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 University of California - Irvine. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in classical languages, 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 UC Irvine was ranked #89 on College Factual's Best Schools for classical languages list. It is also ranked #5 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UC Irvine.
The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $2,311 | $2,311 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,361 | $1,361 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,677 | $16,677 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,250 | $4,250 |
Learn more about UC Irvine tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the UC Irvine 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 UC Irvine Online Learning page.
About 50.0% 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 75.0% of the classical languages bachelor’s degrees at UC Irvine in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
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 | 4 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to classical languages and literature.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 18 |
| East Asian Languages | 7 |
| Romance Languages | 27 |
*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.
