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Wait a minute--are you saying there's some kind of job market crisis in the humanities?

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I'd like to recommend the Smart Student's Guide to the GRE Literature in English Test. It looks very suspicious, but it was actually supremely useful. I'd skip the Shakespeare section, though, because there's just not enough questions on the test to be worth it.
 
 
Translation: "Exactly how badly did ETS screw up that they actually managed to compensate you in any capacity?"

Below is all of the data that we've been able to collect about acceptance rates at English programs this season. The document is still open, so please post any additional information you've been able to uncover.
 
Please note that, sometimes, there's a slight difference between a university's acceptance rate and their matriculation rate. UVA's acceptance rate is around 11.66%, but they have a target class of about 12, so their matriculation rate is about half of their acceptance rate. A lot of schools, like UCLA, for example, post their matriculation rate on their website rather than their acceptance rate, which makes the program look slightly more competitive. (Other schools, like Emory and USCalifornia, admit only as many students as they expect to enroll.)
 
In past years, Columbia has had upwards of 700 applicants; this year, the university had 543. For that reason, I think some other universities that historically receive a large number of applicants (Berkeley, U of Michigan, UT-Austin, Harvard, UCLA, Yale, NYU) have also experienced similar downturns this year.
 
In general, English literature programs are pretty competitive, with very few programs accepting more that 15% of applicants.
 
University: accepted/matriculated, applied, acceptance rate/matriculation rate
 
U of Toronto: 18, 125, 14.40%
UC-Berkeley: ~20, ~400, 5.00%
Harvard U: 10**, 300**, 3.33%
Columbia U: 19, 543, 3.50%
Yale U: ~14, ~300, 4.67%
Cornell U: 11, unknown, unknown
Duke U: 15*, 309*, 4.85%
UCLA: 20, 350**, 5.71%
UVA: 26, 223, 11.66%
U of Michigan-Ann Arbor: 12, 408*, 2.94%
UNC-Chapel Hill: 15, 266, 5.64%
UT-Austin: 41, 357, 11.48%
UW-Madison: unknown, unknown, 12%
CUNY Graduate School and University Center: 21, 197, 10.66%
UC-Irvine: 10, unknown, unknown
Emory U: 7, 170, 4.12%
OSU: 20, unknown, unknown
Vanderbilt U: 12, 350, 3.43%
U of Maryland-College Park: 9, 200, 4.50%
Rice U: 8, 120, 6.66%
U of Southern California: 8, unknown, unknown
Tufts U: 8, 120, 6.67%
U of Minnesota, Twin Cities: 12, 135, 8.89%
Boston U: 5, 200, 2.50%
U of Colorado-Boulder: 4, 200, 2.00%
Boston College: 5, unknown, unknown
Texas A&M U: 12, unknown, unknown
George Washington U: 3, 63, 4.76%
Michigan State U: 20, 61, 32.79%
Syracuse U: 4, unknown, unknown
UCONN: 15, unknown, unknown
U of South Carolina: 10, 100, 10.00%
Texas Tech U: 5, unknown, unknown
 
*:recent application cycle, **: from website

Below is all of the data that we've been able to collect about acceptance rates at English programs this season. The document is still open, so please post any additional information you've been able to uncover.
 
Please note that, sometimes, there's a slight difference between a university's acceptance rate and their matriculation rate. UVA's acceptance rate is around 11.66%, but they have a target class of about 12, so their matriculation rate is about half of their acceptance rate. A lot of schools, like UCLA, for example, post their matriculation rate on their website rather than their acceptance rate, which makes the program look slightly more competitive. (Other schools, like Emory and USCalifornia, admit only as many students as they expect to enroll.)
 
In past years, Columbia has had upwards of 700 applicants; this year, the university had 543. For that reason, I think some other universities that historically receive a large number of applicants (Berkeley, U of Michigan, UT-Austin, Harvard, UCLA, Yale, NYU) have also experienced similar downturns this year.
 
In general, English literature programs are pretty competitive, with very few programs accepting more that 15% of applicants.
 
University: accepted/matriculated, applied, acceptance rate/matriculation rate
 
U of Toronto: 18, 125, 14.40%
UC-Berkeley: ~20, ~400, 5.00%
Harvard U: 10**, 300**, 3.33%
Columbia U: 19, 543, 3.50%
Yale U: ~14, ~300, 4.67%
Cornell U: 11, unknown, unknown
Duke U: 15*, 309*, 4.85%
UCLA: 20, 350**, 5.71%
UVA: 26, 223, 11.66%
U of Michigan-Ann Arbor: 12, 408*, 2.94%
UNC-Chapel Hill: 15, 266, 5.64%
UT-Austin: 41, 357, 11.48%
UW-Madison: unknown, unknown, 12%
CUNY Graduate School and University Center: 21, 197, 10.66%
UC-Irvine: 10, unknown, unknown
Emory U: 7, 170, 4.12%
OSU: 20, unknown, unknown
Vanderbilt U: 12, 350, 3.43%
U of Maryland-College Park: 9, 200, 4.50%
Rice U: 8, 120, 6.66%
U of Southern California: 8, unknown, unknown
Tufts U: 8, 120, 6.67%
U of Minnesota, Twin Cities: 12, 135, 8.89%
Boston U: 5, 200, 2.50%
U of Colorado-Boulder: 4, 200, 2.00%
Boston College: 5, unknown, unknown
Texas A&M U: 12, unknown, unknown
George Washington U: 3, 63, 4.76%
Michigan State U: 20, 61, 32.79%
Syracuse U: 4, unknown, unknown
UCONN: 15, unknown, unknown
U of South Carolina: 10, 100, 10.00%
Texas Tech U: 5, unknown, unknown
 
