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Languages at Princeton

Princeton graduates about 45 languages majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 4th of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 97 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

97/100Standout#4 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year454% of the class
Research in the field$9Ma year, NSF
Admit rate4%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1580whole school

Around Princeton

Class of 1952 Stadium, home to the Princeton Tigers lacrosse and field hockey te
Class of 1952 StadiumPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Roberts Stadium, home to the Princeton Tigers soccer teams of Princeton Universi
Roberts StadiumPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Lenz Tennis Center, home to the Princeton Tigers tennis teams of Princeton U
Lenz Tennis CenterPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
New College East, Princeton University, near completion on 8 May 2022
New College East, Princeton UniversityPhoto: Smileguy91 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Firestone Library, Princeton Theological Seminary Library, Lewis Library, Louis A. Simpson International Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Dorm 11 · Athletics 7 · Library 3 · Student housing 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Columbia University 98
  2. University of Notre Dame 98
  3. Dartmouth College 98
  4. Yale University 97
  5. Harvard University 97
  6. Williams College 96
  7. Duke University 96
  8. University of Chicago 95

Other strong majors at Princeton

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Princeton 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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