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Languages at San Francisco State University

San Francisco State University graduates about 55 languages majors a year. That puts it 355th of 586 schools we score for languages, a solid program at 46 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $59,000 four years out, 1.14× what the same major pays nationally.

46/100Solid#355 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year55under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$59,0001.14× the same major nationally
Admit rate96%whole school

Around San Francisco State University

// Reel-to-rell recorders and magnetic tape by Sameer Verma, San Francisco State
Concord Stereophonic 440 tape recorder (18344803338)Photo: Sameer Verma from San Francisco, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Many students and other people gather here by the truckloads when there is some
Student gathering, San Francisco State University (November 2009)Photo: Michael Ocampo · CC BY 2.0 · source
Looka em all. S'many.
SF State studentsPhoto: Orin Zebest from San Francisco, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, Vereinigte Staaten, January 2025
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Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Humanities, J. Paul Leonard Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 44 · Dorm 38 · Athletics 7 · Dining 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 47
  2. Bradley University 47
  3. Whitworth University 47
  4. California State University, Long Beach 46
  5. University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire 46
  6. West Chester University of Pennsylvania 46
  7. Montana State University 46
  8. University of Central Florida 46

Other strong majors at San Francisco State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares San Francisco State University 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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