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Languages at Ohio State

Ohio State graduates about 187 languages majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. 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 $55,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

81/100Standout#91 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year1872% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$55,0001.01× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate51%whole school
SAT middle 50%1310–1480whole school

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Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Library Book Depository, Prior Health Sciences Library, William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 63 · Athletics 21 · Dorm 6 · Student housing 6 · Library 5 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Mount Holyoke College 82
  2. Whitman College 82
  3. Brigham Young University 81
  4. University of California, Santa Barbara 81
  5. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 81
  6. St. Olaf College 81
  7. Baylor University 81
  8. University of Puget Sound 81

Other strong majors at Ohio State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Ohio State 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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