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Languages at Bates College

Bates College graduates about 20 languages majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 54th of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 88 out of 100.

88/100Standout#54 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year204% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$40,000
Research in the field$102Ka year, NSF
Admit rate13%whole school
SAT middle 50%1420–1520whole school

Around Bates College

Bronze bust of U.S. Senator Edmund Muskie by Arnold Burgess (1912-1992)
Edmund Muskie StatuePhoto: Bust: Arnold BurgessPhotograph: MustyMuskie · Public domain · source
Coram Library of Bates College
CoramlibraryPhoto: Hovertover · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Hathorn Hall, Bates College, Bates College campus Lewiston
Fireworks at Bates College Hathorn HallPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Pettigrew Hall
P grewPhoto: Rockytalinto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Muskie Archives, George and Helen Ladd Library, Coram Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 50 · Academic 23 · Student housing 5 · Library 4 · Athletics 3 · Dining 2.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. University of Rochester 88
  2. Bucknell University 88
  3. Vassar College 88
  4. Occidental College 88
  5. Carleton College 88
  6. University of Washington 87
  7. Oberlin College 87
  8. Boston University 87

Other strong majors at Bates College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Bates 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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