by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Oberlin College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in comparative 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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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. The comparative literature major at Oberlin is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Comparative Literature. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for Oberlin.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Oberlin was $2,404 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $57,654 | $57,654 |
| Fees | $900 | $900 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,908 | $1,908 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,334 | $17,334 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,500 | $1,500 |
Learn more about Oberlin tuition and fees.
Oberlin does not offer an online option for its comparative literature bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Oberlin Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in comparative literature in 2019-2020, 83.3% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.5%.
Around 8.3% of comparative literature bachelor’s degree recipients at Oberlin in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Comparative Literature | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to linguistics and comparative literature.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 3 |
| Germanic Languages | 1 |
| Romance Languages | 19 |
| 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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