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Languages at Purdue

Purdue graduates about 62 languages majors a year. That puts it 117th of 586 schools we score for languages, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

78/100Strong#117 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year62under 1% of the class
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate50%whole school
SAT middle 50%1200–1470whole school

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Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Hicks Undergraduate Library (HIKS).

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 209 · Dorm 75 · Athletics 12 · Student housing 9 · Dining 4 · Arts 4.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Providence College 79
  2. Virginia Military Institute 79
  3. Indiana University–Bloomington 78
  4. Clemson University 78
  5. Wofford College 78
  6. Stony Brook University–SUNY 78
  7. Centre College 78
  8. United States Naval Academy 78

Other strong majors at Purdue

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Purdue 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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