What are the the best undergraduate colleges to attend for a classics major?

Answer 1

There are so many great schools with outstanding Departments of Classics - it's impossible to list them all. Here are the top 15, in my opinion.

And a personal note -- if I were a young woman desiring to major in classics, I'd pick Bryn Mawr. No contest. Why? Opportunities to go on archaeological digs, opportunities to publish in and/or work on Bryn Mawr's classical studies journal, the amazingly dedicated faculty, the absolutely gorgeous campus and dorm rooms, the huge college endowment which allows for superb student financial aid packages, the stimulating academic climate, the proximity to Philadelphia and New York without being in the middle of an urban center, the student diversity..... need I go on?

Harvard
Brown
UC Berkeley
U Michigan
University of Chicago
Yale
Princeton
U Penn
UT Austin
UCLA
Cornell
Columbia
UNC Chapel Hill
Bryn Mawr
Duke
Stanford

Answer 2

Wesleyan University in Connecticut...I have a friend studying the classics there now...she loves it! It is also one of the best liberal arts colleges in the nation and is considered a "Little Ivy."

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Harvard or Yale

Answer 5

Well, find the experts in the field.

Go where they are teaching....

Ivy League is usually a good bet..


I like Columbia personally....