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Languages at UNC

UNC graduates about 126 languages majors a year, 3% 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 $60,000 four years out, 1.14× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

90/100Standout#37 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year1263% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$60,0001.14× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1530whole school

Around UNC

Student & Academic Services Buildings (SASB) South, University of North Caro
Student & Academic Services Buildings South UNCCH 20140830Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
South Campus Study Commons, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
South Campus Study Commons interior UNCCH 20141010Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Hardin Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Hardin Residence Hall at UNCPhoto: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source
Craige North Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Craige North Residence Hall at UNCPhoto: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Hyde Institute for Humanities, Louis Round Wilson Library, House Undergraduate Library, Global Center, Walter Royal Davis Library, Health Science Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 53 · Athletics 14 · Arts 7 · Library 4 · Offices 2.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Wellesley College 91
  2. Bowdoin College 91
  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison 90
  4. University of California, Los Angeles 90
  5. William & Mary 90
  6. Tulane University of Louisiana 90
  7. Reed College 90
  8. Colgate University 90

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UNC 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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