The main focus area for this major is Comparative Literature. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Linguistics & Comparative Literature is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Smith College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in comparative literature, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at Smith paid an average of $1,690 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $53,940 | $53,940 |
Fees | $284 | $284 |
Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
On Campus Room and Board | $18,760 | $18,760 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,058 | $2,058 |
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Online degrees for the Smith comparative literature bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Smith Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their BA in comparative literature in 2019-2020 were women.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in comparative literature at Smith in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 2 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Comparative Literature | 4 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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East Asian Languages | 4 |
Germanic Languages | 2 |
Romance Languages | 31 |
Classical Languages & Literature | 9 |
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*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.
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