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Languages at Amherst College

Amherst College graduates about 36 languages majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 18th of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $60,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

93/100Standout#18 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year367% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$60,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school
SAT middle 50%1420–1550whole school

Around Amherst College

Frost Library, Amherst College. Its groundbreaking in 1963 was attended by Presi
Frost Library, Amherst CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Johnson Chapel at the Amhest College Main Quad.
Johnson Chapel at the Amhest College Main Quad. - panoramioPhoto: olekinderhook · CC BY 3.0 · source
Built 1870-73. Designed by William Appleton Potter. Preserved from the now-demol
Victorian Gothic - Amherst, MA - Amherst College (Stearns Steeple) (2)Photo: Bmzuckerman · CC BY 4.0 · source
Scanned 35 mm color slide film from a small red box (RB) labeled "PKG#9" in a st
RB-Pkg9-014 (49719462773)Photo: Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Protection · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Robert Frost Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 31 · Academic 13 · Offices 2 · Arts 2 · Athletics 1 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Bryn Mawr College 94
  2. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 93
  3. Tufts University 93
  4. Northwestern University 93
  5. Haverford College 93
  6. Davidson College 93
  7. Pomona College 93
  8. University of Virginia 92

Other strong majors at Amherst College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Amherst College with every school we score in languages. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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