Nashville, Tennessee · Private Non-Profit
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Vanderbilt University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1.5% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $15,846 school-wide net price and $91,565 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
1.5% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a measurable award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 1.5% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 833
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 5.9%
- Graduation rate
- 93.5%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $15,846/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $63,384
- Median debt
- $14,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $91,565/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (1.5%), school-wide average net price ($15,846), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($91,565), and peer averages from 833 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 833 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 1.8x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($4,166 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($32,245 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Vanderbilt University in the top 12% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 0.0% of reported awards · $3,033 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.2% of reported awards · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 1.4% of reported awards · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.5% of reported awards · $2,984 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $2,129 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 0.2% of reported awards · $3,103 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics accounts for 1.5% of the awards or completions reported for Vanderbilt University. That award concentration is higher than at 84% of schools in this field set and is 1.8x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Vanderbilt University's average net price is $15,846 per year, about $63,384 over four years. That is $4,166 below the $20,012 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $91,565 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $32,245 above the $59,320 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Vanderbilt University #98 of 833 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.