What Drives the Rankings: Top 20 Undergraduate Foreign Languages Programs

Tier 1 C4 (74.4% field earnings coverage). Programs without field earnings (†) use Tier 2 formula. Hover/tap for details.

Source: College Transitions, 2026  |  CIP 16.xx  |  371 programs scored  |  NSF PhD: “Foreign languages and literature”  |  † = Tier 2 C4