Bachelor in Comparative Literature (Bachelor's)

Tuition is Tuition for the 2025-2026 academic year is $58,000 per year..

This programme is designed for students who want to analyze literature in English across cultures, time periods, and genres. You will study how texts reflect and challenge power, identity, and social structures through close reading and critical writing. The curriculum emphasizes active learning through editing, publishing, and public presentations. Students engage with literature alongside creative writing, media studies, and journalism in small, discussion-based classes.

Focus areas include literary analysis across cultures and time periods, anti-racism and social power structures, media and genre studies, literature in translation, creative writing and editing, literature in context.

The major requires 10 units of coursework, including foundational courses, literary history, thematic studies, media or genre courses, literature in translation, electives, and a capstone seminar. Students must complete a public or digital presentation of their writing.

Graduates enter careers in publishing, editing, journalism, education, nonprofit leadership, communications, and cultural criticism.

Applicants must submit high school transcripts, standardized test scores if required, and a personal statement. International students must also provide proof of English proficiency.

The programme totals about 40 credit hours. In-person, full-time. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 57% of applicants.

Beloit College brings together students who learn from one another and from the world around them. Its campus community values individual perspectives, lasting connections, and involvement beyond the classroom. Students can join more than 50 organizations, create events, participate in athletics, and contribute to Beloit through community programs such as Impact Beloit Community Fellows. The surrounding city also offers opportunities with local organizations, cultural events, and the Beloit Sky Carp minor league baseball team.

Academic work is organized around a flexible curriculum supported by trusted advisors and mentors. Beloit’s Schools connect majors and coursework with professional opportunities, including specialized skills development, certifications, internships, and job experiences. Students have worked individually with faculty in the Logan Museum lab, combined theory and practice in Studio Art, explored environmental justice through field courses in Minnesota, and studied public policy through economics, quantitative methods, policy analysis, and contemporary global issues. Personal initiatives, mentored research, and study abroad are part of the college’s approach to preparation after graduation.

Students arriving from abroad become part of a community that includes people from different backgrounds and experiences. International students have continued athletic and academic careers at Beloit, while others have used study abroad to develop language skills. The college is test-optional, and 98% of students receive gift aid. Beloit also reports that 93% of graduates are employed or enrolled in graduate school within six months, reflecting the role of internships, study abroad, research, and career-focused experiences in the student journey.