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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 73–96 of 98 schools

UNM
Public

Comparative Literature: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master

Students
23,124
Retention
76%
Programs
148
Awards 2024-25
5,063
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CWR
Private nonprofit

Comparative Literature: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master

Students
12,475
Retention
92%
Programs
157
Awards 2024-25
3,529
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UM
Public

Comparative Literature: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Certificate

Students
8,104
Retention
82%
Programs
135
Awards 2024-25
2,119
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SCG
Public

Comparative Literature: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
3,945
Retention
87%
Programs
57
Awards 2024-25
990
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SC
Private nonprofit

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA

Comparative Literature: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
1,623
Retention
94%
Programs
67
Awards 2024-25
456
Campus
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UNV
Public

Comparative Literature
Bachelor

Students
32,911
Retention
79%
Programs
186
Awards 2024-25
6,850
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UD
Public

Comparative Literature
Bachelor

Students
24,412
Retention
92%
Programs
219
Awards 2024-25
6,438
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CQC
Public

CUNY Queens College

Queens, NY

Comparative Literature
Bachelor

Students
15,965
Retention
79%
Programs
126
Awards 2024-25
2,654
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CBC
Public

CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Comparative Literature
Bachelor

Students
14,390
Retention
80%
Programs
106
Awards 2024-25
3,139
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CLC
Public

Comparative Literature
Bachelor

Students
13,324
Retention
73%
Programs
100
Awards 2024-25
2,808
CampusOnlineHybrid
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HU
Private nonprofit

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Comparative Literature
Bachelor

Students
10,685
Retention
84%
Programs
207
Awards 2024-25
3,002
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USF
Private nonprofit

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Comparative Literature
Bachelor

Students
8,913
Retention
84%
Programs
94
Awards 2024-25
2,934
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RCN
Public

Comparative Literature
Bachelor

Students
5,981
Retention
84%
Programs
60
Awards 2024-25
1,482
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CCC
Public

Clackamas Community College

Oregon City, OR

Comparative Literature
Associate

Admission
Open
Students
5,545
Retention
66%
Programs
69
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WU
Private nonprofit

Comparative Literature
Bachelor

Students
2,180
Retention
87%
Programs
49
Awards 2024-25
477
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CW
Private nonprofit

Comparative Literature
Bachelor

Students
1,738
Retention
82%
Programs
48
Awards 2024-25
462
CampusHybrid
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OWU
Private nonprofit

Comparative Literature
Bachelor

Students
1,525
Retention
85%
Programs
70
Awards 2024-25
327
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AU
Private nonprofit

Averett University

Danville, VA

Comparative Literature
Bachelor

Students
1,476
Retention
65%
Programs
51
Awards 2024-25
348
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LC
Private nonprofit

Lycoming College

Williamsport, PA

Comparative Literature
Bachelor

Students
1,012
Retention
76%
Programs
67
Awards 2024-25
223
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