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Languages at Tulane

Tulane graduates about 45 languages majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 37th of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 90 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $80,000 four years out, 1.45× 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.

90/100Standout#37 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year452% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$80,0001.45× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate14%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1510whole school

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Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Howard Tilton Memorial Library, Monroe Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 6 · Chapel 5 · Arts 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. University of Wisconsin–Madison 90
  2. University of California, Los Angeles 90
  3. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 90
  4. William & Mary 90
  5. Reed College 90
  6. Colgate University 90
  7. Trinity College 90
  8. Colby College 90

Other strong majors at Tulane

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Tulane 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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