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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Swarthmore College

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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Swarthmore College

What traits are you looking for in a comparative literature school? To help you decide if Swarthmore College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's comparative literature program.

Swarthmore is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,437. In 2021, 4 comparative literature majors received their bachelor's degree from Swarthmore.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Linguistics & Comparative Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Swarthmore Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Swarthmore Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at Swarthmore compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The comparative literature major at Swarthmore is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Linguistics & Comparative Literature. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Schools 82
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools 303

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Swarthmore

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at Swarthmore College.

Swarthmore Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

25% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Swarthmore since its program graduates 46% more men than average.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Swarthmore are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Swarthmore College with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Swarthmore also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Comparative Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in comparative literature can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Swarthmore College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
English Language and Literature Professors 3,860 $75,970
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 1,590 $78,240
Interpreters and Translators 750 $50,100
Social Scientists 550 $83,400

References

*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.

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