Demographics — English, Wayne State University

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Diversity Ranking

(Source: NRC, 2010)
The National Research Council ranked programs based on a measure of overall diversity. They generated 500 different rankings to simulate the effects of using different sets of evaluators and ranking programs in different years. Learn more
Histogram of rankings ?
Diversity ranking out of 119 English Language and Literature programs
Range of rankings ?44-83

Faculty Demographics

(Source: NRC, 2006)
Female faculty 48%
Minority faculty 3%

Student Demographics

(Source: NRC, 2005)
Female students 67%
Underrepresented minority students 12%
International students 6%

Demographics of All Graduate Students at the Institution

Sex

(Source: IPEDS, 2007)
Men 39%
Women 61%

Citizenship

(Source: IPEDS, 2007)
US citizens or permanent residents 83%
Temporary visa holders 17%

Race / Ethnicity

(Source: IPEDS, 2007)
(for US citizens / permanent residents)
African American 19%
Native American 0%
Asian 4%
White 51%
Hispanic 2%
Unknown 7%

Full-time Status

(Source: IPEDS, 2007)
Full-time 43%
Part-time 57%
* Value is missing. The value shown is based on the average for other programs in the same field. Learn more.
Data are for all English Language and Literature degree recipients from Wayne State University and may include graduates from more than one program.

The graduate school rankings on PhDs.org have been made possible by grants from The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and The Burroughs Wellcome Fund.
The National Postdoctoral Association and The Center for Science and the Media have served as the project's fiscal sponsors.