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Languages at Wellesley College

Wellesley College graduates about 30 languages majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 31st of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $65,000 four years out, 1.18× what the same major pays nationally.

91/100Standout#31 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year305% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$65,0001.18× the same major nationally
Research in the field$209Ka year, NSF
Admit rate14%whole school
SAT middle 50%1430–1550whole school

Around Wellesley College

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Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Clapp Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 19 · Dorm 7 · Arts 2 · Offices 1 · Library 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Smith College 91
  2. Cornell University 91
  3. Hamilton College 91
  4. Grinnell College 91
  5. Bowdoin College 91
  6. University of Wisconsin–Madison 90
  7. University of California, Los Angeles 90
  8. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 90

Other strong majors at Wellesley College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Wellesley College 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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