*:recent application cycle, **: from website

Below is all of the data that we've been able to collect about acceptance rates at English programs this season. The document is still open, so please post any additional information you've been able to uncover.
 
Please note that, sometimes, there's a slight difference between a university's acceptance rate and their matriculation rate. UVA's acceptance rate is around 11.66%, but they have a target class of about 12, so their matriculation rate is about half of their acceptance rate. A lot of schools, like UCLA, for example, post their matriculation rate on their website rather than their acceptance rate, which makes the program look slightly more competitive. (Other schools, like Emory and USCalifornia, admit only as many students as they expect to enroll.)
 
In past years, Columbia has had upwards of 700 applicants; this year, the university had 543. For that reason, I think some other universities that historically receive a large number of applicants (Berkeley, U of Michigan, UT-Austin, Harvard, UCLA, Yale, NYU) have also experienced similar downturns this year.
 
In general, English literature programs are pretty competitive, with very few programs accepting more that 15% of applicants.
 
University: accepted/matriculated, applied, acceptance rate/matriculation rate
 
U of Toronto: 18, 125, 14.40%
UC-Berkeley: ~20, ~400, 5.00%
Harvard U: 10**, 300**, 3.33%
Columbia U: 19, 543, 3.50%
Yale U: ~14, ~300, 4.67%
Cornell U: 11, unknown, unknown
Duke U: 15*, 309*, 4.85%
UCLA: 20, 350**, 5.71%
UVA: 26, 223, 11.66%
U of Michigan-Ann Arbor: 12, 408*, 2.94%
UNC-Chapel Hill: 15, 266, 5.64%
UT-Austin: 41, 357, 11.48%
UW-Madison: unknown, unknown, 12%
CUNY Graduate School and University Center: 21, 197, 10.66%
UC-Irvine: 10, unknown, unknown
Emory U: 7, 170, 4.12%
OSU: 20, unknown, unknown
Vanderbilt U: 12, 350, 3.43%
U of Maryland-College Park: 9, 200, 4.50%
Rice U: 8, 120, 6.66%
U of Southern California: 8, unknown, unknown
Tufts U: 8, 120, 6.67%
U of Minnesota, Twin Cities: 12, 135, 8.89%
Boston U: 5, 200, 2.50%
U of Colorado-Boulder: 4, 200, 2.00%
Boston College: 5, unknown, unknown
Texas A&M U: 12, unknown, unknown
George Washington U: 3, 63, 4.76%
Michigan State U: 20, 61, 32.79%
Syracuse U: 4, unknown, unknown
UCONN: 15, unknown, unknown
U of South Carolina: 10, 100, 10.00%
Texas Tech U: 5, unknown, unknown
 
*:recent application cycle, **: from website

Below is all of the data that we've been able to collect about acceptance rates at English programs this season. The document is still open, so please post any additional information you've been able to uncover.
 
Please note that, sometimes, there's a slight difference between a university's acceptance rate and their matriculation rate. UVA's acceptance rate is around 11.66%, but they have a target class of about 12, so their matriculation rate is about half of their acceptance rate. A lot of schools, like UCLA, for example, post their matriculation rate on their website rather than their acceptance rate, which makes the program look slightly more competitive. (Other schools, like Emory and USCalifornia, admit only as many students as they expect to enroll.)
 
In past years, Columbia has had upwards of 700 applicants; this year, the university had 543. For that reason, I think some other universities that historically receive a large number of applicants (Berkeley, U of Michigan, UT-Austin, Harvard, UCLA, Yale, NYU) have also experienced similar downturns this year.
 
In general, English literature programs are pretty competitive, with very few programs accepting more that 15% of applicants.
 
