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William & Mary

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguisti... (16.1200)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Classical Studies
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 161200

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesYes

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-20414015
2020-21353613
2021-22454514
2022-23495319
2023-24424520

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.12118

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.6376




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2019-209615
2020-2111213
2021-2211314
2022-2391019
2023-2491120
Five Year Summary493281
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years111081568381



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2012-13 (10 years)890%
2014-15 (8 years)810%
2017-18 (5 years)620%
2019-20 (3 years)1300%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-201941.3%$ 21,000$ 27,000$ 37,918$ 28,968
2016-17 to 2020-212445.3%$ 13,000$ 22,625$ 27,579$ 28,000
2017-18 to 2021-222343.4%$ 12,000$ 23,250$ 27,267$ 27,000
2018-19 to 2022-232440.7%$ 13,000$ 22,625$ 29,567$ 27,000
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-201941.3%$ 21,000$ 33,162$ 56,507$ 97,000
2016-17 to 2020-212445.3%$ 20,659$ 30,581$ 57,860$ 96,014
2017-18 to 2021-222343.4%$ 20,797$ 28,000$ 61,557$ 125,000
2018-19 to 2022-232542.4%$ 20,797$ 28,000$ 60,084$ 97,000


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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