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Best Colleges for Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (2024)

360 colleges offer Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics programs. Ranked by graduate earnings.

Top 20 Colleges for Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

All Colleges Offering Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

NameCityTuition (In-State)Accept RateGrad RateStudents
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe$12,22390%68%64,674
Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus$13,24461%88%45,638
Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette$9,99250%83%44,503
The University of Texas at AustinAustin$11,68827%88%42,855
University of ArizonaTucson$13,92686%67%42,537
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park$20,64461%86%42,284
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing$16,45885%81%40,922
Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington$12,14478%81%37,806
Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick$17,92958%84%37,751
University of South FloridaTampa$6,41043%76%37,207
University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison$11,60345%89%36,902
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign$16,00442%85%36,258
Texas State UniversitySan Marcos$11,45089%56%36,177
California State University-Long BeachLong Beach$7,35046%69%35,924
University of FloridaGainesville$6,38124%91%35,629
San Diego State UniversitySan Diego$8,72836%77%35,377
University of North TexasDenton$11,30972%60%34,341
University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor$17,73616%93%34,177
University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles$15,2039%93%33,475
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley$16,34711%93%33,068
Brigham Young UniversityProvo$6,68868%82%32,952
University of California-DavisDavis$16,77442%85%32,253
Florida State UniversityTallahassee$5,65624%84%32,212
University of GeorgiaAthens$11,45038%89%32,137
University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle$12,97339%84%31,942
University of Colorado BoulderBoulder$15,66678%75%31,939
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis$17,21480%85%31,855
University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park$11,80945%89%30,760
Oregon State UniversityCorvallis$14,40077%70%30,743
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville$13,81242%74%30,418
University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati$13,97685%73%29,882
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia$12,68860%78%29,820
University of ArkansasFayetteville$10,10474%70%28,677
New York UniversityNew York$62,7969%88%28,663
San Jose State UniversitySan Jose$8,41085%67%27,601
University of UtahSalt Lake City$9,62086%64%27,264
Auburn UniversityAuburn$12,89046%81%26,816
Georgia State UniversityAtlanta$8,66455%53%26,623
Iowa State UniversityAmes$10,78789%75%25,367
University of KentuckyLexington$13,50293%71%24,763
University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas$9,74896%50%24,622
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte$7,23980%68%24,453
University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia$14,83778%76%23,929
University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst$17,77260%83%23,671
University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara$16,41433%84%23,113
University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman$9,79777%75%22,734
University of IowaIowa City$11,28384%74%22,264
Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater$10,23475%67%21,773
University of MississippiUniversity$9,77297%70%21,473
University of KansasLawrence$12,10293%69%21,217
Washington State UniversityPullman$13,39187%61%21,099
Temple UniversityPhiladelphia$23,01180%75%20,970
University of OregonEugene$16,13788%72%20,497
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh$21,92658%85%20,370
University at BuffaloBuffalo$10,93674%74%20,112
East Carolina UniversityGreenville$7,36189%62%19,896
University of ConnecticutStorrs$21,04452%84%19,835
Ohio University-Main CampusAthens$14,15885%66%19,633
Kent State University at KentKent$13,23286%65%19,320
University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln$10,43487%66%19,178
University of DelawareNewark$16,81071%80%19,071
Illinois State UniversityNormal$16,14488%65%19,057
Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale$15,14083%68%18,854
San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco$7,95096%50%18,639
Montclair State UniversityMontclair$15,91288%64%18,376
Boston UniversityBoston$68,10211%89%18,248
Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook$10,93149%77%18,101
Boise State UniversityBoise$9,04887%61%17,674
University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville$21,80317%95%17,597
West Virginia UniversityMorgantown$10,10489%63%17,385
University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque$10,14095%54%17,244
