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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #8 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
89.1 | 92.6 | 80.8 | N/A |
| #37 |
Kyoto University
Japan |
77.8 | 76.4 | 81.1 | N/A |
| #12 |
Yonsei University
South Korea |
86.7 | 88.8 | 81.7 | N/A |
| #13 |
Columbia University
United States |
85.3 | 86.6 | 82.3 | N/A |
| #7 |
University of Toronto
Canada |
89.9 | 93.0 | 82.7 | N/A |
| #29 |
Korea University
South Korea |
80.0 | 78.7 | 83.0 | N/A |
| #25 |
University of Melbourne
Australia |
81.2 | 80.2 | 83.4 | N/A |
| #23 |
Seoul National University (SNU)
South Korea |
81.8 | 80.9 | 84.0 | N/A |
| #15 |
University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Hong Kong |
84.4 | 84.6 | 84.0 | N/A |
| #46 |
UCL (University College London)
United Kingdom |
76.6 | 73.4 | 84.2 | N/A |
| #9 |
University of Chicago
United States |
88.3 | 89.9 | 84.6 | N/A |
| #45 |
Tsinghua University
China |
76.9 | 73.4 | 85.1 | N/A |
| #5 |
Princeton University
United States |
90.4 | 92.6 | 85.3 | 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 |
| #4 |
Yale University
United States |
92.6 | 95.2 | 86.4 | N/A |
| #20 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States |
82.7 | 80.4 | 88.0 | N/A |
| #18 |
The University of Tokyo
Japan |
83.1 | 80.9 | 88.2 | N/A |
| #40 |
Fudan University
China |
77.4 | 72.6 | 88.7 | N/A |
| #6 |
Peking University
China |
90.2 | 90.0 | 90.7 | N/A |
| #1 |
Harvard University
United States |
98.0 | 100.0 | 93.3 | N/A |
| #3 |
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom |
94.8 | 95.3 | 93.7 | N/A |
| #38 | 77.7 | 70.6 | 94.3 | N/A | |
| #2 |
University of Oxford
United Kingdom |
95.7 | 95.8 | 95.4 | N/A |
| #34 |
Hankuk (Korea) University of Foreign Studies
Korea, South |
78.7 | 69.5 | 100.0 | N/A |
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