Rankings by major · 365 schools scored

Best colleges for languages

Every school we cover is scored 0–100 for languages. The score blends how graduates in the major do four years out against the national norm for the same major, the strength of the student body, how many undergraduate courses the department lists, and the size of the program. Small programs (under five graduates a year) are capped. 80 and up is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Many languages students go on to graduate or medical school, which early-career pay undercounts, so read this one alongside the school's overall strength.

The top languages schools: University of Notre Dame, Dartmouth College, Columbia University.

Top 100 colleges for languages
Rank	School	Score (0–100)	Tier	Graduates per year in the major	Share of the class	Pay vs. national, same major	Acceptance rate
1	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	97	Standout	120	5.5%	1.56×	11%
1	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	97	Standout	50	4.8%	–	6%
3	Columbia University New York, NY	96	Standout	120	5.4%	–	5%
3	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	96	Standout	45	3.6%	–	4%
5	Yale University New Haven, CT	95	Standout	50	3.5%	–	5%
5	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	95	Standout	44	2.6%	–	4%
7	Williams College Williamstown, MA	94	Standout	61	11.9%	–	9%
7	Duke University Durham, NC	94	Standout	60	3.2%	1.76×	5%
9	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	93	Standout	57	3.3%	2.08×	6%
10	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	92	Standout	98	5.6%	–	4%
10	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	92	Standout	67	2.3%	–	5%
10	Brown University Providence, RI	92	Standout	54	3.2%	–	5%
10	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	92	Standout	34	2.4%	–	8%
14	Georgetown University Washington, DC	91	Standout	60	3.4%	1.30×	13%
14	Rice University Houston, TX	91	Standout	31	3%	–	8%
14	Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	91	Standout	30	10.2%	–	29%
14	Pomona College Claremont, CA	91	Standout	24	6.6%	–	7%
18	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	90	Standout	46	2.2%	–	7%
18	Stanford University Stanford, CA	90	Standout	39	2.4%	–	4%
18	Amherst College Amherst, MA	90	Standout	36	7.1%	1.09×	9%
18	Davidson College Davidson, NC	90	Standout	29	6.2%	–	13%
22	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	89	Standout	187	2.3%	1.17×	16%
22	Tufts University Medford, MA	89	Standout	68	4.6%	1.29×	11%
22	Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO	89	Standout	57	3.1%	–	12%
22	Emory University Atlanta, GA	89	Standout	44	2.1%	1.42×	10%
22	Wake Forest University Winston Salem, NC	89	Standout	36	2.8%	1.11×	22%
22	Haverford College Haverford, PA	89	Standout	31	10.2%	–	12%
22	Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	89	Standout	22	5.3%	–	7%
29	University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA	88	Standout	134	3%	1.23×	17%
29	Smith College Northampton, MA	88	Standout	52	8.7%	1.06×	21%
29	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	88	Standout	50	1.3%	1.62×	9%
29	Hamilton College Clinton, NY	88	Standout	50	10.2%	–	14%
29	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	88	Standout	45	6.8%	–	11%
29	Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	88	Standout	23	5.2%	–	7%
35	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	87	Standout	44	11%	1.00×	15%
35	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	87	Standout	30	5.3%	1.18×	14%
35	Colby College Waterville, ME	87	Standout	23	4.3%	–	7%
38	Reed College Portland, OR	86	Standout	33	11.1%	–	29%
39	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	85	Standout	126	2.6%	1.14×	17%
39	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	85	Standout	83	5.2%	1.09×	34%
39	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	85	Standout	78	1.4%	1.14×	10%
39	New York University New York, NY	85	Standout	70	1%	–	9%
39	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	85	Standout	51	7.8%	1.00×	19%
39	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	85	Standout	45	2.2%	1.45×	14%
39	Colgate University Hamilton, NY	85	Standout	27	3.6%	1.49×	14%
39	Trinity College Hartford, CT	85	Standout	25	4.8%	–	30%
