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Languages at Smith College

Smith College graduates about 52 languages majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 31st of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $58,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally.

91/100Standout#31 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year529% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$58,0001.06× the same major nationally
Research in the field$587Ka year, NSF
Admit rate21%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1520whole school

Around Smith College

Dam at Smith College.
Smith College damPhoto: ktr101 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Exterior of Alumnae Gymnasium at Smith College. The upper windows look into the
Alumnae Gymnasium (Smith College)Photo: Sphilbrick · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Smith Alumnae Gymnasium, Smith College campus Green St. Northampton
Smith College Gym after1891Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · source
Neilson Library at Smith College in June 2025
Nielson Library at Smith College, June 2025Photo: Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: William Alan Neilson Library, Young Science Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 19 · Dorm 12 · Athletics 8 · Offices 3 · Library 2 · Student housing 1.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Middlebury College 92
  2. Emory University 92
  3. Wake Forest University 92
  4. Swarthmore College 92
  5. Cornell University 91
  6. Hamilton College 91
  7. Grinnell College 91
  8. Wellesley College 91

Other strong majors at Smith College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Smith 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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