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Languages at Brown

Brown graduates about 54 languages majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 9th of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 95 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year543% of the class
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1580whole school

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: John Carter Brown Library, John Hay Library, Watson Institute for International Studies, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Sciences Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 65 · Dorm 46 · Offices 6 · Dining 5 · Library 4 · Athletics 4.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Duke University 96
  2. University of Chicago 95
  3. University of Pennsylvania 95
  4. Vanderbilt University 95
  5. Johns Hopkins University 95
  6. Georgetown University 94
  7. Stanford University 94
  8. Rice University 94

Other strong majors at Brown

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Brown 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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