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Languages at Reed College

Reed College graduates about 33 languages majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 37th of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 90 out of 100.

90/100Standout#37 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year3311% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$26,000
Research in the field$499Ka year, NSF
Admit rate29%whole school
SAT middle 50%1320–1500whole school

Around Reed College

Reed College, Oct. 2024
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Reed College, February 2026
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The Student Union at Reed College
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Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Eric V. Hauser Memorial Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 18 · Dorm 14 · Student housing 3 · Arts 2 · Athletics 2 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. University of California, Los Angeles 90
  2. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 90
  3. William & Mary 90
  4. Tulane University of Louisiana 90
  5. Colgate University 90
  6. Trinity College 90
  7. Colby College 90
  8. University of California, Berkeley 89

Other strong majors at Reed College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Reed College 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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