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Languages at Southern Miss

Southern Miss graduates about 16 languages majors a year. That puts it 317th of 586 schools we score for languages, a solid program at 50 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

50/100Solid#317 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year16under 1% of the class
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate99%whole school

Around Southern Miss

Cook Library
Cook Library - panoramioPhoto: Aaron Manning · CC BY 3.0 · source
Owings-Mcquagge Hall
Owings-Mcquagge Hall - panoramioPhoto: Aaron Manning · CC BY 3.0 · source
Bennett Auditorium on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi in Ha
USM Bennett AuditoriumPhoto: Dudemanfellabra · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
USM Campus, Hattiesburg
Student Union - The Hub (3298934722)Photo: hattiesburgmemory · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Joseph Cook Library, International Center, DuBard School for Language Disorders, McCain Library and Archives.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 49 · Dorm 9 · Chapel 7 · Athletics 3 · Arts 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Southern Connecticut State University 51
  2. Hanover College 51
  3. San Jose State University 50
  4. Northern Illinois University 50
  5. Oklahoma State University 50
  6. Cornell College 50
  7. St. Norbert College 50
  8. University of South Dakota 50

Other strong majors at Southern Miss

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Southern Miss 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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