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Languages at Florida State

Florida State graduates about 77 languages majors a year. That puts it 175th of 586 schools we score for languages, a strong program at 68 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $49,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×). Research spending in the field runs about $11 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

68/100Strong#175 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year77under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$49,0000.94× the same major nationally
Research in the field$11Ma year, NSF
Admit rate24%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1370whole school

Around Florida State

Entrance to the Traditions Way Garage on the campus of Florida State University
Traditions Way Garage at Florida State UniversityPhoto: The Bushranger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Florida State Athletics wordmark
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Local call number: PR11954 Title: Joan and Allen Morris Date: 1972 General note:
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Florida State University freshmen getting their mail on campus in Tallahassee, FPhoto: Florida Memory · Public domain · source

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Global and Multicultural Center, Law Library, Robert Manning Strozier Library, Claude Pepper Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 71 · Student housing 36 · Dorm 24 · Chapel 4 · Arts 4 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. The University of Texas–Dallas 69
  2. Kalamazoo College 69
  3. Gonzaga University 69
  4. University of Illinois Chicago 69
  5. University of New Mexico 68
  6. The University of Oklahoma 68
  7. Butler University 68
  8. University of Dallas 68

Other strong majors at Florida State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Florida State 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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