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Languages at Swarthmore College

Swarthmore College graduates about 22 languages majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 25th of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 92 out of 100.

92/100Standout#25 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year225% of the class
Research in the field$441Ka year, NSF
Admit rate7%whole school
SAT middle 50%1440–1560whole school

Around Swarthmore College

They Are Gutting a Body of Water performing at the Olde Club in Swarthmore, Penn
TAGABOW Olde Club 02Photo: The Midnite Wolf · CC0 · source
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Mertz, David Kemp, and Alice Paul dormitoriesPhoto: Katherine Anderson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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Mushrooms on oak treePhoto: Libnoscenti · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Tarble building, Swarthmore College
Tarble building, Swarthmore CollegePhoto: Buidhe_wiki · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: McCabe Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 23 · Dorm 8 · Athletics 3 · Arts 2 · Chapel 2 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Washington University in St. Louis 92
  2. Middlebury College 92
  3. Emory University 92
  4. Wake Forest University 92
  5. Smith College 91
  6. Cornell University 91
  7. Hamilton College 91
  8. Grinnell College 91

Other strong majors at Swarthmore College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Swarthmore 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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