IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · 284 colleges

Colleges that graduate the most foreign languages and linguistics majors

284 of the 1,082 colleges CollegeCalcAI tracks awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in foreign languages and linguistics in 2023, 9,959 degrees in all, 0.6% of every bachelor's degree those colleges granted. Brigham Young University graduated the most (189), and the ten largest programs account for 15% of the field's graduates at tracked colleges. Nationally the field is 0.62% of bachelor's degrees across 2,440 institutions, so it is represented in line with the national mix at the four-year colleges here. 69% of these graduates were women.

Colleges

284

awarding 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

9,959

2023, bachelor's

Share of all degrees

0.6%

0.62% nationally

Median acceptance rate

74%

colleges in this field

Women

69%

of graduates

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Largest foreign languages and linguistics programs

The 50 largest foreign languages and linguistics programs by bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023. Click a college for its foreign languages and linguistics page: share of campus, rank among its majors, gender split, and the admissions bar.

#	College	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	Brigham Young University · UT	189	2.8%	68%	1420
2	UC Santa Cruz · CA	181	3.9%	66%	1180
3	UCLA · CA	158	1.6%	9%	1510
4	Ohio State University · OH	143	1.2%	61%	1430
5	UC Santa Barbara · CA	141	2.2%	33%	1430
6	University of Washington · WA	141	1.7%	39%	1450
7	University of Rhode Island · RI	133	3.8%	72%	1230
8	University of Wisconsin · WI	127	1.5%	45%	1440
9	University of Arizona · AZ	126	1.7%	86%	1300
10	University of Georgia · GA	122	1.5%	38%	1430
11	University of California, Berkeley · CA	121	1.3%	11%	1530
12	University of Massachusetts Amherst · MA	118	1.8%	60%	1380
13	University of Florida · FL	110	1.2%	24%	1440
14	University of Hawaiʻi · HI	109	3.6%	87%	1220
15	University of Minnesota · MN	97	1.3%	80%	1410
16	UC Davis · CA	96	1.2%	42%	1380
17	Penn State University · PA	92	0.8%	55%	1370
18	San Diego State University · CA	91	1.1%	36%	1340
19	Arizona State University · AZ	90	0.6%	90%	1310
20	University of Michigan · MI	89	1.1%	16%	1520
21	Cal State Long Beach · CA	84	1%	46%	1280
22	UC Riverside · CA	84	1.6%	76%	1300
23	Florida International University · FL	83	0.7%	55%	1250
24	Indiana University · IN	83	1.1%	78%	1330
25	University of Oregon · OR	81	2%	88%	1340
26	University of Utah · UT	77	1.4%	86%	1340
27	University of Maryland · MD	75	0.9%	45%	1470
28	University of Texas at Austin · TX	75	0.7%	27%	1460
29	Rutgers University · NJ	74	0.9%	58%	1410
30	UNC Charlotte · NC	71	1.2%	80%	1210
31	Montclair State University · NJ	71	1.9%	88%	1190
32	Western Washington University · WA	71	2.3%	93%	1270
33	University of Missouri · MO	69	1.1%	78%	1330
34	Columbia University · NY	68	2.8%	4%	1560
35	Fresno State University · CA	68	1.3%	95%	1160
36	New Mexico State University · NM	67	2.7%	89%	1150
37	Georgetown University · DC	66	3.6%	13%	1520
38	University of Pittsburgh · PA	66	1.4%	58%	1400
39	University of Iowa · IA	65	1.3%	84%	1330
40	University of North Texas · TX	65	0.9%	72%	1230
41	University of Kansas · KS	64	1.6%	93%	1280
42	Florida State University · FL	63	0.7%	24%	1380
43	University of Connecticut · CT	62	1.1%	52%	1370
44	University of Virginia · VA	61	1.4%	17%	1510
45	Purdue University · IN	60	0.7%	50%	1430
46	Virginia Tech · VA	60	0.8%	55%	1370
47	Michigan State University · MI	55	0.6%	85%	1300
48	Portland State University · OR	55	1.6%	91%	1180
49	Princeton University · NJ	55	4.2%	5%	1570
50	University of Oklahoma · OK	53	1.2%	77%	1340

234 more colleges award 10 or more degrees in this field: every one is listed further down this page, and in the CSV download.

Most concentrated in foreign languages and linguistics

Where foreign languages and linguistics is the biggest part of campus: share of all graduates, among colleges awarding at least 50 degrees in the field.

