World's Best Universities: Modern Languages
Modern language students earn degrees in languages such as French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Graduates can pursue careers in translating and interpreting, as well as in international sales, tourism, and many other fields. These are the world's top universities for modern languages. See the methodology.
| Rank | School | Overall Score | Academic Reputation Score | Employer Reputation Score | Citations per Paper Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
Harvard University
United States |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| #2 |
University of Oxford
United Kingdom |
90.8 | 87.9 | 97.7 | 0.0 |
| #3 |
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom |
86.7 | 83.3 | 94.6 | 0.0 |
| #4 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
80.5 | 90.1 | 58.2 | 0.0 |
| #5 |
Yale University
United States |
73.2 | 78.3 | 61.2 | 0.0 |
| #6 |
Australian National University (ANU)
Australia |
68.4 | 78.8 | 44.1 | 0.0 |
| #7 |
Cornell University
United States |
68.2 | 79.2 | 42.4 | 0.0 |
| #8 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
68.0 | 74.1 | 53.8 | 0.0 |
| #9 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States |
65.4 | 58.7 | 81.1 | 0.0 |
| #9 |
University of Toronto
Canada |
65.4 | 72.2 | 49.4 | 0.0 |
| #11 |
Stanford University
United States |
65.3 | 66.6 | 62.3 | 0.0 |
| #12 |
Columbia University
United States |
63.9 | 67.8 | 54.8 | 0.0 |
| #13 |
University of Chicago
United States |
61.4 | 70.0 | 41.2 | 0.0 |
| #13 |
University of Sydney
Australia |
61.4 | 66.5 | 49.4 | 0.0 |
| #15 |
McGill University
Canada |
58.4 | 61.5 | 51.1 | 0.0 |
| #16 |
University of Melbourne
Australia |
57.6 | 61.1 | 49.4 | 0.0 |
| #17 |
Princeton University
United States |
57.5 | 69.2 | 30.2 | 0.0 |
| #18 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
55.8 | 61.7 | 41.9 | 0.0 |
| #19 | 55.2 | 68.0 | 25.3 | 0.0 | |
| #20 |
University of Michigan
United States |
54.6 | 59.8 | 42.4 | 0.0 |
| #21 |
University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
United States |
53.8 | 52.1 | 57.8 | 0.0 |
| #22 | 53.4 | 60.8 | 36.2 | 0.0 | |
| #23 |
University of Auckland
New Zealand |
53.1 | 55.1 | 48.3 | 0.0 |
| #24 |
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
United States |
51.0 | 49.6 | 54.1 | 0.0 |
| #25 |
Peking University
China |
50.9 | 55.3 | 40.6 | 0.0 |
