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Languages at Dickinson College

Dickinson College graduates about 27 languages majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 69th of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $59,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally.

85/100Standout#69 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year275% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$59,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$181Ka year, NSF
Admit rate42%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1440whole school

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View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 28.
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Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: The Marc & Eva Stern Foundation Center for Global Education, Waidner-Spahr Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 1 · Arts 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. University of Georgia 85
  2. Syracuse University 85
  3. Macalester College 85
  4. Santa Clara University 85
  5. The University of Texas–Austin 84
  6. North Carolina State University 84
  7. College of the Holy Cross 84
  8. Connecticut College 84

Other strong majors at Dickinson College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Dickinson 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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