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Where can your student actually get into East Asian studies?

In 2022-23, 50 colleges awarded a bachelor's degree in East Asian studies, 6 of them in California. The biggest program that year was University of Arizona, with 24 graduates. We build this page from federal data for every college that awards the degree, so it is the whole field rather than a shortlist.

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50 colleges nationwide offer a bachelor's East Asian studies program; every one of them awarded the degree in 2022-23 (federal IPEDS completions).
Largest programs by graduates in 2022-23: University of Arizona (24), Columbia University in the City of New York (15), Miami University-Oxford (10).
6 of them are in California, the one state whose public systems (the University of California and the CSU) publish an admit rate into the major.
Hardest reported gate into the program (only the UC and the CSU publish one): University of California-Davis — East Asian Studies, Fall 2025: 240 applied, 169 admitted (70%).
Highest reported admit rate into the program: California State University-Long Beach — 86.7% (15 applied, 13 admitted, Fall 2025).
Lowest average net price with aid: CUNY Queens College, $4,195 per year.

Only the University of California and the CSU publish an admit rate into a major, so most colleges here show no program admit rate. A blank rate is not an open door. It means the college does not report one, and your student is applying against the campus admit rate instead. Admits are not enrollees. At most UC programs students are admitted to the campus, not the major. This page as JSON → · California only (6 colleges, with the UC and CSU gates) →

Hardest reported gate

70%

University of California-Davis
East Asian Studies, Fall 2025: 240 applied, 169 admitted

Highest reported admit rate

86.7%

California State University-Long Beach
East Asian Studies, Fall 2025: 15 applied, 13 admitted

Lowest net price with aid

$4,195

CUNY Queens College
average for aid recipients, per year

Every college, one row each

Colleges with a reported gate into the program come first, hardest first; the rest are sorted by earnings, then by graduates. Degree awarded is the program the college conferred bachelor's degrees in during 2022-23, with the number of graduates (federal IPEDS completions). Program admit rate is the college system's own number for this major (UC Information Center, CSU Chancellor's Office). Net price is the average paid by aid recipients; full price is the cost of attendance. Earnings are federal College Scorecard medians four years after the degree.

College	Gate into the program	Degree awarded · graduates 2022-23	Program admit rate	Campus admit rate	Net price with aid	Full price	Earnings 4 yrs out
University of California-Davis CA · Public · Test-blind	East Asian Studies Fall 2025: 240 applied, 169 admitted · admit GPA 3.89–4.16	East Asian Studies 6 graduates	70%	46%	$14,741	$41,238	—
California State University-Long Beach CA · Public · Test-blind	East Asian Studies Fall 2025: 15 applied, 13 admitted impacted	East Asian Studies 7 graduates	86.7%	47%	$10,440	$22,679	—
University of Arizona AZ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 24 graduates	—	86%	$16,674	$29,423	—
Columbia University in the City of New York NY · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 15 graduates	—	4%	$21,590	$89,472	—
Miami University-Oxford OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 10 graduates	—	82%	$28,384	$38,757	—
Mount Holyoke College MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 10 graduates	—	38%	$26,441	$84,926	—
University at Albany NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 9 graduates	—	70%	$17,167	$28,802	—
Harvard University MA · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 8 graduates	—	4%	$19,066	$85,540	—
Oberlin College OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 8 graduates	—	33%	$38,645	$87,404	—
University of California-Irvine CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 8 graduates	—	30%	$14,251	$38,632	—
New York University NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 7 graduates	—	9%	$37,050	$84,374	—
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 7 graduates	—	44%	$14,355	$33,642	—
Wesleyan University CT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 7 graduates	—	17%	$30,177	$89,020	—
Yale University CT · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 7 graduates	—	4%	$23,777	$88,300	—
Wayne State University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 6 graduates	—	82%	$12,766	$27,350	—
Brandeis University MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 5 graduates	—	35%	$35,736	$86,448	—
Bryn Mawr College PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 5 graduates	—	31%	$31,759	$83,250	—
Princeton University NJ · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 5 graduates	—	4%	$6,128	$84,040	—
University of North Georgia GA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 5 graduates	—	72%	$9,823	$18,177	—
Brown University RI · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 4 graduates	—	5%	$25,184	$87,648	—
CUNY Queens College NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 4 graduates	—	68%	$4,195	$14,367	—
Haverford College PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 4 graduates	—	13%	$25,314	$90,382	—
Indiana University-Bloomington IN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 4 graduates	—	80%	$16,264	$28,801	—
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 4 graduates	—	96%	$15,489	$21,259	—
Colby College ME · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 3 graduates	—	7%	$17,180	$85,420	—
Johns Hopkins University MD · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 3 graduates	—	8%	$18,809	$85,947	—
Kalamazoo College MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 3 graduates	—	76%	$19,072	$74,208	—
Occidental College CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 3 graduates	—	40%	$38,263	$84,800	—
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 3 graduates	—	65%	$24,406	$36,993	—
Stanford University CA · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 3 graduates	—	4%	$13,807	$87,833	—
Ursinus College PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 3 graduates	—	87%	$30,536	$76,815	—
Western Washington University WA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 3 graduates	—	91%	$21,193	$30,359	—
Austin College TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 2 graduates	—	47%	$21,107	$61,607	—
Denison University OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 2 graduates	—	17%	$40,007	$81,900	—
Lawrence University WI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 2 graduates	—	63%	$23,401	$69,849	—
Ohio Wesleyan University OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 2 graduates	—	51%	$20,897	$68,424	—
University of Rochester NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 2 graduates	—	36%	$29,278	$85,962	—
University of Southern California CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 2 graduates	—	10%	$32,740	$90,300	—
Wellesley College MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 2 graduates	—	14%	$25,496	$86,290	—
Bates College ME · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 1 graduate	—	13%	$29,351	$83,532	—
Bucknell University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 1 graduate	—	32%	$40,766	$83,756	—
Connecticut College CT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 1 graduate	—	38%	$36,175	$84,623	—
Davidson College NC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 1 graduate	—	14%	$17,379	$79,475	—
Dickinson College PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 1 graduate	—	43%	$37,607	$82,902	—
Eckerd College FL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 1 graduate	—	79%	$38,071	$68,944	—
Minnesota State University Moorhead MN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 1 graduate	—	53%	$17,997	$25,197	—
North Central College IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 1 graduate	—	58%	$21,044	$57,219	—
Rhodes College TN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 1 graduate	—	50%	$28,585	$71,136	—
The College of Wooster OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 1 graduate	—	54%	$23,458	$75,656	—
Washington University in St Louis MO · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	East Asian Studies 1 graduate	—	12%	$21,786	$88,488	—

Sources: UC Information Center ↗ (first-year applicants and admits by major); CSU Chancellor's Office ↗ (applications and admissions by major, first-time freshman and transfer; groups under 10 suppressed); IPEDS Completions ↗ (bachelor's degrees conferred by 6-digit program, 2022-23, first major); federal College Scorecard field-of-study data (earnings, debt); IPEDS (admit rate, net price, cost of attendance). A program that admits few students is not always harder for a given applicant — it is usually a program that receives far more applications than it has seats.

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