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.

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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 80.5 90.1 58.2 0.0
#5
Yale University

United States

73.2 78.3 61.2 0.0
#6 68.4 78.8 44.1 0.0
#7
Cornell University

United States

68.2 79.2 42.4 0.0
#8 68.0 74.1 53.8 0.0
#9 65.4 58.7 81.1 0.0
#9 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 61.4 66.5 49.4 0.0
#15 58.4 61.5 51.1 0.0
#16 57.6 61.1 49.4 0.0
#17
Princeton University

United States

57.5 69.2 30.2 0.0
#18 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 53.8 52.1 57.8 0.0
#22 53.4 60.8 36.2 0.0
#23 53.1 55.1 48.3 0.0
#24 51.0 49.6 54.1 0.0
#25 50.9 55.3 40.6 0.0
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