#	College	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	Princeton University · NJ	55	4.2%	5%	1570
2	UC Santa Cruz · CA	181	3.9%	66%	1180
3	University of Rhode Island · RI	133	3.8%	72%	1230
4	Georgetown University · DC	66	3.6%	13%	1520
5	University of Hawaiʻi · HI	109	3.6%	87%	1220
6	Brigham Young University · UT	189	2.8%	68%	1420
7	Columbia University · NY	68	2.8%	4%	1560
8	New Mexico State University · NM	67	2.7%	89%	1150
9	Western Washington University · WA	71	2.3%	93%	1270
10	UC Santa Barbara · CA	141	2.2%	33%	1430
11	University of Oregon · OR	81	2%	88%	1340
12	Montclair State University · NJ	71	1.9%	88%	1190
13	University of Massachusetts Amherst · MA	118	1.8%	60%	1380
14	University of Arizona · AZ	126	1.7%	86%	1300
15	University of Washington · WA	141	1.7%	39%	1450
16	Portland State University · OR	55	1.6%	91%	1180
17	UC Riverside · CA	84	1.6%	76%	1300
18	UCLA · CA	158	1.6%	9%	1510
19	University of Kansas · KS	64	1.6%	93%	1280
20	University of Georgia · GA	122	1.5%	38%	1430

How to get in for foreign languages and linguistics

What readers look for from applicants who declare this field, at any selectivity.

Colleges publish one acceptance rate for the whole school, not per major, so there is no official admit rate for foreign languages and linguistics. The median acceptance rate among the 284 colleges awarding it is 74%; the most selective (Columbia University, 4%) and the most accessible (Fresno State University, 95%) both graduate substantial numbers in the field. CollegeCalcAI's calculator applies a published per-major adjustment for "English / Humanities" on top of each school's own rate, so your estimate reflects the major you declare.

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Most selective colleges for foreign languages and linguistics

Lowest acceptance rates among colleges awarding at least 25 foreign languages and linguistics degrees.

#	College	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	Columbia University · NY	68	2.8%	4%	1560
2	Harvard University · MA	35	1.8%	4%	1580
3	Stanford University · CA	35	1.9%	4%	1570
4	University of Chicago · IL	38	2%	4%	1570
5	Brown University · RI	39	2%	5%	1560
6	Dartmouth College · NH	49	3.9%	5%	1560
7	Princeton University · NJ	55	4.2%	5%	1570
8	University of Pennsylvania · PA	35	1.2%	5%	1560
9	Williams College · MA	29	5.9%	8%	1530
10	Cornell University · NY	26	0.7%	9%	1550
11	UCLA · CA	158	1.6%	9%	1510
12	New York University · NY	27	0.3%	9%	1530
13	University of Southern California · CA	42	0.7%	10%	1530
14	Boston University · MA	32	0.7%	11%	1500
15	University of California, Berkeley · CA	121	1.3%	11%	1530

Most accessible colleges for foreign languages and linguistics

Colleges admitting 60% or more of applicants that still award at least 50 foreign languages and linguistics degrees a year.

#	College	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	Fresno State University · CA	68	1.3%	95%	1160
2	Cal State San Bernardino · CA	52	1.2%	94%	1090
3	Western Washington University · WA	71	2.3%	93%	1270
4	University of Kansas · KS	64	1.6%	93%	1280
5	Portland State University · OR	55	1.6%	91%	1180
6	Arizona State University · AZ	90	0.6%	90%	1310
7	New Mexico State University · NM	67	2.7%	89%	1150
8	University of Oregon · OR	81	2%	88%	1340
9	Montclair State University · NJ	71	1.9%	88%	1190
10	University of Hawaiʻi · HI	109	3.6%	87%	1220
11	University of Arizona · AZ	126	1.7%	86%	1300
12	University of Utah · UT	77	1.4%	86%	1340
13	Michigan State University · MI	55	0.6%	85%	1300
14	University of Iowa · IA	65	1.3%	84%	1330
15	University of Minnesota · MN	97	1.3%	80%	1410

Foreign Languages and Linguistics by state

States with the most foreign languages and linguistics graduates at tracked colleges.

