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Languages at USF

USF graduates about 68 languages majors a year. That puts it 252nd of 586 schools we score for languages, a solid program at 58 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $44,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.88×). Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year68under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$44,0000.88× the same major nationally
Research in the field$6Ma year, NSF
Admit rate43%whole school
SAT middle 50%1140–1330whole school

Around USF

USF students who worked on Piracy in the Atlantic World page
Piracy2011Photo: Michelledavison · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
An inside view of the USF Tampa Library
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Cuban science fiction author Yoss speaking at the University of South Florida li
Yoss USF 3Photo: Gamaliel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A completed pinch pot using modeling material.
Pinch PotPhoto: Petercannon usf · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Patel Center for Global Solutions, University Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 72 · Dorm 15 · Arts 12 · Athletics 11 · Student housing 7 · Dining 3.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. College of Charleston 59
  2. Allegheny College 59
  3. Goucher College 59
  4. University of North Carolina at Charlotte 58
  5. James Madison University 58
  6. Southern Illinois University–Carbondale 58
  7. Randolph-Macon College 58
  8. Stetson University 58

Other strong majors at USF

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares USF 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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