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Languages at St. Olaf College

St. Olaf College graduates about 62 languages majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 91st of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $46,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

81/100Standout#91 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year629% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$46,0000.97× the same major nationally
Admit rate43%whole school
SAT middle 50%1300–1480whole school

Around St. Olaf College

Milkweed Tussock Moth St Olaf Natural Lands Northfield, Minnesota
Euchaetes egle (36204377263)Photo: Lisa King · CC BY 2.0 · source
Caterpillar on Common Milkweed St Olaf Natural Lands Northfield, Minnesota
Unidentified Caterpillar (36872087111)Photo: Lisa King · CC BY 2.0 · source
Art gallery during the Senior Show at St Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.
Dittman Center for art at St OlafPhoto: Runner1928 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
St. Olaf College, Northfield, United States
Gateway (Unsplash)Photo: Steven Garcia steven_garcia24 · CC0 · source

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Rølvaag Memorial Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 15 · Academic 10 · Arts 4 · Athletics 2 · Chapel 1 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Brigham Young University 81
  2. University of California, Santa Barbara 81
  3. The Ohio State University 81
  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 81
  5. Baylor University 81
  6. University of Puget Sound 81
  7. Gettysburg College 81
  8. Georgia Institute of Technology 81

Other strong majors at St. Olaf College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares St. Olaf 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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