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Languages at Illinois

Illinois graduates about 78 languages majors a year. That puts it 91st of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $62,000 four years out, 1.15× 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.

81/100Standout#91 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year78under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$62,0001.15× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate42%whole school
SAT middle 50%1320–1510whole school

Around Illinois

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Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Grainger Engineering Library, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, International Studies Building, Music and Performing Arts Library, Main Library, Funk Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 144 · Student housing 84 · Dorm 45 · Athletics 22 · Arts 9 · Dining 6.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Whitman College 82
  2. Brigham Young University 81
  3. University of California, Santa Barbara 81
  4. The Ohio State University 81
  5. St. Olaf College 81
  6. Baylor University 81
  7. University of Puget Sound 81
  8. Gettysburg College 81

Other strong majors at Illinois

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Illinois 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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