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Languages at Duke

Duke graduates about 60 languages majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 7th of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 96 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $88,000 four years out, 1.76× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

96/100Standout#7 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year603% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$88,0001.76× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

Around Duke

Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48961110752)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Allen Building, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Allen Building, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960961831)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960917771)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Divinity School, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Divinity School, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960908401)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Global Health Research Building, Perkins Library, Languages Building, Rubenstein Library, Bostock Library, International House.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 45 · Academic 37 · Athletics 16 · Library 3 · Dining 3 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Yale University 97
  2. Princeton University 97
  3. Harvard University 97
  4. Williams College 96
  5. University of Chicago 95
  6. University of Pennsylvania 95
  7. Vanderbilt University 95
  8. Brown University 95

Other strong majors at Duke

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Duke 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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