by our College Data Analytics TeamForeign Languages & Linguistics is a program of study at Wellesley 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 foreign languages and linguistics, such as diversity 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. Wellesley was ranked #48 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 #9 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Wellesley.
Part-time undergraduates at Wellesley paid an average of $1,816 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $58,120 | $58,120 |
| Fees | $328 | $328 |
| Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,772 | $17,772 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,250 | $1,250 |
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Online degrees for the Wellesley 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 Wellesley Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their BA in foreign languages and linguistics in 2019-2020 were women.
Around 43.9% of foreign languages and linguistics bachelor’s degree recipients at Wellesley in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 2 |
| East Asian Languages | 11 |
| Romance Languages | 28 |
*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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