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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #12 |
Yonsei University
South Korea |
86.7 | 88.8 | 81.7 | N/A |
| #4 |
Yale University
United States |
92.6 | 95.2 | 86.4 | N/A |
| #35 |
Waseda University
Japan |
78.4 | 77.4 | 80.6 | N/A |
| #7 |
University of Toronto
Canada |
89.9 | 93.0 | 82.7 | N/A |
| #47 |
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
United States |
76.5 | 78.4 | 72.2 | N/A |
| #27 |
University of Sydney
Australia |
80.2 | 80.3 | 80.1 | N/A |
| #28 |
University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
United States |
80.1 | 80.7 | 78.8 | N/A |
| #2 |
University of Oxford
United Kingdom |
95.7 | 95.8 | 95.4 | N/A |
| #16 |
University of Michigan
United States |
84.0 | 87.6 | 75.6 | N/A |
| #25 |
University of Melbourne
Australia |
81.2 | 80.2 | 83.4 | N/A |
| #39 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
United States |
77.6 | 80.9 | 70.0 | N/A |
| #15 |
University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Hong Kong |
84.4 | 84.6 | 84.0 | N/A |
| #26 |
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom |
80.3 | 81.9 | 76.4 | N/A |
| #9 |
University of Chicago
United States |
88.3 | 89.9 | 84.6 | N/A |
| #3 |
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom |
94.8 | 95.3 | 93.7 | N/A |
| #14 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
84.6 | 86.9 | 79.3 | N/A |
| #8 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
89.1 | 92.6 | 80.8 | N/A |
| #22 | 82.2 | 85.9 | 73.6 | N/A | |
| #24 | 81.3 | 86.0 | 70.2 | N/A | |
| #32 | 78.9 | 79.9 | 76.4 | N/A | |
| #48 | 76.1 | 79.9 | 67.2 | N/A | |
| #50 |
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Argentina |
75.9 | 75.1 | 77.6 | N/A |
| #46 |
UCL (University College London)
United Kingdom |
76.6 | 73.4 | 84.2 | N/A |
| #45 |
Tsinghua University
China |
76.9 | 73.4 | 85.1 | N/A |
| #38 | 77.7 | 70.6 | 94.3 | N/A |