Russian Language and Literature

Liberal Arts • Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the Russian language. Includes instruction in philology; dialects; literature; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

Numbers at a glance

468th

Popular nationwide

Search Rank on O's List

Colleges offer it

258

Graduates (2018-19)

Men: 119
Women: 139

As a Minor

Russian Language and Literature is relatively popular as a minor/second major with 137 people graduating with it as a minor in academic year 2018-19.

Trends

Graduates

Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type

Median Graduating Class by College Type

Number of Colleges by Size

Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates

United States Military Academy	12
Ohio State University-Main Campus	12
University of Wisconsin-Madison	10
CUNY Hunter College	9
University of South Carolina-Columbia	8
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	8
Arizona State University-Tempe	7
Portland State University	7
University of Florida	6
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	6

Average public university graduating class: 4 students.

Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates

Brigham Young University-Provo	25
Georgetown University	6
Grinnell College	5
Dickinson College	5
University of Pennsylvania	3
University of Southern California	3
University of Rochester	3
Syracuse University	3
Beloit College	3
Macalester College	3

Average private university graduating class: 3 students.

O's Insights on Russian Language and Literature

Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
65% of graduates come from public universities.