University: accepted/matriculated, applied, acceptance rate/matriculation rate
 
U of Toronto: 18, 125, 14.40%
UC-Berkeley: ~20, ~400, 5.00%
Harvard U: 10**, 300**, 3.33%
Columbia U: 19, 543, 3.50%
Yale U: ~14, ~300, 4.67%
Cornell U: 11, unknown, unknown
Duke U: 15*, 309*, 4.85%
UCLA: 20, 350**, 5.71%
UVA: 26, 223, 11.66%
U of Michigan-Ann Arbor: 12, 408*, 2.94%
UNC-Chapel Hill: 15, 266, 5.64%
UT-Austin: 41, 357, 11.48%
UW-Madison: unknown, unknown, 12%
CUNY Graduate School and University Center: 21, 197, 10.66%
UC-Irvine: 10, unknown, unknown
Emory U: 7, 170, 4.12%
OSU: 20, unknown, unknown
Vanderbilt U: 12, 350, 3.43%
U of Maryland-College Park: 9, 200, 4.50%
Rice U: 8, 120, 6.66%
U of Southern California: 8, unknown, unknown
Tufts U: 8, 120, 6.67%
U of Minnesota, Twin Cities: 12, 135, 8.89%
Boston U: 5, 200, 2.50%
U of Colorado-Boulder: 4, 200, 2.00%
Boston College: 5, unknown, unknown
Texas A&M U: 12, unknown, unknown
George Washington U: 3, 63, 4.76%
Michigan State U: 20, 61, 32.79%
Syracuse U: 4, unknown, unknown
UCONN: 15, unknown, unknown
U of South Carolina: 10, 100, 10.00%
Texas Tech U: 5, unknown, unknown
 
*:recent application cycle, **: from website

Below is all of the data that we've been able to collect about acceptance rates at English programs this season. The document is still open, so please post any additional information you've been able to uncover.
 
Please note that, sometimes, there's a slight difference between a university's acceptance rate and their matriculation rate. UVA's acceptance rate is around 11.66%, but they have a target class of about 12, so their matriculation rate is about half of their acceptance rate. A lot of schools, like UCLA, for example, post their matriculation rate on their website rather than their acceptance rate, which makes the program look slightly more competitive. (Other schools, like Emory and USCalifornia, admit only as many students as they expect to enroll.)
 
In past years, Columbia has had upwards of 700 applicants; this year, the university had 543. For that reason, I think some other universities that historically receive a large number of applicants (Berkeley, U of Michigan, UT-Austin, Harvard, UCLA, Yale, NYU) have also experienced similar downturns this year.
 
In general, English literature programs are pretty competitive, with very few programs accepting more that 15% of applicants.
 
University: accepted/matriculated, applied, acceptance rate/matriculation rate
 
U of Toronto: 18, 125, 14.40%
UC-Berkeley: ~20, ~400, 5.00%
Harvard U: 10**, 300**, 3.33%
Columbia U: 19, 543, 3.50%
Yale U: ~14, ~300, 4.67%
Cornell U: 11, unknown, unknown
Duke U: 15*, 309*, 4.85%
UCLA: 20, 350**, 5.71%
UVA: 26, 223, 11.66%
U of Michigan-Ann Arbor: 12, 408*, 2.94%
UNC-Chapel Hill: 15, 266, 5.64%
UT-Austin: 41, 357, 11.48%
UW-Madison: unknown, unknown, 12%
CUNY Graduate School and University Center: 21, 197, 10.66%
UC-Irvine: 10, unknown, unknown
Emory U: 7, 170, 4.12%
OSU: 20, unknown, unknown
Vanderbilt U: 12, 350, 3.43%
U of Maryland-College Park: 9, 200, 4.50%
Rice U: 8, 120, 6.66%
U of Southern California: 8, unknown, unknown
Tufts U: 8, 120, 6.67%
U of Minnesota, Twin Cities: 12, 135, 8.89%
Boston U: 5, 200, 2.50%
U of Colorado-Boulder: 4, 200, 2.00%
Boston College: 5, unknown, unknown
Texas A&M U: 12, unknown, unknown
George Washington U: 3, 63, 4.76%
Michigan State U: 20, 61, 32.79%
Syracuse U: 4, unknown, unknown
UCONN: 15, unknown, unknown
U of South Carolina: 10, 100, 10.00%
Texas Tech U: 5, unknown, unknown
 
*:recent application cycle, **: from website

Below is all of the data that we've been able to collect about acceptance rates at English programs this season. The document is still open, so please post any additional information you've been able to uncover.
 
Please note that, sometimes, there's a slight difference between a university's acceptance rate and their matriculation rate. UVA's acceptance rate is around 11.66%, but they have a target class of about 12, so their matriculation rate is about half of their acceptance rate. A lot of schools, like UCLA, for example, post their matriculation rate on their website rather than their acceptance rate, which makes the program look slightly more competitive. (Other schools, like Emory and USCalifornia, admit only as many students as they expect to enroll.)
 
In past years, Columbia has had upwards of 700 applicants; this year, the university had 543. For that reason, I think some other universities that historically receive a large number of applicants (Berkeley, U of Michigan, UT-Austin, Harvard, UCLA, Yale, NYU) have also experienced similar downturns this year.
 
In general, English literature programs are pretty competitive, with very few programs accepting more that 15% of applicants.
 
