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Languages at Bowdoin College

Bowdoin College graduates about 23 languages majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 31st of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 91 out of 100.

91/100Standout#31 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year235% of the class
Research in the field$253Ka year, NSF
Admit rate7%whole school
SAT middle 50%1460–1560whole school

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Hawthorne-Longfellow Library, Hatch Science Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 48 · Dorm 24 · Student housing 12 · Arts 7 · Library 2 · Athletics 2.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Cornell University 91
  2. Hamilton College 91
  3. Grinnell College 91
  4. Wellesley College 91
  5. University of Wisconsin–Madison 90
  6. University of California, Los Angeles 90
  7. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 90
  8. William & Mary 90

Other strong majors at Bowdoin College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Bowdoin 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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