State	Colleges	Degrees (2023)	Share of field
California	28	1,562	16%
Texas	16	530	5%
New York	18	501	5%
Pennsylvania	15	453	5%
Florida	7	369	4%
Utah	5	364	4%
Massachusetts	11	355	4%
Ohio	9	339	3%
Georgia	9	323	3%
Washington	7	297	3%
North Carolina	11	286	3%
Virginia	10	283	3%

Every college for foreign languages and linguistics

All 284 colleges awarding 10 or more bachelor's degrees in foreign languages and linguistics in 2023, alphabetically. Each link opens that college's foreign languages and linguistics page.

Alaska Fairbanks 11
Amherst College 16
Appalachian State University 22
Arizona State University 90
Auburn University 32
Augustana College 10
Ball State University 14
Baylor University 17
Binghamton University 34
Boise State University 27
Boston College 18
Boston University 32
Bowdoin College 10
Bowling Green State University 15
Brigham Young University 189
Brooklyn College 17
Brown University 39
Bryn Mawr College 21
Cal Poly Pomona 17
Cal State Chico 13
Cal State Dominguez Hills 12
Cal State Fullerton 49
Cal State Long Beach 84
Cal State Los Angeles 26
Cal State Monterey Bay 24
Cal State Northridge 47
Cal State San Bernardino 52
Cal State San Marcos 25
Cal State Stanislaus 24
California University of PA 30
Calvin University 13
Carleton College 16
Cedarville University 17
Central Washington University 26
Chapman University 10
Christopher Newport University 11
Clarion University 30
Clemson University 48
Coastal Carolina University 14
Colgate University 18
College of Charleston 33
College of the Holy Cross 26
Colorado State University 12
Columbia University 68
Commonwealth U Bloomsburg 26
Commonwealth U Lock Haven 26
Commonwealth U Mansfield 26
Cornell University 26
Dartmouth College 49
Davidson College 14
DePaul University 10
Dickinson College 19
East Carolina University 13
East Tennessee State University 16
Eastern Kentucky University 30
Eastern Washington University 13
Edinboro University 30
Emory University 23
Florida Atlantic University 23
Florida International University 83
Florida State University 63
Fort Hays State University 20
Fresno State University 68
Furman University 16
Gallaudet University 22
Gardner-Webb University 18
George Mason University 21
George Washington University 11
Georgetown University 66
Georgia Southern University 21
Georgia State University 32
Georgia Tech 36
Grand Valley State University 10
Grinnell College 22
Gustavus Adolphus College 12
Hamilton College 22
Harvard University 35
Haverford College 11
Hillsdale College 10
Hope College 12
Idaho State University 14
Illinois State University 21
Indiana University 83
Indiana University Indianapolis 19
Iowa State University 32
James Madison University 14
Kalamazoo College 15
Kansas State University 13
Kean University 20
Kennesaw State University 30
Kent State University 43
Kenyon College 24
Lamar University 21
Lawrence University 14
Lewis & Clark College 19
Liberty University 20
Louisiana State University 19
Loyola University Chicago 17
Luther College 10
Macalester College 36
McDaniel College 10
Mercer University 14
Metro State Denver 30
Miami University (Ohio) 27
Michigan State University 55
Middle Tennessee State University 41
Middlebury College 27
Minnesota Duluth 18
Minnesota State Mankato 20
Mississippi State University 27
Missouri State University 12
Montana State University 13
Montclair State University 71
Mount Holyoke College 15
NC State University 47
New Mexico State University 67
New York University 27
North Georgia 21
Northeastern University 15
Northern Arizona University 48
Northern Illinois University 16
Northwestern University 17
Oakland University 21
Oberlin College 21
Occidental College 19
Ohio State University 143
Ohio University 22
Oklahoma State University 12
Old Dominion University 22
Oregon State University 32
Penn State University 92
Pomona College 11
Portland State University 55
Princeton University 55
Purdue University 60
Queens College (NY) 47
Rice University 14
Rochester Institute of Technology 35
Rowan University 11
Rutgers University 74
Sacramento State University 25
San Diego State University 91
San Francisco State University 29
San Jose State University 30
Sewanee - University of the South 13
Skidmore College 13
Smith College 35
South Dakota State University 14
Southern Connecticut State 13
Southern Illinois University 18
Southern Methodist University 35
St. Olaf College 34
Stanford University 35
Stockton University 12
Stony Brook University 50
SUNY New Paltz 11
SUNY Oswego 12
Swarthmore College 14
Temple University 15
Texas A&M International 10
Texas A&M University 22
Texas Christian University 15
Texas State University 28
Texas Tech University 36
Towson University 13
Troy University 18
Truman State University 18
Tulane University 19
U.S. Military Academy 41
U.S. Naval Academy 19
UC Davis 96
UC Irvine 48
UC Riverside 84
UC Santa Barbara 141
UC Santa Cruz 181
UCLA 158
UNC Charlotte 71
UNC Greensboro 34
UNC Wilmington 11
University at Albany 11
University at Buffalo 25
University of Alabama 22
University of Alabama at Birmingham 18
University of Arizona 126
University of Arkansas 31
University of Arkansas at Little Rock 21
University of California, Berkeley 121
University of Central Arkansas 15
University of Central Florida 16
University of Chicago 38
University of Cincinnati 27
University of Colorado 51
University of Connecticut 62
University of Delaware 28
University of Florida 110
University of Georgia 122
University of Hawaiʻi 109
University of Houston 39
University of Idaho 13
University of Illinois 48
University of Iowa 65
University of Kansas 64
University of Kentucky 33
University of Louisville 17
University of Maryland 75
University of Maryland Baltimore County 30
University of Massachusetts Amherst 118
University of Memphis 34
University of Michigan 89
University of Minnesota 97
University of Mississippi 30
University of Missouri 69
University of Missouri-Kansas City 11
University of Montana 17
University of Nebraska 12
University of Nebraska Omaha 13
University of Nevada, Las Vegas 14
University of Nevada, Reno 45
University of New Hampshire 35
University of New Mexico 36
University of North Alabama 12
University of North Carolina 30
University of North Florida 26
University of North Texas 65
University of Northern Colorado 24
University of Notre Dame 23
University of Oklahoma 53
University of Oregon 81
University of Pennsylvania 35
University of Pittsburgh 66
University of Rhode Island 133
University of Rochester 25
University of South Carolina 20
University of South Florida 48
University of Southern California 42
University of Southern Indiana 10
University of Tennessee 39
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 12
University of Texas at Arlington 41
University of Texas at Austin 75
University of Texas at El Paso 28
University of Texas at San Antonio 38
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 46
University of Tulsa 11
University of Utah 77
University of Vermont 41
University of Virginia 61
University of Washington 141
University of Wisconsin 127
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 26
Utah State University 24
Utah Valley University 48
UW-Eau Claire 15
UW-La Crosse 27
Valdosta State University 24
Vanderbilt University 10
Vassar College 19
Virginia Commonwealth University 11
Virginia Tech 60
Wabash College 13
Wake Forest University 16
Washington and Lee University 15
Washington State University 22
Washington University in St. Louis 18
Wayne State University (MI) 26
Weber State University 26
Wellesley College 16
West Chester University 12
West Virginia University 16
Western Carolina University 10
Western Kentucky University 26
Western Michigan University 17
Western Oregon University 35
Western Washington University 71
Wheaton College (IL) 15
Whitman College 14
Whitworth University 10
William & Mary 48
William Woods University 36
Williams College 29
Winona State University 16
Winthrop University 15
Wofford College 20
Yale University 22

