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Languages at Penn

Penn graduates about 67 languages majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 9th of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 95 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $11 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

95/100Standout#9 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year672% of the class
Research in the field$11Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1570whole school

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Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Walnut Street West, W. W. Hagerty Library, Van Pelt Library, Language and Communication Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 109 · Academic 88 · Dining 16 · Arts 13 · Athletics 10 · Student housing 7.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Harvard University 97
  2. Williams College 96
  3. Duke University 96
  4. University of Chicago 95
  5. Vanderbilt University 95
  6. Brown University 95
  7. Johns Hopkins University 95
  8. Georgetown University 94

Other strong majors at Penn

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Penn 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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