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Languages at University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Boulder graduates about 113 languages majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 124th of 586 schools we score for languages, a strong program at 77 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

77/100Strong#124 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year1132% of the class
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%1160–1390whole school

Around University of Colorado Boulder

Eaton Humanities building in the Norlin Quadrangle Historic District
Woodbury Arts and Sciences buildingPhoto: Gribeco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
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Colorado Ave Boulder COPhoto: Madhava 1947 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Norlin Library, East side, University of Colorado at Boulder
Norlin Library, East sidePhoto: Kvng · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Roser Atlas East side
Roser Atlas East sidePhoto: Kvng · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Eaton Humanities, McKenna Languages, Allen Ginsberg Library, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Building, Norlin Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 53 · Student housing 31 · Athletics 31 · Dorm 25 · Arts 8 · Offices 6.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Stony Brook University–SUNY 78
  2. Centre College 78
  3. United States Naval Academy 78
  4. University of Maryland, College Park 77
  5. Lewis & Clark College 77
  6. University of Utah 76
  7. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 76
  8. Virginia Tech 76

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Colorado Boulder 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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