Bachelor in Women's Studies (Bachelor's)

Tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $63,000 per year..

This programme examines how gender and sexuality interact with race, class, ability, and nationality to shape social power and opportunity. Students engage with theoretical frameworks and real-world issues through interdisciplinary coursework. The curriculum emphasizes research, writing, and critical analysis of systemic inequalities. Graduates develop skills applicable to diverse professional contexts.

Focus areas include gender, sexuality, race, class, ability, nationality.

The major requires 36 credits distributed across core courses, electives, and a senior capstone project. Students complete a research-based capstone that integrates interdisciplinary perspectives.

Graduates enter careers in public health, social welfare, law, education, healthcare, non-profit organizations, and communications.

Students must declare the major during their sophomore year. No specific GPA or test scores are required. Application includes a statement of interest and a transcript.

The programme totals about 36 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, typically completed in four years. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 43% of applicants.

Dickinson College’s campus sits close to downtown Carlisle, Pennsylvania, with dining, shopping, local businesses and volunteer opportunities within easy reach. Students can explore nature on the Appalachian Trail and travel to Harrisburg, New York, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia or Baltimore. Community, friendships, activities and support are part of campus life, with professors who make time for students and a college where students are known, mentored and challenged. Dickinson’s history reaches back to 1783, and it was one of the first carbon-neutral colleges in the country.

Dickinson’s flexible liberal-arts and sciences approach lets students explore different academic paths while developing critical thinking, adaptability and a global perspective. Learning extends beyond classes through internships, fieldwork, research, networking and career development. The Burgess Institute for the Global Economy offers business and finance experiences to students from every major, including affiliated courses, industry events, executives in residence, alumni mentoring, off-campus excursions, workshops and access to Bloomberg terminals. Students can follow guided pathways in business and finance, data and technology, nonprofits and other fields. International experience is a substantial part of the college’s culture: 60% of students study abroad in more than 35 countries. Global and domestic educational experiences connect academic interests with community health, technology innovation and environmental sustainability, while intercultural skills form part of professional preparation.