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Languages at Carleton College

Carleton College graduates about 16 languages majors a year, 3% 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 year163% of the class
Research in the field$281Ka year, NSF
Admit rate20%whole school
SAT middle 50%1430–1550whole school

Around Carleton College

Built in 1949. Designed by Magney, Tusler and Setter.
International Style - Northfield, MN - Carleton College (Boliou Art Hall)Photo: Bmzuckerman · CC BY 4.0 · source
Bridge 8096, Minnesota Highway 19 over Spring Creek, Northfield, Minnesota, USA.
Bridge 8096Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Creek at entrance to Arb, with ducks
Creek with ducks ArbPhoto: Theodore Christopher · CC0 · source
Slightly different angle of the West Gym. Deceptively small, due to Yamasaki's e
West Gym Carleton 2Photo: Theodore Christopher · CC0 · source

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Language and Dining Center, Laurence McKinley Gould Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 16 · Athletics 6 · Academic 3 · Chapel 1 · Dining 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

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

Other strong majors at Carleton College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Carleton 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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