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Languages at Wisconsin

Wisconsin graduates about 247 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 $59,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $20 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

90/100Standout#37 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year2473% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$59,0001.06× the same major nationally
Research in the field$20Ma year, NSF
Admit rate45%whole school
SAT middle 50%1340–1510whole school

Around Wisconsin

By Babcock Hall at Linden Drive / Babcock Drive on the University of Wisconsin–M
Plaque about the first reliable test of milk quality (53939412283)Photo: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States · CC BY 2.0 · source
Babcock Hall
Babcock Hall - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source
Hiram Smith Hall and Annex
Hiram Smith Hall and Annex - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source
Agricultural Heating station
Agricultural Heating station - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Steenbock Memorial Library, Wisconsin Historical Society, Mosse Humanities Building, Memorial Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 145 · Dorm 28 · Student housing 23 · Athletics 12 · Arts 7 · Chapel 6.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Hamilton College 91
  2. Grinnell College 91
  3. Wellesley College 91
  4. Bowdoin College 91
  5. University of California, Los Angeles 90
  6. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 90
  7. William & Mary 90
  8. Tulane University of Louisiana 90

Other strong majors at Wisconsin

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Wisconsin 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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