Creative Writing MFA Ranked #10

The Creative Writing Program of the Department of English was ranked #10 in the Top Fifty MFA Programs in the United States, as compiled by Poets & Writers magazine. The annual rankings are based on such measures as funding, teaching load, and selectivity, as well as a poll of MFA program applicants. Creative Writing faculty have been awarded two Regents Professorships, seven Minnesota Book Awards, four Guggenheim Fellowships, and one MacArthur Fellowship. Program alumni and current students have published over 90 books. The rankings are published in the September/October issue of Poets & Writers.