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Languages at Hamilton College

Hamilton College graduates about 50 languages majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 31st of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 91 out of 100.

91/100Standout#31 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year5010% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$42,000
Research in the field$395Ka year, NSF
Admit rate14%whole school
SAT middle 50%1420–1540whole school

Around Hamilton College

Daniel Burke Library at Hamilton College, Clinton NY. Designed by Hugh Stubbins,
Hamilton College Burke LibraryPhoto: kenneth c zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Hamilton College Chapel in the SunPhoto: ProfessorGhostface · CC0 · source
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Oneida CR 13 eb at Hamilton College, July 2023Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's C · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Daniel Burke Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 32 · Academic 14 · Athletics 6 · Arts 4 · Chapel 2 · Dining 2.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Wake Forest University 92
  2. Swarthmore College 92
  3. Smith College 91
  4. Cornell University 91
  5. Grinnell College 91
  6. Wellesley College 91
  7. Bowdoin College 91
  8. University of Wisconsin–Madison 90

Other strong majors at Hamilton College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Hamilton 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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