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Languages at Boston College

Boston College graduates about 25 languages majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 64th of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 86 out of 100.

86/100Standout#64 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year251% of the class
Research in the field$947Ka year, NSF
Admit rate16%whole school
SAT middle 50%1435–1540whole school

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Southern Methodist University 87
  2. Kenyon College 86
  3. Furman University 86
  4. Washington and Lee University 86
  5. Union College 86
  6. University of Georgia 85
  7. Syracuse University 85
  8. Macalester College 85

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Boston 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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