by our College Data Analytics TeamClassical Languages & Literature is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at St Olaf College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in classical languages, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of 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 St. Olaf was ranked #105 on College Factual's Best Schools for classical languages list. It is also ranked #5 in Minnesota.
Here are some of the other rankings for St. Olaf.
Part-time undergraduates at St. Olaf paid an average of $1,610 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $51,450 | $51,450 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,660 | $11,660 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $900 | $900 |
Learn more about St. Olaf tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the St. Olaf classical languages bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the St. Olaf Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in classical languages in 2019-2020, 66.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 58.6%.
Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree at St. Olaf in classical languages 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 | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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 | 2 |
| Latin Language & Literature | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to classical languages and literature.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| East Asian Languages | 19 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 3 |
| Germanic Languages | 11 |
| Romance Languages | 34 |
*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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