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Where can your student actually get into Latin American studies?

In 2022-23, 64 colleges awarded a bachelor's degree in Latin American studies, 11 of them in California. The biggest program that year was Brigham Young University, with 13 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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65 colleges nationwide offer a bachelor's Latin American studies program: 64 awarded the degree in 2022-23 (federal IPEDS completions); 1 more carry program earnings in federal outcome data but no 2022-23 degree count under these program codes.
Largest programs by graduates in 2022-23: Brigham Young University (13), University of Utah (12), University of Central Florida (8).
12 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): San Diego State University — Latin American Studies, Fall 2025: 28 applied, 15 admitted (53.6%).
Lowest average net price with aid: CUNY Hunter College, $2,984 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 (12 colleges, with the UC and CSU gates) →

Hardest reported gate

53.6%

San Diego State University
Latin American Studies, Fall 2025: 28 applied, 15 admitted

Lowest net price with aid

$2,984

CUNY Hunter 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
San Diego State University CA · Public · Test-blind	Latin American Studies Fall 2025: 28 applied, 15 admitted impacted	Latin American Studies 2 graduates	53.6%	34%	$15,364	$27,780	—
Brigham Young University UT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 13 graduates	—	69%	$15,564	$22,690	—
University of Utah UT · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 12 graduates	—	87%	$16,200	$25,557	—
University of Central Florida FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 8 graduates	—	40%	$10,411	$23,133	—
Middlebury College VT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 7 graduates	—	10%	$31,483	$85,880	—
Davidson College NC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 5 graduates	—	14%	$17,379	$79,475	—
University of Connecticut CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 5 graduates	—	54%	$25,097	$39,426	—
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 5 graduates	—	80%	$15,435	$23,010	—
Boston University MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 3 graduates	—	11%	$24,402	$86,285	—
CUNY Hunter College NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 3 graduates	—	54%	$2,984	$13,905	—
California State University-Los Angeles CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 3 graduates	—	92%	$3,967	$18,403	—
California State University-Northridge CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 3 graduates	—	93%	$7,021	$20,485	—
Hobart William Smith Colleges NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 3 graduates	—	57%	$31,563	$82,602	—
The University of Texas at Austin TX · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 3 graduates	—	29%	$19,857	$31,247	—
University of Arizona AZ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 3 graduates	—	86%	$16,674	$29,423	—
University of Chicago IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 3 graduates	—	5%	$14,860	$90,360	—
University of Illinois Chicago IL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 3 graduates	—	78%	$10,974	$27,521	—
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 3 graduates	—	87%	$13,441	$21,120	—
Washington University in St Louis MO · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 3 graduates	—	12%	$21,786	$88,488	—
Wesleyan University CT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 3 graduates	—	17%	$30,177	$89,020	—
Binghamton University NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 2 graduates	—	38%	$21,620	$30,345	—
Bowdoin College ME · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 2 graduates	—	8%	$14,398	$85,100	—
California State University-Chico CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 2 graduates	—	94%	$14,480	$26,283	—
Carleton College MN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 2 graduates	—	22%	$25,407	$84,893	—
Chapman University CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 2 graduates	—	56%	$46,555	$83,146	—
College of the Holy Cross MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 2 graduates	—	21%	$38,782	$80,334	—
Fordham University NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 2 graduates	—	56%	$44,338	$82,762	—
Gettysburg College PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 2 graduates	—	48%	$31,490	$81,960	—
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 2 graduates	—	54%	$32,875	$39,694	—
Smith College MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 2 graduates	—	20%	$27,579	$86,030	—
Tulane University of Louisiana LA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 2 graduates	—	15%	$39,949	$87,004	—
University of California-Los Angeles CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 2 graduates	—	11%	$12,548	$38,614	—
University of California-San Diego CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 2 graduates	—	27%	$12,470	$38,701	—
University of North Texas TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 2 graduates	—	72%	$15,649	$26,243	—
University of Oregon OR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 2 graduates	—	85%	$22,182	$34,793	—
University of Pennsylvania PA · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 2 graduates	—	6%	$28,699	$89,028	—
Vanderbilt University TN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 2 graduates	—	6%	$15,846	$89,590	—
Vassar College NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 2 graduates	—	18%	$39,343	$87,419	—
Wellesley College MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 2 graduates	—	14%	$25,496	$86,290	—
Western Washington University WA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 2 graduates	—	91%	$21,193	$30,359	—
William Paterson University of New Jersey NJ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 2 graduates	—	92%	$18,745	$28,476	—
Albion College MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	83%	$14,301	$69,986	—
Amherst College MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	10%	$23,367	$87,640	—
Bates College ME · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	13%	$29,351	$83,532	—
Brandeis University MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	35%	$35,736	$86,448	—
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	57%	$3,203	$14,212	—
California State University-Fresno CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	96%	$7,000	$20,095	—
Colby College ME · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	7%	$17,180	$85,420	—
Columbia University in the City of New York NY · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	4%	$21,590	$89,472	—
DePaul University IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	74%	$30,902	$63,052	—
Dickinson College PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	43%	$37,607	$82,902	—
Emory University GA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	11%	$22,585	$83,622	—
Macalester College MN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	28%	$32,149	$82,991	—
Oberlin College OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	33%	$38,645	$87,404	—
Pitzer College CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	17%	$34,191	$86,466	—
Rice University TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	8%	$13,370	$79,788	—
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	65%	$24,406	$36,993	—
SUNY at Purchase College NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	73%	$18,913	$29,043	—
Saint Mary's College of California CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	89%	$30,378	$77,659	—
Temple University PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	83%	$28,198	$40,903	—
University of California-Riverside CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	88%	$14,304	$38,942	—
University of Idaho ID · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	79%	$14,831	$23,738	—
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	44%	$14,355	$33,642	—
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Latin American Studies 1 graduate	—	42%	$14,091	$32,446	—
California State University-Fullerton CA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	—	—	87%	$6,555	$18,269	—

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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