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Questions about foreign languages and linguistics colleges

Which colleges graduate the most foreign languages and linguistics majors?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest programs among tracked colleges are Brigham Young University (189), UC Santa Cruz (181), UCLA (158), Ohio State University (143), UC Santa Barbara (141). The full ranking of 284 colleges is on this page, with each school's share of graduates and acceptance rate.

How many students major in foreign languages and linguistics?

9,959 students earned a bachelor's degree in foreign languages and linguistics at the 284 tracked colleges in 2023, 0.6% of all bachelor's degrees at those schools. Across all 2,440 U.S. institutions reporting to IPEDS, the field is 0.62% of bachelor's degrees.

Is foreign languages and linguistics a competitive major?

What share of foreign languages and linguistics graduates are women?

69% of foreign languages and linguistics bachelor's graduates at tracked colleges were women in 2023 (degree-weighted across 284 colleges, IPEDS completions by sex).

Where is foreign languages and linguistics the biggest part of campus?

Measured as a share of all graduates, foreign languages and linguistics is most concentrated at Princeton University (4.2% of graduates), UC Santa Cruz (3.9% of graduates), University of Rhode Island (3.8% of graduates), among colleges awarding at least 50 degrees in the field.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series), joined to CollegeCalcAI's admissions dataset. Built 2026-09-19. Download: CSV of every college in this field. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.