Foreign Languages and Literatures, General

Liberal Arts • Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

What is it about?

A general program that focuses on one or more modern foreign languages that is not specific as to the name of the language(s) studied; that is otherwise undifferentiated; or that introduces students to language studies at the basic/elementary level.

Numbers at a glance

159th
Popular nationwide
167
Search Rank on O's List
138
Colleges offer it
1,737
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
502
Women
1,235

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O's Insights on Foreign Languages and Literatures, General

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 5 years after decreasing prior to that.
  • 95% of graduates come from public universities.

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