by our College Data Analytics TeamForeign Languages & Linguistics is a program of study at University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in foreign languages and linguistics, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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. UW - Madison was ranked #52 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for foreign languages and linguistics majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in Wisconsin.
Here are some of the other rankings for UW - Madison.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UW - Madison paid an average of $1,548 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $386 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,273 | $37,161 |
| Fees | $1,469 | $1,469 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,150 | $1,150 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,200 | $12,200 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,066 | $3,066 |
Learn more about UW - Madison tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the UW - Madison foreign languages and linguistics bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UW - Madison Online Learning page.
Women made up around 70.8% of the foreign languages and linguistics students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 70.6%.
Around 17.4% of foreign languages and linguistics bachelor’s degree recipients at UW - Madison in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 13 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 220 |
| International Students | 9 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 21 |
| African Languages | 2 |
| East Asian Languages | 27 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 11 |
| Germanic Languages | 18 |
*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.
