by our College Data Analytics TeamRomance Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Lake Forest College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in romance languages, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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. The bachelor's program at Lake Forest was ranked #95 on College Factual's Best Schools for romance languages list. It is also ranked #6 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for Lake Forest.
Part-time undergraduates at Lake Forest paid an average of $1,529 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $48,920 | $48,920 |
| Fees | $902 | $902 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,954 | $10,954 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,784 | $2,784 |
Learn more about Lake Forest tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Lake Forest in Romance Languages walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 23% higher than the national average of $21,936.
The median early career salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Lake Forest is $38,289 per year. That is 26% higher than the national average of $30,282.
Online degrees for the Lake Forest romance languages bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Lake Forest Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in romance languages in 2019-2020, 90.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 75.6%.
Around 55.0% of romance languages bachelor’s degree recipients at Lake Forest in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Romance Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| French Language & Literature | 5 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 15 |
*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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