Out of the 1 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Spanish and Iberian Studies Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesleyan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Wesleyan U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Middletown, Connecticut. It awarded 18 ’s Spanish and Iberian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.