Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.

Bachelor's Degree•217 Institutions

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.

Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.

Field Median ($35,060)

P25-P75 Interval ($26,933 - $47,260)

HS Baseline ($35,872)

Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

SAT Average vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's average SAT score. SAT scores describe the school's undergraduate admissions overall, not this program, and come from enrollees who submitted scores.

Overall Median ($32,735)

P25-P75 Interval ($26,933 - $47,260)

HS Baseline ($35,872)

Column median

No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

Acceptance Rate vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's undergraduate acceptance rate, with the most selective schools on the right. Schools without a reported rate are grouped on the left.

Overall Median ($32,735)

P25-P75 Interval ($26,933 - $47,260)

HS Baseline ($35,872)

Column median

No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

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Institution	State	Earnings	Avg Net Price	Median Debt	Lifetime Value Added
Samford University Birmingham	AL	- Nat: $49,429	$32,950 /yr	-	-$0
University of Arizona Tucson	AZ	- Nat: $49,429	$17,125 /yr	-	-$0
University of Arkansas Fayetteville	AR	- Nat: $49,429	$17,571 /yr	-	-$0
Hendrix College Conway	AR	- Nat: $49,429	$23,177 /yr	-	-$0
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach	CA	- Nat: $49,429	$9,426 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley	CA	- Nat: $49,429	$14,538 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Irvine Irvine	CA	- Nat: $49,429	$13,866 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles	CA	- Nat: $49,429	$14,659 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Riverside Riverside	CA	- Nat: $49,429	$12,672 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-San Diego La Jolla	CA	- Nat: $49,429	$14,794 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara	CA	- Nat: $49,429	$16,807 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz	CA	- Nat: $49,429	$18,549 /yr	-	-$0
Pitzer College Claremont	CA	- Nat: $49,429	$36,135 /yr	-	-$0
San Diego State University San Diego	CA	- Nat: $49,429	$13,243 /yr	-	-$0
San Francisco State University San Francisco	CA	- Nat: $49,429	$9,803 /yr	-	-$0
Scripps College Claremont	CA	- Nat: $49,429	$29,998 /yr	-	-$0
University of Southern California Los Angeles	CA	- Nat: $49,429	$33,056 /yr	-	-$0
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder	CO	- Nat: $49,429	$23,708 /yr	-	-$0
Colorado College Colorado Springs	CO	- Nat: $49,429	$27,951 /yr	-	-$0
Connecticut College New London	CT	- Nat: $49,429	$35,960 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut Storrs	CT	- Nat: $49,429	$24,342 /yr	-	-$0
Trinity College Hartford	CT	- Nat: $49,429	$37,004 /yr	-	-$0
Yale University New Haven	CT	- Nat: $49,429	$11,340 /yr	-	-$0
The Catholic University of America Washington	DC	- Nat: $49,429	$32,543 /yr	-	-$0
George Washington University Washington	DC	- Nat: $49,429	$35,760 /yr	-	-$0
Georgetown University Washington	DC	- Nat: $49,429	$33,661 /yr	-	-$0
Rollins College Winter Park	FL	- Nat: $49,429	$36,204 /yr	-	-$0
University of South Florida Tampa	FL	- Nat: $49,429	$8,648 /yr	-	-$0
Agnes Scott College Decatur	GA	- Nat: $49,429	$24,648 /yr	-	-$0
Emory University Atlanta	GA	- Nat: $49,429	$16,754 /yr	-	-$0
University of Georgia Athens	GA	- Nat: $49,429	$13,636 /yr	-	-$0