University: accepted/matriculated, applied, acceptance rate/matriculation rate
 
U of Toronto: 18, 125, 14.40%
UC-Berkeley: ~20, ~400, 5.00%
Harvard U: 10**, 300**, 3.33%
Columbia U: 19, 543, 3.50%
Yale U: ~14, ~300, 4.67%
Cornell U: 11, unknown, unknown
Duke U: 15*, 309*, 4.85%
UCLA: 20, 350**, 5.71%
UVA: 26, 223, 11.66%
U of Michigan-Ann Arbor: 12, 408*, 2.94%
UNC-Chapel Hill: 15, 266, 5.64%
UT-Austin: 41, 357, 11.48%
UW-Madison: unknown, unknown, 12%
CUNY Graduate School and University Center: 21, 197, 10.66%
UC-Irvine: 10, unknown, unknown
Emory U: 7, 170, 4.12%
OSU: 20, unknown, unknown
Vanderbilt U: 12, 350, 3.43%
U of Maryland-College Park: 9, 200, 4.50%
Rice U: 8, 120, 6.66%
U of Southern California: 8, unknown, unknown
Tufts U: 8, 120, 6.67%
U of Minnesota, Twin Cities: 12, 135, 8.89%
Boston U: 5, 200, 2.50%
U of Colorado-Boulder: 4, 200, 2.00%
Boston College: 5, unknown, unknown
Texas A&M U: 12, unknown, unknown
George Washington U: 3, 63, 4.76%
Michigan State U: 20, 61, 32.79%
Syracuse U: 4, unknown, unknown
UCONN: 15, unknown, unknown
U of South Carolina: 10, 100, 10.00%
Texas Tech U: 5, unknown, unknown
 
*:recent application cycle, **: from website

Seeing these numbers really stresses the fact there are no "back up" schools. Thanks for putting this together, hypervodka! 

Below is all of the data that we've been able to collect about acceptance rates at English programs this season. The document is still open, so please post any additional information you've been able to uncover.
 
Please note that, sometimes, there's a slight difference between a university's acceptance rate and their matriculation rate. UVA's acceptance rate is around 11.66%, but they have a target class of about 12, so their matriculation rate is about half of their acceptance rate. A lot of schools, like UCLA, for example, post their matriculation rate on their website rather than their acceptance rate, which makes the program look slightly more competitive. (Other schools, like Emory and USCalifornia, admit only as many students as they expect to enroll.)
 
In past years, Columbia has had upwards of 700 applicants; this year, the university had 543. For that reason, I think some other universities that historically receive a large number of applicants (Berkeley, U of Michigan, UT-Austin, Harvard, UCLA, Yale, NYU) have also experienced similar downturns this year.
 
In general, English literature programs are pretty competitive, with very few programs accepting more that 15% of applicants.
 
University: accepted/matriculated, applied, acceptance rate/matriculation rate
 
U of Toronto: 18, 125, 14.40%
UC-Berkeley: ~20, ~400, 5.00%
Harvard U: 10**, 300**, 3.33%
Columbia U: 19, 543, 3.50%
Yale U: ~14, ~300, 4.67%
Cornell U: 11, unknown, unknown
Duke U: 15*, 309*, 4.85%
UCLA: 20, 350**, 5.71%
UVA: 26, 223, 11.66%
U of Michigan-Ann Arbor: 12, 408*, 2.94%
UNC-Chapel Hill: 15, 266, 5.64%
UT-Austin: 41, 357, 11.48%
UW-Madison: unknown, unknown, 12%
CUNY Graduate School and University Center: 21, 197, 10.66%
UC-Irvine: 10, unknown, unknown
Emory U: 7, 170, 4.12%
OSU: 20, unknown, unknown
Vanderbilt U: 12, 350, 3.43%
U of Maryland-College Park: 9, 200, 4.50%
Rice U: 8, 120, 6.66%
U of Southern California: 8, unknown, unknown
Tufts U: 8, 120, 6.67%
U of Minnesota, Twin Cities: 12, 135, 8.89%
Boston U: 5, 200, 2.50%
U of Colorado-Boulder: 4, 200, 2.00%
Boston College: 5, unknown, unknown
Texas A&M U: 12, unknown, unknown
George Washington U: 3, 63, 4.76%
Michigan State U: 20, 61, 32.79%
Syracuse U: 4, unknown, unknown
UCONN: 15, unknown, unknown
U of South Carolina: 10, 100, 10.00%
Texas Tech U: 5, unknown, unknown
 
*:recent application cycle, **: from website

Below is all of the data that we've been able to collect about acceptance rates at English programs this season. The document is still open, so please post any additional information you've been able to uncover.
 
Please note that, sometimes, there's a slight difference between a university's acceptance rate and their matriculation rate. UVA's acceptance rate is around 11.66%, but they have a target class of about 12, so their matriculation rate is about half of their acceptance rate. A lot of schools, like UCLA, for example, post their matriculation rate on their website rather than their acceptance rate, which makes the program look slightly more competitive. (Other schools, like Emory and USCalifornia, admit only as many students as they expect to enroll.)
 
In past years, Columbia has had upwards of 700 applicants; this year, the university had 543. For that reason, I think some other universities that historically receive a large number of applicants (Berkeley, U of Michigan, UT-Austin, Harvard, UCLA, Yale, NYU) have also experienced similar downturns this year.
 
In general, English literature programs are pretty competitive, with very few programs accepting more that 15% of applicants.
 
