Top 2020 Rankings For Denison University
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All 2020 Rankings For Denison University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 123 of 1728 |
| Great Lakes | 15 of 268 |
| Ohio | 3 of 80 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 250 of 1483 |
| Great Lakes | 60 of 227 |
| Ohio | 15 of 64 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 499 of 1483 |
| Great Lakes | 95 of 227 |
| Ohio | 22 of 64 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 691 of 1483 |
| Great Lakes | |
| Ohio | 30 of 64 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 167 of 2180 |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 638 of 2417 |
| Location | 133 of 2184 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 50 of 169 |
| Most Popular | 209 of 508 |
| Most Focused | 96 of 508 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 281 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 48 of 166 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 179 of 359 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 41 of 250 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 166 of 384 |
| Most Focused | 64 of 384 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 229 of 824 |
| Best Value | 240 of 808 |
| Most Popular | 506 of 1422 |
| Most Focused | 272 of 1422 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 48 of 891 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 228 of 574 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 357 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 143 of 820 |
| Best Value | 135 of 803 |
| Most Popular | 427 of 1379 |
| Most Focused | 188 of 1379 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 70 of 846 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 68 of 600 |
| Best Value | 105 of 587 |
| Most Popular | 324 of 1210 |
| Most Focused | 46 of 1211 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 712 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 20 of 524 |
| Best Value | 51 of 508 |
| Most Popular | 209 of 1022 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 1020 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 600 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 263 of 601 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 825 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 122 of 286 |
| Best Value | 98 of 278 |
| Most Popular | 298 of 605 |
| Most Focused | 182 of 605 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 360 |
Education
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| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 706 |
General Education
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 43 |
| Best Value | 7 of 41 |
| Most Popular | 50 of 225 |
| Most Focused | 56 of 225 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 75 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 506 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 76 of 601 |
| Best Value | 63 of 585 |
| Most Popular | 392 of 1351 |
| Most Focused | 134 of 1351 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 129 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 211 of 621 |
| Best Value | 211 of 603 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 549 of 1267 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 148 of 799 |
Writing Studies
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| Most Popular | 89 of 365 |
| Most Focused | 44 of 365 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 199 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 89 of 341 |
| Best Value | 62 of 334 |
| Most Popular | 265 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 86 of 941 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 653 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 107 of 231 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 86 of 272 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 196 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 68 of 352 |
| Best Value | 45 of 345 |
| Most Popular | 185 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 45 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 571 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 111 of 547 |
| Best Value | 70 of 533 |
| Most Popular | 435 of 1247 |
| Most Focused | 177 of 1247 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 138 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 113 of 579 |
| Best Value | 71 of 565 |
| Most Popular | 435 of 1247 |
| Most Focused | 177 of 1247 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 821 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 503 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Most Popular | 590 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | 387 of 1223 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 805 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 188 of 475 |
| Best Value | 153 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 510 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | 319 of 1171 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 63 of 771 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 230 of 750 |
| Most Focused | 99 of 750 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 267 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 183 of 695 |
| Most Focused | 77 of 695 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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Health & Physical Education
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Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 325 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 209 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 54 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | 332 of 731 |
| Most Focused | 140 of 731 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 525 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 267 of 540 |
| Most Focused | 233 of 540 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 332 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 150 of 479 |
| Best Value | 121 of 470 |
| Most Popular | 336 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | 99 of 1157 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 68 of 786 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 140 of 435 |
| Best Value | 99 of 426 |
| Most Popular | 379 of 1099 |
| Most Focused | 171 of 1099 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 61 of 753 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 82 of 428 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 341 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 124 of 263 |
| Best Value | 75 of 261 |
| Most Popular | 230 of 717 |
| Most Focused | 82 of 717 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 125 of 835 |
| Best Value | 145 of 809 |
| Most Popular | 573 of 1476 |
| Most Focused | 373 of 1476 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 85 of 897 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 134 of 840 |
| Best Value | 150 of 814 |
| Most Popular | 520 of 1381 |
| Most Focused | 310 of 1381 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 833 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 117 of 670 |
| Best Value | 92 of 654 |
| Most Popular | 260 of 1316 |
| Most Focused | 36 of 1314 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 874 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 86 of 418 |
| Best Value | 25 of 410 |
| Most Popular | 112 of 715 |
| Most Focused | 11 of 714 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 536 |
General Social Sciences
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International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 149 of 316 |
| Most Focused | 100 of 316 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 169 of 590 |
| Best Value | 126 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 407 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 167 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 72 of 757 |
Sociology & Anthropology
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| Most Popular | 4 of 37 |
| Most Focused | 6 of 37 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 611 of 1482 |
| Most Focused | 438 of 1482 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 87 of 848 |
Dance
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Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 120 of 314 |
| Best Value | 115 of 308 |
| Most Popular | 305 of 808 |
| Most Focused | 145 of 808 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 535 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 158 of 345 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 177 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 186 of 512 |
| Best Value | 164 of 501 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 468 of 1075 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 91 of 693 |
Music
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 57 of 658 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 9 of 349 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 8 of 386 |
| Men's Football (D3) | 31 of 222 |
| Men's Lacrosse (D3) | 3 of 210 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 119 of 379 |
| Men's Swimming (D3) | 4 of 19 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 80 of 391 |
| Women's Field Hockey (D3) | 18 of 152 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D3) | 11 of 243 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 49 of 386 |
| Women's Softball (D3) | 28 of 369 |
| Women's Swimming (D3) | 5 of 16 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 121 of 378 |
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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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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Computer & Information Sciences
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Computer Science
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Education
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General Education
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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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History
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Physical Sciences
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Chemistry
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Physics
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Psychology
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General Psychology
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Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 298 of 669 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 209 of 418 |
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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International Quality
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| OVERALL | 175 of 1240 |
| Canada | 208 of 690 |
| China | 182 of 847 |
| Ghana | 98 of 230 |
| India | 186 of 664 |
| Japan | 175 of 448 |
| Pakistan | 129 of 316 |
| South Korea | 210 of 595 |
| Vietnam | 96 of 511 |
International Value
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