Mercer University Macon	GA	- Nat: $49,429	$24,778 /yr	-	-$0
University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu	HI	- Nat: $49,429	$11,122 /yr	-	-$0
Augustana College Rock Island	IL	- Nat: $49,429	$21,153 /yr	-	-$0
University of Chicago Chicago	IL	- Nat: $49,429	$16,776 /yr	-	-$0
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign	IL	- Nat: $49,429	$13,042 /yr	-	-$0
Loyola University Chicago Chicago	IL	- Nat: $49,429	$36,340 /yr	-	-$0
Monmouth College Monmouth	IL	- Nat: $49,429	$17,612 /yr	-	-$0
North Central College Naperville	IL	- Nat: $49,429	$22,836 /yr	-	-$0
Northwestern University Evanston	IL	- Nat: $49,429	$34,420 /yr	-	-$0
Wheaton College Wheaton	IL	- Nat: $49,429	$26,059 /yr	-	-$0
Ball State University Muncie	IN	- Nat: $49,429	$13,877 /yr	-	-$0
DePauw University Greencastle	IN	- Nat: $49,429	$19,916 /yr	-	-$0
Earlham College Richmond	IN	- Nat: $49,429	$23,002 /yr	-	-$0
Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington	IN	- Nat: $49,429	$16,003 /yr	-	-$0
Valparaiso University Valparaiso	IN	- Nat: $49,429	$21,657 /yr	-	-$0
Wabash College Crawfordsville	IN	- Nat: $49,429	$23,532 /yr	-	-$0
Cornell College Mount Vernon	IA	- Nat: $49,429	$25,297 /yr	-	-$0
Grinnell College Grinnell	IA	- Nat: $49,429	$15,203 /yr	-	-$0
University of Iowa Iowa City	IA	- Nat: $49,429	$22,508 /yr	-	-$0
Luther College Decorah	IA	- Nat: $49,429	$23,945 /yr	-	-$0
University of Kansas Lawrence	KS	- Nat: $49,429	$20,004 /yr	-	-$0
Centre College Danville	KY	- Nat: $49,429	$19,980 /yr	-	-$0
Transylvania University Lexington	KY	- Nat: $49,429	$21,954 /yr	-	-$0
Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans	LA	- Nat: $49,429	$21,888 /yr	-	-$0
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans	LA	- Nat: $49,429	$40,693 /yr	-	-$0
Bowdoin College Brunswick	ME	- Nat: $49,429	$15,595 /yr	-	-$0
Colby College Waterville	ME	- Nat: $49,429	$19,835 /yr	-	-$0
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore	MD	- Nat: $49,429	$18,431 /yr	-	-$0
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore	MD	- Nat: $49,429	$34,082 /yr	-	-$0
University of Maryland-College Park College Park	MD	- Nat: $49,429	$14,296 /yr	-	-$0
Boston College Chestnut Hill	MA	- Nat: $49,429	$38,930 /yr	-	-$0
Boston University Boston	MA	- Nat: $49,429	$36,503 /yr	-	-$0
Brandeis University Waltham	MA	- Nat: $49,429	$30,606 /yr	-	-$0
Clark University Worcester	MA	- Nat: $49,429	$29,446 /yr	-	-$0
Harvard University Cambridge	MA	- Nat: $49,429	$19,148 /yr	-	-$0
University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston	MA	- Nat: $49,429	$22,548 /yr	-	-$0
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley	MA	- Nat: $49,429	$30,861 /yr	-	-$0
Smith College Northampton	MA	- Nat: $49,429	$25,519 /yr	-	-$0
Tufts University Medford	MA	- Nat: $49,429	$38,797 /yr	-	-$0
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton	MA	- Nat: $49,429	$31,147 /yr	-	-$0
Williams College Williamstown	MA	- Nat: $49,429	$15,157 /yr	-	-$0
Grand Valley State University Allendale	MI	- Nat: $49,429	$16,495 /yr	-	-$0
Hope College Holland	MI	- Nat: $49,429	$26,392 /yr	-	-$0
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor	MI	- Nat: $49,429	$14,362 /yr	-	-$0
Wayne State University Detroit	MI	- Nat: $49,429	$11,212 /yr	-	-$0
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo	MI	- Nat: $49,429	$13,902 /yr	-	-$0
Carleton College Northfield	MN	- Nat: $49,429	$25,295 /yr	-	-$0
Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter	MN	- Nat: $49,429	$24,148 /yr	-	-$0
Macalester College Saint Paul	MN	- Nat: $49,429	$27,851 /yr	-	-$0