University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee$10,39891%50%16,758
Miami University-OxfordOxford$18,16175%81%16,656
Weber State UniversityOgden$6,557N/A45%16,360
CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York$7,38254%59%16,289
Cornell UniversityIthaca$69,3149%95%15,995
Rowan UniversityGlassboro$16,57478%68%15,841
Wayne State UniversityDetroit$15,19081%58%15,587
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse$65,52846%82%15,477
University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu$12,18687%63%15,029
University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington$7,27764%71%14,922
Baylor UniversityWaco$58,10051%80%14,785
Binghamton UniversityVestal$10,56739%83%14,655
Montana State UniversityBozeman$8,46082%57%14,451
West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester$10,77578%70%14,164
DePaul UniversityChicago$45,99976%69%14,090
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro$7,66189%57%14,062
Ball State UniversityMuncie$11,08286%63%13,988
Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis$10,76276%54%13,830
California State University-ChicoChico$8,47293%63%13,631
Western Washington UniversityBellingham$9,58293%65%13,544
University of Rhode IslandKingston$16,94272%72%13,381
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia$62,41279%78%13,233
Portland State UniversityPortland$11,67991%53%13,182
Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green$14,46081%63%12,812
Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo$15,25285%58%12,568
CUNY Queens CollegeQueens$7,53864%56%12,550
CUNY City CollegeNew York$7,34060%56%12,505
Oakland UniversityRochester Hills$15,26288%57%12,351
Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green$11,65294%55%12,155
University of VermontBurlington$19,05865%79%11,743
Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato$9,57288%54%11,703
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb$13,24870%49%11,301
University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham$19,20288%76%11,261
George Washington UniversityWashington$67,71047%85%11,182
CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx$7,41057%50%10,696
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia$68,6865%97%10,650
College of CharlestonCharleston$12,97860%65%10,558
CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn$7,45258%55%10,543
Fordham UniversityBronx$64,91559%81%10,512
University of Central OklahomaEdmond$8,81878%37%10,170
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill$70,70216%91%10,085
Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti$16,24080%46%10,055
Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant$14,76090%60%10,035
University of North DakotaGrand Forks$10,95177%62%9,981
University of ToledoToledo$12,74492%56%9,770
North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo$11,11095%64%9,471
University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater$8,61686%62%9,405
University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse$10,07076%71%9,277
Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg$11,04693%54%9,210
Northwestern UniversityEvanston$68,3228%96%9,201
South Dakota State UniversityBrookings$9,29998%61%9,198
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York$71,8454%96%8,973
University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire$9,64282%66%8,895
University of Notre DameNotre Dame$65,02511%96%8,818
Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale$13,33487%59%8,494
Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights$11,08868%50%8,246
University of WyomingLaramie$7,76897%59%7,944
Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis$65,79012%94%7,857
Central Washington UniversityEllensburg$9,41791%52%7,833
Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain$13,05073%49%7,822
Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans$68,67814%88%7,767
University of DaytonDayton$49,14065%81%7,682
Marquette UniversityMilwaukee$51,17081%82%7,660
Harvard UniversityCambridge$61,6764%97%7,601
Idaho State UniversityPocatello$8,610N/A39%7,583
Georgetown UniversityWashington$68,01713%95%7,569
University of ChicagoChicago$70,6624%95%7,569
Stanford UniversityStanford$65,9104%92%7,554
The University of MontanaMissoula$8,55296%47%7,488
Chapman UniversityOrange$64,98465%81%7,478
University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth$14,61089%65%7,336
University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point$9,48892%53%7,306
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh$66,24612%93%7,304
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas$67,04063%84%7,277
Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis$55,76075%80%7,267
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville$67,4986%93%7,208
Belmont UniversityNashville$42,54095%71%7,137
Tufts UniversityMedford$70,70411%93%7,061
William & MaryWilliamsburg$25,91434%90%7,055
