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Colleges offering Comparative Literature

98 U.S. colleges and universities offer Comparative Literature. Together they awarded 987 degrees and certificates in this field in 2024-25. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 10 Associate 1 Bachelor 87 Master 44 PhD 43

Most schools offering it: New York (18), California (16), Massachusetts (9), Pennsylvania (6), Ohio (5), Oregon (4)

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Showing 1–24 of 98 schools

UCC
Public

Comparative Literature: 124 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
19,938
Retention
88%
Programs
111
Awards 2024-25
5,280
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UTD
Public

Comparative Literature: 77 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
29,886
Retention
90%
Programs
92
Awards 2024-25
9,890
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UC
Public

Comparative Literature: 53 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
45,882
Retention
97%
Programs
172
Awards 2024-25
15,568
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YU
Private nonprofit

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Comparative Literature: 35 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
15,564
Retention
99%
Programs
132
Awards 2024-25
5,610
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CUC
Private nonprofit

Comparative Literature: 34 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor

Students
35,173
Retention
98%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
15,748
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UCB
Public

Comparative Literature: 33 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
26,133
Retention
93%
Programs
97
Awards 2024-25
7,580
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BU
Private nonprofit

Brown University

Providence, RI

Comparative Literature: 29 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
11,956
Retention
99%
Programs
123
Awards 2024-25
3,477
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PU
Private nonprofit

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Comparative Literature: 22 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
9,137
Retention
98%
Programs
53
Awards 2024-25
2,453
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UCA
Public

Comparative Literature: 21 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
47,335
Retention
97%
Programs
193
Awards 2024-25
14,956
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Public

Comparative Literature: 21 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
37,297
Retention
94%
Programs
173
Awards 2024-25
11,456
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UM
Public

Comparative Literature: 21 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
31,726
Retention
92%
Programs
201
Awards 2024-25
10,173
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NYU
Private nonprofit

New York University

New York, NY

Comparative Literature: 20 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
56,832
Retention
96%
Programs
237
Awards 2024-25
20,211
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UO
Public

Comparative Literature: 20 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
24,404
Retention
86%
Programs
125
Awards 2024-25
6,133
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Public

Comparative Literature: 19 graduates in 2024-25
Master, PhD

Students
28,306
Retention
92%
Programs
245
Awards 2024-25
8,615
CampusOnlineHybrid
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OC
Private nonprofit

Occidental College

Los Angeles, CA

Comparative Literature: 19 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
1,881
Retention
90%
Programs
36
Awards 2024-25
486
CampusHybrid
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UPR
Public

Comparative Literature: 18 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master

Students
11,312
Retention
77%
Programs
95
Awards 2024-25
2,102
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UMA
Public

Comparative Literature: 17 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
52,855
Retention
97%
Programs
254
Awards 2024-25
16,680
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CSU
Public

Comparative Literature: 17 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor

Students
42,003
Retention
87%
Programs
137
Awards 2024-25
10,908
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DC
Private nonprofit

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Comparative Literature: 17 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master

Students
6,938
Retention
98%
Programs
98
Awards 2024-25
2,240
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UP
Private nonprofit

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Comparative Literature: 16 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
29,109
Retention
99%
Programs
229
Awards 2024-25
10,603
CampusOnlineHybrid
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BU
Public

Comparative Literature: 16 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
18,816
Retention
89%
Programs
144
Awards 2024-25
5,467
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USC
Private nonprofit

Comparative Literature: 15 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
46,566
Retention
96%
Programs
285
Awards 2024-25
17,982
CampusOnlineHybrid
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BC
Private nonprofit

Barnard College

New York, NY

Comparative Literature: 15 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
3,487
Retention
97%
Programs
81
Awards 2024-25
873
CampusHybrid
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