University: accepted/matriculated, applied, acceptance rate/matriculation rate
 
U of Toronto: 18, 125, 14.40%
UC-Berkeley: ~20, ~400, 5.00%
Harvard U: 10**, 300**, 3.33%
Columbia U: 19, 543, 3.50%
Yale U: ~14, ~300, 4.67%
Cornell U: 11, unknown, unknown
Duke U: 15*, 309*, 4.85%
UCLA: 20, 350**, 5.71%
UVA: 26, 223, 11.66%
U of Michigan-Ann Arbor: 12, 408*, 2.94%
UNC-Chapel Hill: 15, 266, 5.64%
UT-Austin: 41, 357, 11.48%
UW-Madison: unknown, unknown, 12%
CUNY Graduate School and University Center: 21, 197, 10.66%
UC-Irvine: 10, unknown, unknown
Emory U: 7, 170, 4.12%
OSU: 20, unknown, unknown
Vanderbilt U: 12, 350, 3.43%
U of Maryland-College Park: 9, 200, 4.50%
Rice U: 8, 120, 6.66%
U of Southern California: 8, unknown, unknown
Tufts U: 8, 120, 6.67%
U of Minnesota, Twin Cities: 12, 135, 8.89%
Boston U: 5, 200, 2.50%
U of Colorado-Boulder: 4, 200, 2.00%
Boston College: 5, unknown, unknown
Texas A&M U: 12, unknown, unknown
George Washington U: 3, 63, 4.76%
Michigan State U: 20, 61, 32.79%
Syracuse U: 4, unknown, unknown
UCONN: 15, unknown, unknown
U of South Carolina: 10, 100, 10.00%
Texas Tech U: 5, unknown, unknown
 
*:recent application cycle, **: from website

Below is all of the data that we've been able to collect about acceptance rates at English programs this season. The document is still open, so please post any additional information you've been able to uncover.
 
Please note that, sometimes, there's a slight difference between a university's acceptance rate and their matriculation rate. UVA's acceptance rate is around 11.66%, but they have a target class of about 12, so their matriculation rate is about half of their acceptance rate. A lot of schools, like UCLA, for example, post their matriculation rate on their website rather than their acceptance rate, which makes the program look slightly more competitive. (Other schools, like Emory and USCalifornia, admit only as many students as they expect to enroll.)
 
In past years, Columbia has had upwards of 700 applicants; this year, the university had 543. For that reason, I think some other universities that historically receive a large number of applicants (Berkeley, U of Michigan, UT-Austin, Harvard, UCLA, Yale, NYU) have also experienced similar downturns this year.
 
In general, English literature programs are pretty competitive, with very few programs accepting more that 15% of applicants.
 
University: accepted/matriculated, applied, acceptance rate/matriculation rate
 
U of Toronto: 18, 125, 14.40%
UC-Berkeley: ~20, ~400, 5.00%
Harvard U: 10**, 300**, 3.33%
Columbia U: 19, 543, 3.50%
Yale U: ~14, ~300, 4.67%
Cornell U: 11, unknown, unknown
Duke U: 15*, 309*, 4.85%
UCLA: 20, 350**, 5.71%
UVA: 26, 223, 11.66%
U of Michigan-Ann Arbor: 12, 408*, 2.94%
UNC-Chapel Hill: 15, 266, 5.64%
UT-Austin: 41, 357, 11.48%
UW-Madison: unknown, unknown, 12%
CUNY Graduate School and University Center: 21, 197, 10.66%
UC-Irvine: 10, unknown, unknown
Emory U: 7, 170, 4.12%
OSU: 20, unknown, unknown
Vanderbilt U: 12, 350, 3.43%
U of Maryland-College Park: 9, 200, 4.50%
Rice U: 8, 120, 6.66%
U of Southern California: 8, unknown, unknown
Tufts U: 8, 120, 6.67%
U of Minnesota, Twin Cities: 12, 135, 8.89%
Boston U: 5, 200, 2.50%
U of Colorado-Boulder: 4, 200, 2.00%
Boston College: 5, unknown, unknown
Texas A&M U: 12, unknown, unknown
George Washington U: 3, 63, 4.76%
Michigan State U: 20, 61, 32.79%
Syracuse U: 4, unknown, unknown
UCONN: 15, unknown, unknown
U of South Carolina: 10, 100, 10.00%
Texas Tech U: 5, unknown, unknown
 
*:recent application cycle, **: from website

Oh, I just meant that several USC students I've spoken have taken courses at UCLA and vice versa. The process for becoming a visiting student at those schools is smooth and really straightforward (despite the fact that USC is on the semester system and UCLA is on the quarter system). I wouldn't be surprised if Riverside and USC had a similar relationship.

Below is all of the data that we've been able to collect about acceptance rates at English programs this season. The document is still open, so please post any additional information you've been able to uncover.
 
Please note that, sometimes, there's a slight difference between a university's acceptance rate and their matriculation rate. UVA's acceptance rate is around 11.66%, but they have a target class of about 12, so their matriculation rate is about half of their acceptance rate. A lot of schools, like UCLA, for example, post their matriculation rate on their website rather than their acceptance rate, which makes the program look slightly more competitive. (Other schools, like Emory and USCalifornia, admit only as many students as they expect to enroll.)
 