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis	MN	- Nat: $49,429	$17,330 /yr	-	-$0
College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph	MN	- Nat: $49,429	$25,301 /yr	-	-$0
St Olaf College Northfield	MN	- Nat: $49,429	$21,546 /yr	-	-$0
University of St Thomas Saint Paul	MN	- Nat: $49,429	$31,532 /yr	-	-$0
Millsaps College Jackson	MS	- Nat: $49,429	$25,728 /yr	-	-$0
University of Mississippi University	MS	- Nat: $49,429	$13,752 /yr	-	-$0
Truman State University Kirksville	MO	- Nat: $49,429	$12,317 /yr	-	-$0
Saint Louis University Saint Louis	MO	- Nat: $49,429	$29,674 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Montana Missoula	MT	- Nat: $49,429	$21,302 /yr	-	-$0
Creighton University Omaha	NE	- Nat: $49,429	$32,456 /yr	-	-$0
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln	NE	- Nat: $49,429	$16,214 /yr	-	-$0
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham	NH	- Nat: $49,429	$26,150 /yr	-	-$0
Drew University Madison	NJ	- Nat: $49,429	$25,614 /yr	-	-$0
Montclair State University Montclair	NJ	- Nat: $49,429	$15,193 /yr	-	-$0
Princeton University Princeton	NJ	- Nat: $49,429	$7,815 /yr	-	-$0
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick	NJ	- Nat: $49,429	$24,897 /yr	-	-$0
Seton Hall University South Orange	NJ	- Nat: $49,429	$31,552 /yr	-	-$0
University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque	NM	- Nat: $49,429	$19,966 /yr	-	-$0
Barnard College New York	NY	- Nat: $49,429	$28,930 /yr	-	-$0
Colgate University Hamilton	NY	- Nat: $49,429	$29,409 /yr	-	-$0
Columbia University in the City of New York New York	NY	- Nat: $49,429	$15,370 /yr	-	-$0
Cornell University Ithaca	NY	- Nat: $49,429	$33,934 /yr	-	-$0
CUNY Queens College Queens	NY	- Nat: $49,429	$1,272 /yr	-	-$0
Fordham University Bronx	NY	- Nat: $49,429	$42,760 /yr	-	-$0
Hamilton College Clinton	NY	- Nat: $49,429	$25,793 /yr	-	-$0
Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva	NY	- Nat: $49,429	$31,617 /yr	-	-$0
Hofstra University Hempstead	NY	- Nat: $49,429	$30,647 /yr	-	-$0
New York University New York	NY	- Nat: $49,429	$35,737 /yr	-	-$0
University of Rochester Rochester	NY	- Nat: $49,429	$34,347 /yr	-	-$0
Siena University Loudonville	NY	- Nat: $49,429	$33,934 /yr	-	-$0
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs	NY	- Nat: $49,429	$31,829 /yr	-	-$0
Binghamton University Vestal	NY	- Nat: $49,429	$20,907 /yr	-	-$0
University at Buffalo Buffalo	NY	- Nat: $49,429	$21,775 /yr	-	-$0
Syracuse University Syracuse	NY	- Nat: $49,429	$43,336 /yr	-	-$0
Union College Schenectady	NY	- Nat: $49,429	$28,128 /yr	-	-$0
Davidson College Davidson	NC	- Nat: $49,429	$15,060 /yr	-	-$0
Duke University Durham	NC	- Nat: $49,429	$23,706 /yr	-	-$0
University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville	NC	- Nat: $49,429	$14,999 /yr	-	-$0
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill	NC	- Nat: $49,429	$11,305 /yr	-	-$0
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem	NC	- Nat: $49,429	$28,165 /yr	-	-$0
University of North Dakota Grand Forks	ND	- Nat: $49,429	$18,131 /yr	-	-$0
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green	OH	- Nat: $49,429	$21,453 /yr	-	-$0
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland	OH	- Nat: $49,429	$44,622 /yr	-	-$0
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati	OH	- Nat: $49,429	$24,917 /yr	-	-$0
Denison University Granville	OH	- Nat: $49,429	$40,163 /yr	-	-$0
Kenyon College Gambier	OH	- Nat: $49,429	$33,279 /yr	-	-$0
Miami University-Oxford Oxford	OH	- Nat: $49,429	$29,447 /yr	-	-$0
Oberlin College Oberlin	OH	- Nat: $49,429	$41,987 /yr	-	-$0
Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville	OH	- Nat: $49,429	$5,949 /yr	-	-$0
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe	OH	- Nat: $49,429	$6,719 /yr	-	-$0
Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton	OH	- Nat: $49,429	$6,189 /yr	-	-$0
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster	OH	- Nat: $49,429	$6,593 /yr	-	-$0
Ohio University-Main Campus Athens	OH	- Nat: $49,429	$20,666 /yr	-	-$0
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville	OH	- Nat: $49,429	$6,596 /yr	-	-$0
Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware	OH	- Nat: $49,429	$20,196 /yr	-	-$0
Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville	OH	- Nat: $49,429	$24,629 /yr	-	-$0
The College of Wooster Wooster	OH	- Nat: $49,429	$26,433 /yr	-	-$0
Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton	OH	- Nat: $49,429	$13,715 /yr	-	-$0
Xavier University Cincinnati	OH	- Nat: $49,429	$31,905 /yr	-	-$0
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman	OK	- Nat: $49,429	$15,531 /yr	-	-$0
Lewis & Clark College Portland	OR	- Nat: $49,429	$34,286 /yr	-	-$0
University of Oregon Eugene	OR	- Nat: $49,429	$22,547 /yr	-	-$0
Reed College Portland	OR	- Nat: $49,429	$32,800 /yr	-	-$0
Willamette University Salem	OR	- Nat: $49,429	$25,908 /yr	-	-$0
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr	PA	- Nat: $49,429	$44,593 /yr	-	-$0
Bucknell University Lewisburg	PA	- Nat: $49,429	$50,021 /yr	-	-$0
Dickinson College Carlisle	PA	- Nat: $49,429	$28,634 /yr	-	-$0
Duquesne University Pittsburgh	PA	- Nat: $49,429	$37,704 /yr	-	-$0
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster	PA	- Nat: $49,429	$33,445 /yr	-	-$0
Gettysburg College Gettysburg	PA	- Nat: $49,429	$33,015 /yr	-	-$0
Haverford College Haverford	PA	- Nat: $49,429	$31,075 /yr	-	-$0
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park	PA	- Nat: $49,429	$33,675 /yr	-	-$0
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia	PA	- Nat: $49,429	$29,577 /yr	-	-$0
Swarthmore College Swarthmore	PA	- Nat: $49,429	$17,392 /yr	-	-$0
Ursinus College Collegeville	PA	- Nat: $49,429	$30,181 /yr	-	-$0
Villanova University Villanova	PA	- Nat: $49,429	$41,536 /yr	-	-$0
Providence College Providence	RI	- Nat: $49,429	$49,594 /yr	-	-$0
University of Rhode Island Kingston	RI	- Nat: $49,429	$22,469 /yr	-	-$0
College of Charleston Charleston	SC	- Nat: $49,429	$18,177 /yr	-	-$0
Furman University Greenville	SC	- Nat: $49,429	$31,764 /yr	-	-$0
University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia	SC	- Nat: $49,429	$22,197 /yr	-	-$0
Augustana University Sioux Falls	SD	- Nat: $49,429	$23,283 /yr	-	-$0
Lee University Cleveland	TN	- Nat: $49,429	$21,034 /yr	-	-$0
Rhodes College Memphis	TN	- Nat: $49,429	$28,776 /yr	-	-$0
The University of the South Sewanee	TN	- Nat: $49,429	$31,931 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville	TN	- Nat: $49,429	$18,314 /yr	-	-$0
Vanderbilt University Nashville	TN	- Nat: $49,429	$15,497 /yr	-	-$0
Austin College Sherman	TX	- Nat: $49,429	$20,077 /yr	-	-$0
Baylor University Waco	TX	- Nat: $49,429	$44,441 /yr	-	-$0
University of Dallas Irving	TX	- Nat: $49,429	$68,064 /yr	-	-$0
Houston Christian University Houston	TX	- Nat: $49,429	$19,294 /yr	-	-$0
Southern Methodist University Dallas	TX	- Nat: $49,429	$39,816 /yr	-	-$0
Southwestern University Georgetown	TX	- Nat: $49,429	$29,435 /yr	-	-$0
Texas A&M University-College Station College Station	TX	- Nat: $49,429	$21,527 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Texas at Austin Austin	TX	- Nat: $49,429	$18,554 /yr	-	-$0
