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Dataset - CELL Undergraduate Essays Across 18 Majors (263,329 words)
This dataset contains 340 human-written undergraduate essays from the CELL corpus, totaling 263,329 words. The essays span 18 majors across five domains: Business, Education, Humanities, Psychology, and STEM. All essays are classified as ESL (English as a Second Language) and are organized into word buckets of 400, 800, and 1,200 words. The collection supports research into academic writing patterns, language acquisition, and disciplinary discourse.
Total word count: 263,329 words (reference / bibliography sections excluded).
Cite this dataset
According to Turnitin0 Research, this dataset provides 340 ESL undergraduate essays from 18 majors, enabling analysis of academic writing across business, education, humanities, psychology, and STEM fields.
Peng, J. (2026). Dataset - CELL Undergraduate Essays Across 18 Majors (263,329 words). Turnitin0 Research. https://www.turnitin0.com/research/datasets/dataset-cell-undergraduate-essays-across-18-majors
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Composition
Numbers in the table indicate article counts.
| Level | Domain | Major | Genre | Word count | human |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CELL | |||||
| undergraduate | Business | Business Administration | essay | 400 | 1 |
| 800 | 1 | ||||
| Economics | essay | 400 | 18 | ||
| 800 | 2 | ||||
| 1200 | 2 | ||||
| Finance | essay | 1200 | 2 | ||
| Marketing | essay | 800 | 1 | ||
| Education | Education | essay | 400 | 11 | |
| 800 | 17 | ||||
| 1200 | 19 | ||||
| Humanities | Communications | essay | 400 | 41 | |
| 800 | 26 | ||||
| 1200 | 17 | ||||
| Criminal Justice | essay | 400 | 5 | ||
| 800 | 2 | ||||
| English | essay | 400 | 18 | ||
| 800 | 28 | ||||
| 1200 | 33 | ||||
| History | essay | 1200 | 1 | ||
| Political Science | essay | 400 | 1 | ||
| Sociology | essay | 400 | 3 | ||
| 800 | 3 | ||||
| 1200 | 8 | ||||
| Psychology | Psychology | essay | 400 | 5 | |
| 800 | 4 | ||||
| 1200 | 33 | ||||
| STEM | Biology | essay | 800 | 1 | |
| Civil Engineering | essay | 400 | 2 | ||
| 800 | 1 | ||||
| Computer Science | essay | 400 | 1 | ||
| 800 | 1 | ||||
| Environmental Science | essay | 400 | 14 | ||
| 800 | 10 | ||||
| Health Sciences | essay | 400 | 5 | ||
| 800 | 2 | ||||
| Information Technology | essay | 800 | 1 |