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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Comparative Literature

43 U.S. colleges and universities offer Comparative Literature at the phd level. 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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UTD
Public

Comparative Literature: 15 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Comparative Literature: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Comparative Literature: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
45,882
Retention
97%
Programs
172
Awards 2024-25
15,568
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UC
Public

Comparative Literature: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

New York University

New York, NY

Comparative Literature: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,832
Retention
96%
Programs
237
Awards 2024-25
20,211
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UP
Private nonprofit

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Comparative Literature: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Comparative Literature: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
18,816
Retention
89%
Programs
144
Awards 2024-25
5,467
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Public

Comparative Literature: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Comparative Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Comparative Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
9,137
Retention
98%
Programs
53
Awards 2024-25
2,453
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HU
Private nonprofit

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Comparative Literature: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
30,259
Retention
98%
Programs
259
Awards 2024-25
11,030
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Public

Comparative Literature: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,384
Retention
88%
Programs
106
Awards 2024-25
6,919
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UC
Private nonprofit

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Comparative Literature: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
18,566
Retention
99%
Programs
121
Awards 2024-25
6,960
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WUS
Private nonprofit

Comparative Literature: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
16,357
Retention
95%
Programs
195
Awards 2024-25
5,555
CampusOnlineHybrid
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RUB
Public

Comparative Literature: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,269
Retention
93%
Programs
210
Awards 2024-25
13,144
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UCA
Public

Comparative Literature: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Comparative Literature: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
40,065
Retention
93%
Programs
192
Awards 2024-25
11,394
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UO
Public

Comparative Literature: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
24,404
Retention
86%
Programs
125
Awards 2024-25
6,133
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NU
Private nonprofit

Comparative Literature: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
23,856
Retention
98%
Programs
234
Awards 2024-25
8,806
CampusOnlineHybrid
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