47	University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, WI	84	Standout	247	3.3%	1.06×	45%
47	University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	84	Standout	228	2.5%	1.18×	9%
47	United States Military Academy at West Point West Point, NY	84	Standout	61	5.7%	–	12%
47	Trinity University San Antonio, TX	84	Standout	42	7.2%	–	26%
47	George Washington University Washington, DC	84	Standout	40	1.4%	1.60×	47%
47	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	84	Standout	22	2.6%	1.58×	40%
47	Bates College Lewiston, ME	84	Standout	20	4.2%	–	13%
47	Carleton College Northfield, MN	84	Standout	16	3.3%	–	20%
55	University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA	83	Standout	189	2.2%	1.47×	11%
55	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	83	Standout	58	3%	–	42%
55	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	83	Standout	55	6.2%	1.39×	29%
55	Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	83	Standout	32	6.6%	1.31×	45%
55	Villanova University Villanova, PA	83	Standout	31	1.8%	1.73×	28%
60	Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	82	Standout	52	8%	–	34%
60	Boston University Boston, MA	82	Standout	48	1%	–	13%
60	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	82	Standout	35	1.8%	1.70×	48%
60	Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	82	Standout	34	7.7%	–	14%
64	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	81	Standout	25	1.1%	–	16%
65	University of Washington Seattle, WA	80	Standout	191	2.2%	1.07×	39%
65	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	80	Standout	59	7.8%	1.29×	18%
65	Union College Schenectady, NY	80	Standout	23	4.7%	–	44%
68	The University of Texas–Austin Austin, TX	79	Strong	103	1%	1.03×	27%
68	Kenyon College Gambier, OH	79	Strong	46	10%	–	31%
68	Furman University Greenville, SC	79	Strong	42	6.9%	1.10×	43%
68	Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	79	Strong	37	6.8%	–	29%
68	Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	79	Strong	27	5.3%	1.07×	42%
68	University of Richmond Richmond, VA	79	Strong	16	2.1%	–	22%
74	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	78	Strong	37	1.1%	1.54×	46%
74	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	78	Strong	33	5.7%	0.63×	36%
74	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	78	Strong	32	2.3%	–	48%
74	Connecticut College New London, CT	78	Strong	25	5.9%	–	37%
78	University of Georgia Athens, GA	77	Strong	150	1.8%	1.16×	38%
78	North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC	77	Strong	64	1%	1.20×	42%
78	University of Delaware Newark, DE	77	Strong	52	1.2%	1.17×	71%
78	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	77	Strong	20	1.5%	–	35%
82	University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	76	Strong	155	2%	0.91×	80%
83	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	75	Strong	75	1.4%	1.16×	54%
83	St. Olaf College Northfield, MN	75	Strong	62	8.9%	0.97×	43%
83	Northeastern University Boston, MA	75	Strong	21	0.5%	–	5%
83	Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI	75	Strong	19	6%	–	21%
87	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	74	Strong	163	1.7%	1.02×	20%
87	The Pennsylvania State University–University Park University Park, PA	74	Strong	109	1.1%	1.14×	61%
87	Rutgers University–New Brunswick Piscataway, NJ	74	Strong	81	1%	1.22×	58%
87	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	74	Strong	71	1.5%	1.02×	59%
87	University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA	74	Strong	39	8.8%	1.03×	72%
87	Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA	74	Strong	28	0.7%	–	13%
87	University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	74	Strong	16	2.3%	–	62%
87	Whitman College Walla Walla, WA	74	Strong	15	4.5%	–	38%
95	The Ohio State University Columbus, OH	73	Strong	187	1.6%	1.01×	51%
95	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	73	Strong	78	0.9%	1.15×	42%
95	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	73	Strong	70	1.4%	0.99×	80%
95	Baylor University Waco, TX	73	Strong	39	1.2%	–	52%
95	Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	73	Strong	35	5.5%	–	40%
95	Saint Louis University St. Louis, MO	73	Strong	28	1.8%	1.04×	75%

265 more schools are on the full languages ranking.

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