Williamstown, Massachusetts · Private Non-Profit

East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Williams College

Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 16 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

0.8% Program signal 16 Size proxy $17,716 Net price (all) $88,665 Median earnings

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Program snapshot

0.8% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.

This major

Program signal: 0.8%
Enrollment proxy: ~16
Schools with reported signal: 168

Admissions

Acceptance rate (school): 8.3%
Graduation rate: 93.6%

Cost

Avg net price (school): $17,716/yr
4-year cost (est.): $70,864
Median debt: $12,761

Outcomes

Median earnings 10y: $88,665/yr
ROI grade (school): A

College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.

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Value among peer schools

Compared with 168 schools that report this field.

#34 of 168 on ROI Top 20% value

1.8× national avg concentration Bigger than 85% of programs

−$3,011 net price vs peer avg Peer avg: $20,727

+$21,440 earnings vs peer avg Peer avg: $67,225

This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,011 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($21,440 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 20% ROI position within this field set.

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Comparable programs

Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.

Questions about this program

How big is the program signal?

East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics accounts for 0.8% of reported programs at Williams College, which is bigger than 85% of schools in this field set and 1.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 16 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

How should I read the cost number?

Williams College's average net price is $17,716 per year, about $70,864 over four years. That is $3,011 below the $20,727 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.

Are the earnings major-specific?

No. The $88,665 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $21,440 above the $67,225 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 program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Williams College #34 of 168 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.