
International Value
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