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Languages at SMU

SMU graduates about 35 languages majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 60th of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $94,000 four years out, 1.70× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#60 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year352% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$94,0001.70× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate48%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1510whole school

Around SMU

The Crain Family Centennial Promenade on the campus of Southern Methodist Univer
Southern Methodist University July 2016 058 (Crain Family Centennial Promenade)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Crain Family Centennial Promenade on the campus of Southern Methodist Univer
Southern Methodist University July 2016 057 (Crain Family Centennial Promenade)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Boaz Commons on the campus of Southern Methodist University in University Park,
Southern Methodist University July 2016 117 (Boaz Commons)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Boaz Commons on the campus of Southern Methodist University in University Park,
Southern Methodist University July 2016 116 (Boaz Commons)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Underwood Law Library, Fondren Library SMU, Bridwell Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 38 · Academic 26 · Dining 10 · Chapel 4 · Athletics 4 · Arts 3.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Carleton College 88
  2. University of Washington 87
  3. Oberlin College 87
  4. Boston University 87
  5. Kenyon College 86
  6. Furman University 86
  7. Washington and Lee University 86
  8. Boston College 86

Other strong majors at SMU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SMU 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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