by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is German Language & Literature. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Germanic Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Grinnell College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in German, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Grinnell was ranked #34 on College Factual's Best Schools for German list. It is also ranked #1 in Iowa.
Here are some of the other rankings for Grinnell.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Grinnell paid an average of $1,756 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,188 | $56,188 |
| Fees | $492 | $492 |
| Books and Supplies | $900 | $900 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,864 | $13,864 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,200 | $2,200 |
Learn more about Grinnell tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Grinnell German bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Grinnell Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.7% of the German students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 55.2%.
Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree at Grinnell in German at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Germanic Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| German Language & Literature | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to Germanic languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| East Asian Languages | 4 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 3 |
| Romance Languages | 21 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 6 |
*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.
