Bachelor in Comparative Literature (Bachelor's)

Tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $63,800 per year..

The programme focuses on analyzing literary texts across national, linguistic, and cultural boundaries using theoretical and historical methods. Students study literature in translation and examine how texts interact with film, philosophy, gender studies, and human rights. The curriculum emphasizes close reading, interpretation, and the cultural contexts of literary works. Students build interdisciplinary knowledge through courses across departments in the college.

Focus areas include literature in translation, gender and sexuality, film and media, philosophy, human rights, linguistics.

The major requires a total of 36 credits distributed across core courses, electives, and interdisciplinary options. Students design a personalized program using courses from multiple departments, with no fixed track or required sequence.

Graduates enter careers in publishing, law, international business, nonprofit organizations, media, tech, public service, and academia.

Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent. No specific test scores or prerequisites are required. Submission of transcripts and a personal statement is expected.

The programme totals about 36 credit hours. on-campus, full-time, four-year programme. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 14% of applicants.

Wellesley was founded on the idea that women have an equal right to the best education in the country. Its liberal arts curriculum offers more than 50 departments and programs, over 1,000 courses, and a 7:1 student-to-faculty ratio. Professors, rather than teaching assistants, teach classes, which typically include 17 to 20 students. Undergraduates can work alongside faculty on graduate-level research, co-author articles, and present at national conferences. Writing seminars, public speaking programs, academic centers, and advising support learning across disciplines.

The 500-acre campus includes a Science Complex with an observatory, sustainable laboratories, a makerspace, and botanic gardens. Students also have access to the Davis Museum, Jewett Arts Center, and Keohane Sports Center. Wellesley is a short bus or train ride from Boston and Cambridge, giving students access to nearby cultural and academic resources. Cross-registration expands course options at MIT, Olin College of Engineering, Babson College, and Brandeis University.

International students can choose from more than 180 approved study-abroad programs across academic disciplines, including semester and full-year options. Students in credit-bearing programs pay regular Wellesley tuition and remain eligible for Wellesley financial aid. International applicants are those who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The Class of 2029 included 77 international students, with 24 nations represented among non-U.S. citizens. Wellesley also offers a five-year joint B.A./M.A. program in international affairs through the Geneva Graduate Institute.