by our College Data Analytics TeamEnglish Language & Literature is a program of study at Lafayette College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in English language and literature, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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BA in English Language & Literature
Turn your love of reading and writing into a career with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Lafayette is in the top 10% of the country for English language and literature. More specifically it was ranked #42 out of 745 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #6 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Lafayette.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Lafayette was $613 per credit hour 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Learn more about Lafayette tuition and fees.
Lafayette does not offer an online option for its English language and literature 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.
Women made up around 82.4% of the English language and literature students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 72.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 11.8% of the English language and literature bachelor’s degrees at Lafayette in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
English Language & Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General English Literature | 17 |
*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.
