Class rank on CV

[erinleigh]

I graduated 7th out of 200-some students. Should I include that on my CV? It seems advantageous to include it (or at the very least, not disadvantageous), but I haven't seen it on any other CVs. Thoughts?

[fuzzylogician]

Does it appear on your transcript (or else: how do you know that's true, where is this information published)?

 

If it's in your transcript you don't need to mention it again. Otherwise, you might mention it but honestly it seems like a bit much to me. If you also graduated with some kind of honors (presumably you did, with a placement that high in your class), that makes the same point but is much more common on CVs. It shows you actually got high grades, whereas finishing high in your class could also be interpreted as going to a school where the other students were not just that strong.