In past years, Columbia has had upwards of 700 applicants; this year, the university had 543. For that reason, I think some other universities that historically receive a large number of applicants (Berkeley, U of Michigan, UT-Austin, Harvard, UCLA, Yale, NYU) have also experienced similar downturns this year.
 
In general, English literature programs are pretty competitive, with very few programs accepting more that 15% of applicants.
 
University: accepted/matriculated, applied, acceptance rate/matriculation rate
 
U of Toronto: 18, 125, 14.40%
UC-Berkeley: ~20, ~400, 5.00%
Harvard U: 10**, 300**, 3.33%
Columbia U: 19, 543, 3.50%
Yale U: ~14, ~300, 4.67%
Cornell U: 11, unknown, unknown
Duke U: 15*, 309*, 4.85%
UCLA: 20, 350**, 5.71%
UVA: 26, 223, 11.66%
U of Michigan-Ann Arbor: 12, 408*, 2.94%
UNC-Chapel Hill: 15, 266, 5.64%
UT-Austin: 41, 357, 11.48%
UW-Madison: unknown, unknown, 12%
CUNY Graduate School and University Center: 21, 197, 10.66%
UC-Irvine: 10, unknown, unknown
Emory U: 7, 170, 4.12%
OSU: 20, unknown, unknown
Vanderbilt U: 12, 350, 3.43%
U of Maryland-College Park: 9, 200, 4.50%
Rice U: 8, 120, 6.66%
U of Southern California: 8, unknown, unknown
Tufts U: 8, 120, 6.67%
U of Minnesota, Twin Cities: 12, 135, 8.89%
Boston U: 5, 200, 2.50%
U of Colorado-Boulder: 4, 200, 2.00%
Boston College: 5, unknown, unknown
Texas A&M U: 12, unknown, unknown
George Washington U: 3, 63, 4.76%
Michigan State U: 20, 61, 32.79%
Syracuse U: 4, unknown, unknown
UCONN: 15, unknown, unknown
U of South Carolina: 10, 100, 10.00%
Texas Tech U: 5, unknown, unknown
 
*:recent application cycle, **: from website

Below is all of the data that we've been able to collect about acceptance rates at English programs this season. The document is still open, so please post any additional information you've been able to uncover.
 
Please note that, sometimes, there's a slight difference between a university's acceptance rate and their matriculation rate. UVA's acceptance rate is around 11.66%, but they have a target class of about 12, so their matriculation rate is about half of their acceptance rate. A lot of schools, like UCLA, for example, post their matriculation rate on their website rather than their acceptance rate, which makes the program look slightly more competitive. (Other schools, like Emory and USCalifornia, admit only as many students as they expect to enroll.)
 
In past years, Columbia has had upwards of 700 applicants; this year, the university had 543. For that reason, I think some other universities that historically receive a large number of applicants (Berkeley, U of Michigan, UT-Austin, Harvard, UCLA, Yale, NYU) have also experienced similar downturns this year.
 
In general, English literature programs are pretty competitive, with very few programs accepting more that 15% of applicants.
 
University: accepted/matriculated, applied, acceptance rate/matriculation rate
 
U of Toronto: 18, 125, 14.40%
UC-Berkeley: ~20, ~400, 5.00%
Harvard U: 10**, 300**, 3.33%
Columbia U: 19, 543, 3.50%
Yale U: ~14, ~300, 4.67%
Cornell U: 11, unknown, unknown
Duke U: 15*, 309*, 4.85%
UCLA: 20, 350**, 5.71%
UVA: 26, 223, 11.66%
U of Michigan-Ann Arbor: 12, 408*, 2.94%
UNC-Chapel Hill: 15, 266, 5.64%
UT-Austin: 41, 357, 11.48%
UW-Madison: unknown, unknown, 12%
CUNY Graduate School and University Center: 21, 197, 10.66%
UC-Irvine: 10, unknown, unknown
Emory U: 7, 170, 4.12%
OSU: 20, unknown, unknown
Vanderbilt U: 12, 350, 3.43%
U of Maryland-College Park: 9, 200, 4.50%
Rice U: 8, 120, 6.66%
U of Southern California: 8, unknown, unknown
Tufts U: 8, 120, 6.67%
U of Minnesota, Twin Cities: 12, 135, 8.89%
Boston U: 5, 200, 2.50%
U of Colorado-Boulder: 4, 200, 2.00%
Boston College: 5, unknown, unknown
Texas A&M U: 12, unknown, unknown
George Washington U: 3, 63, 4.76%
Michigan State U: 20, 61, 32.79%
Syracuse U: 4, unknown, unknown
UCONN: 15, unknown, unknown
U of South Carolina: 10, 100, 10.00%
Texas Tech U: 5, unknown, unknown
 
*:recent application cycle, **: from website

Below is all of the data that we've been able to collect about acceptance rates at English programs this season. The document is still open, so please post any additional information you've been able to uncover.
 
Please note that, sometimes, there's a slight difference between a university's acceptance rate and their matriculation rate. UVA's acceptance rate is around 11.66%, but they have a target class of about 12, so their matriculation rate is about half of their acceptance rate. A lot of schools, like UCLA, for example, post their matriculation rate on their website rather than their acceptance rate, which makes the program look slightly more competitive. (Other schools, like Emory and USCalifornia, admit only as many students as they expect to enroll.)
 
