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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #34 |
Hankuk (Korea) University of Foreign Studies
Korea, South |
78.7 | 69.5 | 100.0 | N/A |
| #2 |
University of Oxford
United Kingdom |
95.7 | 95.8 | 95.4 | N/A |
| #38 | 77.7 | 70.6 | 94.3 | N/A | |
| #3 |
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom |
94.8 | 95.3 | 93.7 | N/A |
| #1 |
Harvard University
United States |
98.0 | 100.0 | 93.3 | N/A |
| #6 |
Peking University
China |
90.2 | 90.0 | 90.7 | N/A |
| #40 |
Fudan University
China |
77.4 | 72.6 | 88.7 | N/A |
| #18 |
The University of Tokyo
Japan |
83.1 | 80.9 | 88.2 | N/A |
| #20 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States |
82.7 | 80.4 | 88.0 | N/A |
| #4 |
Yale University
United States |
92.6 | 95.2 | 86.4 | N/A |
| #11 |
Stanford University
United States |
87.4 | 88.0 | 86.0 | N/A |
| #10 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
87.7 | 88.6 | 85.5 | N/A |
| #5 |
Princeton University
United States |
90.4 | 92.6 | 85.3 | N/A |
| #45 |
Tsinghua University
China |
76.9 | 73.4 | 85.1 | N/A |
| #9 |
University of Chicago
United States |
88.3 | 89.9 | 84.6 | N/A |
| #46 |
UCL (University College London)
United Kingdom |
76.6 | 73.4 | 84.2 | 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 |
| #25 |
University of Melbourne
Australia |
81.2 | 80.2 | 83.4 | N/A |
| #29 |
Korea University
South Korea |
80.0 | 78.7 | 83.0 | N/A |
| #7 |
University of Toronto
Canada |
89.9 | 93.0 | 82.7 | N/A |
| #13 |
Columbia University
United States |
85.3 | 86.6 | 82.3 | N/A |
| #12 |
Yonsei University
South Korea |
86.7 | 88.8 | 81.7 | N/A |
| #37 |
Kyoto University
Japan |
77.8 | 76.4 | 81.1 | N/A |
| #8 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
89.1 | 92.6 | 80.8 | N/A |