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Languages at Stony Brook

Stony Brook graduates about 48 languages majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 117th of 586 schools we score for languages, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $60,000 four years out, 1.19× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

78/100Strong#117 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year481% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$60,0001.19× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate49%whole school
SAT middle 50%1320–1500whole school

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Tabler Center for Arts, Culture, and Humanities, Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library, Humanities.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 58 · Dorm 29 · Student housing 27 · Dining 8 · Athletics 4 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Indiana University–Bloomington 78
  2. Clemson University 78
  3. Purdue University–Main Campus 78
  4. Wofford College 78
  5. Centre College 78
  6. United States Naval Academy 78
  7. University of Maryland, College Park 77
  8. University of Colorado Boulder 77

Other strong majors at Stony Brook

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Stony Brook 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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