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Languages at Northeastern

Northeastern graduates about 21 languages majors a year. That puts it 102nd of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

80/100Standout#102 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year21under 1% of the class
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1440–1550whole school

Around Northeastern

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Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Wheelock College Library, Frances A. Countway Library of Medicine, Cardinal Cushing Library, International Village, Snell Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 93 · Dorm 82 · Student housing 17 · Athletics 8 · Library 5 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. University of Kansas 80
  2. University of Iowa 80
  3. University of Denver 80
  4. Fordham University 80
  5. Creighton University 80
  6. Denison University 80
  7. Hillsdale College 80
  8. Hobart and William Smith Colleges 80

Other strong majors at Northeastern

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Northeastern 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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