Trinity University San Antonio	TX	- Nat: $49,429	$22,962 /yr	-	-$0
Brigham Young University Provo	UT	- Nat: $49,429	$13,397 /yr	-	-$0
University of Utah Salt Lake City	UT	- Nat: $49,429	$27,314 /yr	-	-$0
Middlebury College Middlebury	VT	- Nat: $49,429	$32,102 /yr	-	-$0
University of Vermont Burlington	VT	- Nat: $49,429	$20,277 /yr	-	-$0
William & Mary Williamsburg	VA	- Nat: $49,429	$18,880 /yr	-	-$0
Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney	VA	- Nat: $49,429	$26,626 /yr	-	-$0
Hollins University Roanoke	VA	- Nat: $49,429	$20,875 /yr	-	-$0
Randolph-Macon College Ashland	VA	- Nat: $49,429	$28,145 /yr	-	-$0
Randolph College Lynchburg	VA	- Nat: $49,429	$22,101 /yr	-	-$0
University of Richmond University of Richmond	VA	- Nat: $49,429	$34,256 /yr	-	-$0
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville	VA	- Nat: $49,429	$18,056 /yr	-	-$0
Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach	VA	- Nat: $49,429	$20,237 /yr	-	-$0
Washington and Lee University Lexington	VA	- Nat: $49,429	$25,279 /yr	-	-$0
Gonzaga University Spokane	WA	- Nat: $49,429	$32,750 /yr	-	-$0
University of Puget Sound Tacoma	WA	- Nat: $49,429	$32,507 /yr	-	-$0
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle	WA	- Nat: $49,429	$13,663 /yr	-	-$0
Whitman College Walla Walla	WA	- Nat: $49,429	$29,486 /yr	-	-$0
Beloit College Beloit	WI	- Nat: $49,429	$23,216 /yr	-	-$0
Carthage College Kenosha	WI	- Nat: $49,429	$26,444 /yr	-	-$0
Lawrence University Appleton	WI	- Nat: $49,429	$22,758 /yr	-	-$0
Marquette University Milwaukee	WI	- Nat: $49,429	$30,561 /yr	-	-$0
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison	WI	- Nat: $49,429	$16,600 /yr	-	-$0
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee	WI	- Nat: $49,429	$15,625 /yr	-	-$0
Stanford University Stanford	CA	- Nat: $49,429	$12,307 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury	CT	- Nat: $49,429	$8,616 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton	CT	- Nat: $49,429	$11,184 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford	CT	- Nat: $49,429	$14,226 /yr	-	-$0
Ave Maria University Ave Maria	FL	- Nat: $49,429	$25,893 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford	CT	- Nat: $49,429	$13,961 /yr	-	-$0
Florida State University Tallahassee	FL	$50,542 Nat: $49,429 4yr Post-Grad	$8,605 /yr	-	-$57k
University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia	MO	$46,920 Nat: $49,429 4yr Post-Grad	$21,142 /yr	-	-$133k
Brown University Providence	RI	$47,260 Nat: $49,429 2yr Post-Grad	$26,976 /yr	-	-$135k
College of the Holy Cross Worcester	MA	$52,639 Nat: $49,429 4yr Post-Grad	$38,829 /yr	-	-$148k
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro	NC	$36,135 Nat: $49,429 5yr Post-Grad	$12,291 /yr	-	-$200k
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus	OH	$35,060 Nat: $49,429 2yr Post-Grad	$17,269 /yr	-	-$209k
University of Florida Gainesville	FL	$30,409 Nat: $49,429 2yr Post-Grad	$5,969 /yr	-	-$211k
CUNY Hunter College New York	NY	$26,353 Nat: $49,429 2yr Post-Grad	$1,051 /yr	-	-$230k
Temple University Philadelphia	PA	$29,685 Nat: $49,429 2yr Post-Grad	$23,058 /yr	-	-$279k
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg	VA	$26,933 Nat: $49,429 2yr Post-Grad	$23,821 /yr	-	-$307k
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst	MA	$21,508 Nat: $49,429 2yr Post-Grad	$22,857 /yr	-	-$353k
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame	IN	$20,140 Nat: $49,429 2yr Post-Grad	$25,339 /yr	-	-$375k

Analysis Notes:

Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).