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Languages at UC Davis

UC Davis graduates about 165 languages majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 82nd of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $60,000 four years out, 1.13× 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.

82/100Standout#82 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year1652% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$60,0001.13× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate44%whole school

Around UC Davis

UC Davis Health Stadium, home of the UC Davis Aggies football
UC Davis Health Stadium aerial view 2024Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · source
UCD Health Stadium front gate (Gate 1) with tule fog in December 2025
UCDHS Tule FogPhoto: Wasian127 · CC BY 4.0 · source
UC Davis vs Montana State during a home game in the 2024 Season
AgStadium vs Montana State '24Photo: Wasian127 · CC BY 4.0 · source
UC Davis Health Stadium, home of the UC Davis Aggies football
UC Davis Health Stadium view from above 2024Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: International Center, Shields Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 204 · Student housing 77 · Dorm 48 · Athletics 12 · Arts 6 · Dining 3.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. University of Connecticut 83
  2. University of Delaware 83
  3. Case Western Reserve University 83
  4. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 82
  5. University of Florida 82
  6. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 82
  7. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 82
  8. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 82

Other strong majors at UC Davis

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Davis 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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