{"id":150185,"date":"2021-01-14T16:13:13","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T15:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/?p=150185"},"modified":"2023-09-21T18:20:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T16:20:43","slug":"most-popular-college-books-us-infographics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/most-popular-college-books-us-infographics\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the most popular college books in the US? (infographics)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-wide is-resized alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US.jpg?resize=840%2C422&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The most popular college books in the US\" class=\"wp-image-150201\" width=\"840\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US.jpg?resize=840%2C422&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US.jpg?resize=220%2C111&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US.jpg?resize=540%2C271&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US.jpg?resize=768%2C386&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US.jpg?resize=1536%2C772&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US.jpg?resize=160%2C80&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong>The most commonly assigned college book in the US is <em>Frankenstein<\/em> by Mary Shelley. It appears on over 5,000 syllabi nationwide.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/opensyllabus.org\/\">Open Syllabus<\/a> is a non-profit organization that analyzes millions of syllabi to help teachers develop classes, librarians manage collections, and students explore new topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background has-system-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dedede;border-width:1px;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-top:1em;padding-right:1.5em;padding-bottom:1em;padding-left:1.5em\"><ul class=\"has-dates has-small-font-size wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/top-free-ebooks-christmas-2023\/'>Free ebooks for Christmas 2023: here are the top 20 downloads<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2023-12-15T14:05:39+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">Dec 15, 2023<\/time> <\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/best-personalized-library-gifts\/'>12 best personalized gifts for librarians and library supporters<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2023-11-18T11:11:37+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">Nov 18, 2023<\/time> <\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>The platform has collected and analyzed so far over 9 millions English-language syllabi from 140 countries, and, thanks to machine learning, extracted helpful data for these documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Open Syllabus data, it&#8217;s possible to see the most commonly read college books in each of the included countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.degreequery.com\/the-most-popular-college-books\/\">Degree Query took a closer look at US colleges<\/a> and created a set of infographics revealing the most-assigned books in each state, as well as across five most popular fields of study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on syllabi from well over 2,500 US colleges, the key findings are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>The Elements of Style<\/em> by William Strunk is the most-assigned book at America\u2019s top public schools.<\/li><li>Of the 100 most-assigned books in US colleges, 22 have a female author.<\/li><li>The most commonly assigned college book overall is Mary Shelley&#8217;s <em>Frankenstein.<\/em><\/li><li>The most popular book on computer science is <em>Introduction to Algorithms<\/em> by Thomas H. Cormen, appearing on over 1,800 syllabi across the country.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure to visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.degreequery.com\/the-most-popular-college-books\/\">original post at Degree Query<\/a> to see the rest of the visuals and read the entire analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click or tap the infographics to see them enlarged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Most popular college books in the US<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The most frequently assigned college book in each state<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/most-popular-college-books-us-infographics\/the-most-popular-college-books-in-the-us-full-infographic\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US-full-infographic.jpg?resize=540%2C806&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The most popular college books in the US - full infographic\" class=\"wp-image-150195\" width=\"540\" height=\"806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US-full-infographic.jpg?resize=540%2C806&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US-full-infographic.jpg?resize=220%2C329&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US-full-infographic.jpg?resize=768%2C1147&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US-full-infographic.jpg?resize=1029%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1029w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US-full-infographic.jpg?resize=107%2C160&amp;ssl=1 107w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US-full-infographic.jpg?resize=840%2C1254&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US-full-infographic.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The most frequently assigned computer science college book in each state<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/most-popular-college-books-us-infographics\/the-most-popular-college-books-in-the-us-computer-science\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US-computer-science.jpg?resize=540%2C807&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The most popular college books in the US - computer science\" class=\"wp-image-150194\" width=\"540\" height=\"807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US-computer-science.jpg?resize=540%2C807&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US-computer-science.jpg?resize=220%2C329&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US-computer-science.jpg?resize=768%2C1148&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US-computer-science.jpg?resize=1028%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1028w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US-computer-science.jpg?resize=107%2C160&amp;ssl=1 107w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US-computer-science.jpg?resize=840%2C1255&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-popular-college-books-in-the-US-computer-science.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The most assigned college books \u2013 Ivy League vs public colleges<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/most-popular-college-books-us-infographics\/the-most-assigned-college-books-in-the-us-ivy-league-vs-public-schools\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-assigned-college-books-in-the-US-Ivy-League-vs-public-schools.jpg?resize=540%2C690&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The most assigned college books in the US - Ivy League vs public schools\" class=\"wp-image-150193\" width=\"540\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-assigned-college-books-in-the-US-Ivy-League-vs-public-schools.jpg?resize=540%2C690&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-assigned-college-books-in-the-US-Ivy-League-vs-public-schools.jpg?resize=220%2C281&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-assigned-college-books-in-the-US-Ivy-League-vs-public-schools.jpg?resize=768%2C982&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-assigned-college-books-in-the-US-Ivy-League-vs-public-schools.jpg?resize=125%2C160&amp;ssl=1 125w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-assigned-college-books-in-the-US-Ivy-League-vs-public-schools.jpg?resize=840%2C1074&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-most-assigned-college-books-in-the-US-Ivy-League-vs-public-schools.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/lithub.com\/the-most-commonly-assigned-book-in-us-colleges-is\/\">Literary Hub<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for infographics about books, libraries, and reading? 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