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Languages at Emory

Emory graduates about 44 languages majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 25th of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $74,000 four years out, 1.42× 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.

92/100Standout#25 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year442% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$74,0001.42× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate10%whole school
SAT middle 50%1430–1550whole school

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Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Modern Languages, Candler Library, Pitts Theology Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 95 · Dorm 10 · Chapel 3 · Athletics 2 · Library 2 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Pomona College 93
  2. University of Virginia 92
  3. Washington University in St. Louis 92
  4. Middlebury College 92
  5. Wake Forest University 92
  6. Swarthmore College 92
  7. Smith College 91
  8. Cornell University 91

Other strong majors at Emory

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Emory 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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