In past years, Columbia has had upwards of 700 applicants; this year, the university had 543. For that reason, I think some other universities that historically receive a large number of applicants (Berkeley, U of Michigan, UT-Austin, Harvard, UCLA, Yale, NYU) have also experienced similar downturns this year.
 
In general, English literature programs are pretty competitive, with very few programs accepting more that 15% of applicants.
 
University: accepted/matriculated, applied, acceptance rate/matriculation rate
 
U of Toronto: 18, 125, 14.40%
UC-Berkeley: ~20, ~400, 5.00%
Harvard U: 10**, 300**, 3.33%
Columbia U: 19, 543, 3.50%
Yale U: ~14, ~300, 4.67%
Cornell U: 11, unknown, unknown
Duke U: 15*, 309*, 4.85%
UCLA: 20, 350**, 5.71%
UVA: 26, 223, 11.66%
U of Michigan-Ann Arbor: 12, 408*, 2.94%
UNC-Chapel Hill: 15, 266, 5.64%
UT-Austin: 41, 357, 11.48%
UW-Madison: unknown, unknown, 12%
CUNY Graduate School and University Center: 21, 197, 10.66%
UC-Irvine: 10, unknown, unknown
Emory U: 7, 170, 4.12%
OSU: 20, unknown, unknown
Vanderbilt U: 12, 350, 3.43%
U of Maryland-College Park: 9, 200, 4.50%
Rice U: 8, 120, 6.66%
U of Southern California: 8, unknown, unknown
Tufts U: 8, 120, 6.67%
U of Minnesota, Twin Cities: 12, 135, 8.89%
Boston U: 5, 200, 2.50%
U of Colorado-Boulder: 4, 200, 2.00%
Boston College: 5, unknown, unknown
Texas A&M U: 12, unknown, unknown
George Washington U: 3, 63, 4.76%
Michigan State U: 20, 61, 32.79%
Syracuse U: 4, unknown, unknown
UCONN: 15, unknown, unknown
U of South Carolina: 10, 100, 10.00%
Texas Tech U: 5, unknown, unknown
 
*:recent application cycle, **: from website

Below is all of the data that we've been able to collect about acceptance rates at English programs this season. The document is still open, so please post any additional information you've been able to uncover.
 
Please note that, sometimes, there's a slight difference between a university's acceptance rate and their matriculation rate. UVA's acceptance rate is around 11.66%, but they have a target class of about 12, so their matriculation rate is about half of their acceptance rate. A lot of schools, like UCLA, for example, post their matriculation rate on their website rather than their acceptance rate, which makes the program look slightly more competitive. (Other schools, like Emory and USCalifornia, admit only as many students as they expect to enroll.)
 
In past years, Columbia has had upwards of 700 applicants; this year, the university had 543. For that reason, I think some other universities that historically receive a large number of applicants (Berkeley, U of Michigan, UT-Austin, Harvard, UCLA, Yale, NYU) have also experienced similar downturns this year.
 
In general, English literature programs are pretty competitive, with very few programs accepting more that 15% of applicants.
 
University: accepted/matriculated, applied, acceptance rate/matriculation rate
 
U of Toronto: 18, 125, 14.40%
UC-Berkeley: ~20, ~400, 5.00%
Harvard U: 10**, 300**, 3.33%
Columbia U: 19, 543, 3.50%
Yale U: ~14, ~300, 4.67%
Cornell U: 11, unknown, unknown
Duke U: 15*, 309*, 4.85%
UCLA: 20, 350**, 5.71%
UVA: 26, 223, 11.66%
U of Michigan-Ann Arbor: 12, 408*, 2.94%
UNC-Chapel Hill: 15, 266, 5.64%
UT-Austin: 41, 357, 11.48%
UW-Madison: unknown, unknown, 12%
CUNY Graduate School and University Center: 21, 197, 10.66%
UC-Irvine: 10, unknown, unknown
Emory U: 7, 170, 4.12%
OSU: 20, unknown, unknown
Vanderbilt U: 12, 350, 3.43%
U of Maryland-College Park: 9, 200, 4.50%
Rice U: 8, 120, 6.66%
U of Southern California: 8, unknown, unknown
Tufts U: 8, 120, 6.67%
U of Minnesota, Twin Cities: 12, 135, 8.89%
Boston U: 5, 200, 2.50%
U of Colorado-Boulder: 4, 200, 2.00%
Boston College: 5, unknown, unknown
Texas A&M U: 12, unknown, unknown
George Washington U: 3, 63, 4.76%
Michigan State U: 20, 61, 32.79%
Syracuse U: 4, unknown, unknown
UCONN: 15, unknown, unknown
U of South Carolina: 10, 100, 10.00%
Texas Tech U: 5, unknown, unknown
 
*:recent application cycle, **: from website

Oh, I just meant that several USC students I've spoken have taken courses at UCLA and vice versa. The process for becoming a visiting student at those schools is smooth and really straightforward (despite the fact that USC is on the semester system and UCLA is on the quarter system). I wouldn't be surprised if Riverside and USC had a similar relationship.

