By major · Japanese Language and Literature

Where can your student actually get into Japanese language and literature?

In 2022-23, 77 colleges awarded a bachelor's degree in Japanese language and literature, 14 of them in California. The biggest program that year was University of Hawaii at Manoa, with 32 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.

This page is assembled from federal data for every college that awards the degree. There is no hand-written analysis on it.

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77 colleges nationwide offer a bachelor's Japanese language and literature program; every one of them awarded the degree in 2022-23 (federal IPEDS completions).
Largest programs by graduates in 2022-23: University of Hawaii at Manoa (32), University of North Carolina at Charlotte (18), University of California-Los Angeles (17).
14 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.
Lowest average net price with aid: California State University-Los Angeles, $3,967 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 (14 colleges, with the UC and CSU gates) →

Lowest net price with aid

$3,967

California State University-Los Angeles
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 Hawaii at Manoa HI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 32 graduates	—	70%	$15,664	$26,433	—
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 18 graduates	—	80%	$15,435	$23,010	—
University of California-Los Angeles CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 17 graduates	—	11%	$12,548	$38,614	—
University of Oregon OR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 17 graduates	—	85%	$22,182	$34,793	—
San Francisco State University CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 16 graduates	—	96%	$12,278	$26,488	—
University of North Texas TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 15 graduates	—	72%	$15,649	$26,243	—
California State University-Fullerton CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 12 graduates	—	87%	$6,555	$18,269	—
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 11 graduates	—	42%	$14,091	$32,446	—
Portland State University OR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 9 graduates	—	91%	$9,552	$21,590	—
University of California-Davis CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 9 graduates	—	46%	$14,741	$41,238	—
University of California-Riverside CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 9 graduates	—	88%	$14,304	$38,942	—
Western Washington University WA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 9 graduates	—	91%	$21,193	$30,359	—
Brigham Young University UT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 8 graduates	—	69%	$15,564	$22,690	—
Eastern Michigan University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 8 graduates	—	81%	$15,407	$29,640	—
Gustavus Adolphus College MN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 8 graduates	—	62%	$22,900	$67,613	—
California State University-Los Angeles CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 7 graduates	—	92%	$3,967	$18,403	—
University of California-Santa Barbara CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 7 graduates	—	44%	$16,109	$41,573	—
University of Maryland-College Park MD · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 7 graduates	—	45%	$15,678	$29,299	—
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 7 graduates	—	58%	$22,383	$34,549	—
University of Utah UT · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 7 graduates	—	87%	$16,200	$25,557	—
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 7 graduates	—	43%	$17,354	$28,679	—
Michigan State University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 6 graduates	—	84%	$19,680	$32,198	—
Oakland University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 6 graduates	—	70%	$9,120	$25,182	—
San Jose State University CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 6 graduates	—	80%	$13,760	$26,593	—
University of California-Berkeley CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 6 graduates	—	10%	$13,481	$45,619	—
Boston University MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 5 graduates	—	11%	$24,402	$86,285	—
California State University-Monterey Bay CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 5 graduates	—	95%	$13,663	$26,987	—
Carthage College WI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 5 graduates	—	84%	$26,565	$50,822	—
Central Washington University WA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 5 graduates	—	90%	$18,476	$28,816	—
Lehigh University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 5 graduates	—	29%	$36,931	$80,856	—
Macalester College MN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 5 graduates	—	28%	$32,149	$82,991	—
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 5 graduates	—	51%	$17,339	$30,305	—
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 5 graduates	—	54%	$32,875	$39,694	—
Purdue University-Main Campus IN · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 5 graduates	—	50%	$14,600	$24,591	—
University of Colorado Boulder CO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 5 graduates	—	83%	$25,346	$37,684	—
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 5 graduates	—	76%	$15,300	$28,872	—
University of Puget Sound WA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 5 graduates	—	76%	$38,394	$78,378	—
Ball State University IN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 4 graduates	—	72%	$14,940	$26,146	—
George Washington University DC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 4 graduates	—	44%	$36,586	$83,856	—
Kenyon College OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 4 graduates	—	31%	$38,512	$87,590	—
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 4 graduates	—	65%	$24,406	$36,993	—
St Olaf College MN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 4 graduates	—	52%	$23,874	$71,843	—
The University of Montana MT · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 4 graduates	—	96%	$16,784	$23,570	—
University of Alaska Fairbanks AK · Public	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 4 graduates	—	—	$10,892	—	—
University of San Francisco CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 4 graduates	—	51%	$41,431	$80,141	—
Washington State University WA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 4 graduates	—	85%	$14,971	$27,648	—
California State University-Long Beach CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 3 graduates	—	47%	$10,440	$22,679	—
Elizabethtown College PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 3 graduates	—	77%	$26,598	$50,865	—
Middlebury College VT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 3 graduates	—	10%	$31,483	$85,880	—
Northern Kentucky University KY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 3 graduates	—	96%	$8,191	$19,725	—
University of California-Irvine CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 3 graduates	—	30%	$14,251	$38,632	—
University of Rochester NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 3 graduates	—	36%	$29,278	$85,962	—
Beloit College WI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 2 graduates	—	57%	$21,526	$71,365	—
Bennington College VT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 2 graduates	—	48%	$30,947	$87,284	—
Hamilton College NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 2 graduates	—	12%	$28,985	$84,230	—
University of Mount Union OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 2 graduates	—	80%	$23,280	$49,276	—
Vassar College NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 2 graduates	—	18%	$39,343	$87,419	—
Wake Forest University NC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 2 graduates	—	22%	$28,719	$87,499	—
Western Michigan University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 2 graduates	—	85%	$15,273	$29,237	—
William & Mary VA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 2 graduates	—	33%	$19,096	$43,035	—
Bates College ME · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 1 graduate	—	13%	$29,351	$83,532	—
Calvin University MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 1 graduate	—	71%	$22,992	$54,222	—
Carleton College MN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 1 graduate	—	22%	$25,407	$84,893	—
Colgate University NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 1 graduate	—	12%	$28,786	$87,070	—
Georgetown University DC · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 1 graduate	—	13%	$40,815	$88,741	—
Guilford College NC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 1 graduate	—	84%	$22,270	$55,689	—
North Central College IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 1 graduate	—	58%	$21,044	$57,219	—
Pacific University OR · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 1 graduate	—	92%	$35,273	$72,374	—
San Diego State University CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 1 graduate	—	34%	$15,364	$27,780	—
Swarthmore College PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 1 graduate	—	7%	$23,149	$84,103	—
Tufts University MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 1 graduate	—	10%	$39,998	$88,300	—
University at Albany NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 1 graduate	—	70%	$17,167	$28,802	—
University of Delaware DE · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 1 graduate	—	65%	$17,799	$30,952	—
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 1 graduate	—	50%	$30,434	$38,105	—
University of Vermont VT · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 1 graduate	—	60%	$19,343	$35,649	—
Washington University in St Louis MO · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 1 graduate	—	12%	$21,786	$88,488	—
Whitman College WA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Japanese Language and Literature 1 graduate	—	50%	$33,313	$78,092	—

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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