Romance Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Lafayette College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in romance languages, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Lafayette is in the top 10% of the country for romance languages. More specifically it was ranked #23 out of 342 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Lafayette.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Lafayette paid an average of $613 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $54,512 | $54,512 |
Fees | $480 | $480 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $16,263 | $16,263 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,003 | $1,003 |
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The median early career salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Lafayette is $41,025 per year. That is 35% higher than the national average of $30,282.
Lafayette does not offer an online option for its romance languages bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Lafayette Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in romance languages in 2019-2020, 38.9% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 75.6%.
Around 22.2% of romance languages bachelor’s degree recipients at Lafayette in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 11 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Romance Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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French Language & Literature | 6 |
Spanish Language & Literature | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to romance languages.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Germanic Languages | 6 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.