by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Classical Languages & Literature is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at College of the Holy Cross. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in classical languages, 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. Holy Cross is in the top 10% of the country for classical languages. More specifically it was ranked #11 out of 148 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Holy Cross.
Part-time undergraduates at Holy Cross paid an average of $1,689 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 | $54,050 | $54,050 |
| Fees | $720 | $720 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,560 | $15,560 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $900 | $900 |
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Holy Cross does not offer an online option for its classical languages bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Holy Cross Online Learning page.
About 40.0% of the students who received their BA in classical languages in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 58.6%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in classical languages at Holy Cross in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18%.
| 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 | 11 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Classical Languages & Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics | 15 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| East Asian Languages | 5 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 2 |
| Germanic Languages | 1 |
| Romance Languages | 49 |
*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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