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 |
98.0 | 100.0 | 93.3 | N/A |
| #2 |
University of Oxford
United Kingdom |
95.7 | 95.8 | 95.4 | N/A |
| #3 |
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom |
94.8 | 95.3 | 93.7 | N/A |
| #4 |
Yale University
United States |
92.6 | 95.2 | 86.4 | N/A |
| #7 |
University of Toronto
Canada |
89.9 | 93.0 | 82.7 | N/A |
| #5 |
Princeton University
United States |
90.4 | 92.6 | 85.3 | N/A |
| #8 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
89.1 | 92.6 | 80.8 | N/A |
| #6 |
Peking University
China |
90.2 | 90.0 | 90.7 | N/A |
| #9 |
University of Chicago
United States |
88.3 | 89.9 | 84.6 | N/A |
| #12 |
Yonsei University
South Korea |
86.7 | 88.8 | 81.7 | N/A |
| #10 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
87.7 | 88.6 | 85.5 | N/A |
| #11 |
Stanford University
United States |
87.4 | 88.0 | 86.0 | N/A |
| #16 |
University of Michigan
United States |
84.0 | 87.6 | 75.6 | N/A |
| #29 |
National Chengchi University
Taiwan |
80.0 | 87.4 | 62.6 | N/A |
| #14 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
84.6 | 86.9 | 79.3 | N/A |
| #13 |
Columbia University
United States |
85.3 | 86.6 | 82.3 | N/A |
| #24 | 81.3 | 86.0 | 70.2 | N/A | |
| #17 |
New York University (NYU)
United States |
83.9 | 85.9 | 79.3 | N/A |
| #22 | 82.2 | 85.9 | 73.6 | N/A | |
| #15 |
University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Hong Kong |
84.4 | 84.6 | 84.0 | N/A |
| #20 |
McGill University
Canada |
82.7 | 84.5 | 78.5 | N/A |
| #18 |
Australian National University (ANU)
Australia |
83.1 | 84.3 | 80.2 | N/A |
| #35 |
Indiana University Bloomington
United States |
78.4 | 83.8 | 65.8 | N/A |
| #29 |
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Germany |
80.0 | 82.5 | 74.1 | N/A |
| #26 |
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom |
80.3 | 81.9 | 76.4 | N/A |
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