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I beg to differ. It's pretty difficult to figure out which PhD Programs in comp/rhet have great mentorship, happy grad students, and are thought of as strong in the field. The "American Elitist" rankings are almost always for entire english departments, which includes other subdisciplines, making it very difficult to find out where comp/rhet programs sit. I'm not looking for ivy leagues or quantitative stats I can look up, especially since I know there are great comp/rhet programs at smaller/less "prestigious" schools. Just wondering what current people in the field feel are some of the strongest options (in terms of mentorship, scholars to work with, etc).

Which PhD programs do you see as the top 10 for Comp/Rhet, since most of the info available online in terms of rankings applies mostly to literature/comp. lit? I'm trying to gather all info I can before I have to make decisions!

Nice to meet you too! I totally understand why you'd look for programs with higher stipends! I had considered applying to UAZ, but the faculty I would've liked to work with just retired. Have you gotten offers from the programs you chose? Good luck! My research interests are nontextual and embodied/identity rhetorics, rhetorical new materialisms, decolonial rhetorics, and WPA/WCA/WAC/WID. What sort of research are you interested in?

Yes! I’m always looking for comp/rhet people! I also applied to ASU, UMich, Purdue, UWash, UCSB, (technically lit), Ohio state, and UIUC. Hbu?

Oh damn, that’s actually worse news for me, as I applied in comp/rhet ?

Ugh, I still haven’t heard anything from UW-Madison or UT-Austin but my applicant portals still say “in review” ?