Oh, I just meant that several USC students I've spoken have taken courses at UCLA and vice versa. The process for becoming a visiting student at those schools is smooth and really straightforward (despite the fact that USC is on the semester system and UCLA is on the quarter system). I wouldn't be surprised if Riverside and USC had a similar relationship.

Is it that UC-R isn't giving you a livable stipend (in which case, don't go there, please), or that they're not giving you as much as other programs? I know USC's package in particular for creative writing students is, um, distracting. If it's the latter, personally, I've come to terms with the fact that short-term financial difficulties are a small price to pay for long-term academic happiness (but, at the same time, my long-term academic happiness involves some certitude in job placement). I'm really just echoing greenmt here, but go where you'll be happiest.
 
Location was important when I was even choosing the programs to apply to, because I knew that it's somewhere I'd be living for five or six years. I've just visited LA as well, and, for whatever reason, I loved it too. I do think that should be factor, but only as an extension of the happiness question. Go with your gut: could you stay in Riverside for five years? To me, Riverside isn't that bad, but that really is just me.
 
I will say that I exclusively applied to very traditional English programs, but a POI at one of these programs has always been an aggressive outlier, which was the reason I approached her in the first place. She started working at the department in the god-awful 1990s, when it was an extremely academically conservative working environment, but she's still, you know, her. It is possible to do interesting work in a relatively uninteresting environment. There are some schools where your dissertation is pretty plainly dictated by the members of your committee, and there are some schools where graduate students actually have intellectual flexibility. I get the sense that USC was fairly flexible, though everyone seems to take the same classes and work with the same professors, which can get insular. I didn't realize that Riverside had bad placement, and of course USC's is far better for creative writers. 
 
Also, aren't Riverside and USC in the west coast equivalent of a consortium? There is a lot of intellectual exchange between Irvine, Riverside, USC, and UCLA, as well as Claremont and Pomona. Not to mention all of the people who aren't affiliated with universities at all. Even if you may not be able to take classes at Riverside officially (though you should ask because I know USC and UCLA students switch around a lot) if you attended USC, you'd still have access to that intellectual sphere. It's an hour and half to get between LA and Riverside. There is a lot to do in Los Angeles that doesn't involve USC directly so there is going to be a lot of opportunity to develop your interests independently.

I've started practicing guided meditation. I use one of two mobile apps: Headspace and Breathe.
 
In regards to the app season, it's been helpful to me in promoting self-awareness and -reflection, and it's helped me be forthright with professors at my target programs about my thoughts, concerns, and interests. Before I didn't talk about applying to graduate school to anyone accept my immediate family, my BFFs, and my recommenders, because I didn't want to have to talk to too many people if I got rejected (I also just don't dig it as a convo starter), being honest about my choices and struggles now is very helpful, because it means that the people who are in the best position to help me at the schools I'm considering can be reciprocally forthright in return.
 
My first love always has and always will be television, and Broad City's back on air. That's probably the most important thing.

I've started practicing guided meditation. I use one of two mobile apps: Headspace and Breathe.
 
In regards to the app season, it's been helpful to me in promoting self-awareness and -reflection, and it's helped me be forthright with professors at my target programs about my thoughts, concerns, and interests. Before I didn't talk about applying to graduate school to anyone accept my immediate family, my BFFs, and my recommenders, because I didn't want to have to talk to too many people if I got rejected (I also just don't dig it as a convo starter), being honest about my choices and struggles now is very helpful, because it means that the people who are in the best position to help me at the schools I'm considering can be reciprocally forthright in return.
 
My first love always has and always will be television, and Broad City's back on air. That's probably the most important thing.

I've started practicing guided meditation. I use one of two mobile apps: Headspace and Breathe.
 
In regards to the app season, it's been helpful to me in promoting self-awareness and -reflection, and it's helped me be forthright with professors at my target programs about my thoughts, concerns, and interests. Before I didn't talk about applying to graduate school to anyone accept my immediate family, my BFFs, and my recommenders, because I didn't want to have to talk to too many people if I got rejected (I also just don't dig it as a convo starter), being honest about my choices and struggles now is very helpful, because it means that the people who are in the best position to help me at the schools I'm considering can be reciprocally forthright in return.
 
My first love always has and always will be television, and Broad City's back on air. That's probably the most important thing.

I've started practicing guided meditation. I use one of two mobile apps: Headspace and Breathe.
 
In regards to the app season, it's been helpful to me in promoting self-awareness and -reflection, and it's helped me be forthright with professors at my target programs about my thoughts, concerns, and interests. Before I didn't talk about applying to graduate school to anyone accept my immediate family, my BFFs, and my recommenders, because I didn't want to have to talk to too many people if I got rejected (I also just don't dig it as a convo starter), being honest about my choices and struggles now is very helpful, because it means that the people who are in the best position to help me at the schools I'm considering can be reciprocally forthright in return.
 
My first love always has and always will be television, and Broad City's back on air. That's probably the most important thing.