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Languages at Minnesota

Minnesota graduates about 155 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 $48,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.91×). Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

82/100Standout#82 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year1552% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$48,0000.91× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate80%whole school
SAT middle 50%1290–1500whole school

Around Minnesota

Scholars Walk
University of Minnesota - Scholars Walk (3099117518)Photo: A Gude · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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Rose rugosa "Japanese Rose", umn - Flickr - odako1Photo: Koichi Oda · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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The McNamara Alumni Center building at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities c
McNamara Alumni Center, University of Minnesota (32718108201)Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Walter Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 73 · Athletics 10 · Fraternity or sorority house 9 · Dorm 5 · Student housing 5 · Chapel 3.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Case Western Reserve University 83
  2. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 82
  3. University of California, Davis 82
  4. University of Florida 82
  5. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 82
  6. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 82
  7. University of Pittsburgh 82
  8. Mount Holyoke College 82

Other strong majors at Minnesota

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Minnesota 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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