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Languages at Florida

Florida graduates about 163 languages majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 82nd of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $53,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

82/100Standout#82 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year1632% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$53,0001.02× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate20%whole school
SAT middle 50%1300–1490whole school

Around Florida

Coralberry (Ardisia crenata) in the United States
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Mile-a-minute vine (Ipomoea cairica) in the United States
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Lizard's tail (Saururus cernuus) in the United States
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Catchweed bedstraw (Galium aparine) in the United States
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Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Smathers Library, Library West, Marston Science Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 220 · Dorm 78 · Student housing 45 · Athletics 33 · Dining 14 · Arts 6.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. University of Delaware 83
  2. Case Western Reserve University 83
  3. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 82
  4. University of California, Davis 82
  5. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 82
  6. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 82
  7. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 82
  8. University of Pittsburgh 82

Other strong majors at Florida

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Florida 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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