University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh$8,53287%51%6,877
Wright State University-Main CampusDayton$11,52296%44%6,762
Yale UniversityNew Haven$67,2504%96%6,758
Murray State UniversityMurray$9,90086%60%6,688
Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara$61,29348%88%6,552
Hofstra UniversityHempstead$57,66068%68%6,488
Duke UniversityDurham$68,7586%96%6,442
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland$66,60837%87%6,437
University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay$8,70089%50%6,341
University of RochesterRochester$67,08040%85%6,331
Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven$13,43891%49%6,295
University of St ThomasSaint Paul$54,39885%76%6,245
University of DenverDenver$61,39878%77%6,025
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem$64,98026%89%5,898
University of North AlabamaFlorence$12,12087%54%5,811
Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville$11,12886%56%5,728
Princeton UniversityPrinceton$62,6885%97%5,709
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore$65,2306%94%5,693
California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata$8,25098%48%5,612
Long Island UniversityBrookville$42,43286%56%5,520
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem$67,64222%90%5,485
State University of New York at OswegoOswego$8,82581%60%5,473
University of South DakotaVermillion$9,43299%61%5,439
Fairfield UniversityFairfield$58,35033%84%5,373
Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia$53,26089%79%4,948
Rice UniversityHouston$64,1448%95%4,776
Washburn UniversityTopeka$9,945N/A53%4,562
Dartmouth CollegeHanover$68,2685%96%4,541
Mercer UniversityMacon$42,31269%72%4,500
United States Military AcademyWest PointN/A12%86%4,408
Creighton UniversityOmaha$48,85680%82%4,348
CUNY York CollegeJamaica$7,35864%31%4,345
Butler UniversityIndianapolis$47,56085%80%4,317
Ithaca CollegeIthaca$53,54069%75%4,242
Xavier UniversityCincinnati$50,64086%70%4,207
Samford UniversityBirmingham$40,15082%78%4,206
Seattle UniversitySeattle$56,72177%74%4,062
Indiana University-South BendSouth Bend$8,42484%38%3,933
Bucknell UniversityLewisburg$67,81229%86%3,876
Loyola University MarylandBaltimore$57,15075%80%3,869
Rutgers University-CamdenCamden$17,76466%67%3,753
Bradley UniversityPeoria$42,16077%74%3,574
University of ScrantonScranton$53,98381%80%3,554
Pepperdine UniversityMalibu$69,91863%84%3,553
Hope CollegeHolland$41,97079%81%3,288
Barnard CollegeNew York$69,8889%93%3,264
CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York$7,23568%N/A3,254
Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids$39,35071%76%3,193
Colgate UniversityHamilton$70,30614%91%3,180
Indiana University-SoutheastNew Albany$8,42484%36%3,170
The Catholic University of AmericaWashington$58,37883%80%3,154
College of the Holy CrossWorcester$64,50018%88%3,106
Rider UniversityLawrenceville$41,12079%62%3,106
Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth$11,87998%46%3,103
St Olaf CollegeNorthfield$59,76048%84%3,093
Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst$42,95574%68%3,006
University of IndianapolisIndianapolis$37,20067%56%3,005
Lipscomb UniversityNashville$40,57268%70%2,997
University of North Carolina AshevilleAsheville$7,50192%55%2,910
Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville$34,10058%76%2,901
Oberlin CollegeOberlin$67,36634%80%2,887
University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha$8,27075%40%2,844
Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea$39,83276%68%2,842
University of TulsaTulsa$50,06162%73%2,813
Lafayette CollegeEaston$65,39831%88%2,757
Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury$67,60011%92%2,738
Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs$67,29021%82%2,694
Carthage CollegeKenosha$38,75087%62%2,660
Smith CollegeNorthampton$65,17821%89%2,544
Truman State UniversityKirksville$9,83884%68%2,513
Trinity UniversitySan Antonio$53,67626%83%2,505
Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis$45,45282%52%2,494
Augustana CollegeRock Island$51,59863%76%2,490
Ohio Northern UniversityAda$39,80074%75%2,489
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie$71,03019%90%2,444
University of Detroit MercyDetroit$32,94675%68%2,438
University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford$18,15083%57%2,432
North Central CollegeNaperville$45,72677%68%2,428
Colby CollegeWaterville$69,6007%89%2,407
Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma$52,25478%70%2,401
Denison UniversityGranville$67,00017%79%2,380
Furman UniversityGreenville$59,77043%80%2,379
Webster UniversitySaint Louis$31,75086%63%2,304
Stetson UniversityDeLand$57,41072%63%2,297
California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks$52,56076%72%2,296
Dickinson CollegeCarlisle$65,65042%82%2,273
Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg$42,24079%77%2,259
Berry CollegeMount Berry$41,68664%72%2,245
Concordia University-WisconsinMequon$35,47078%66%2,197
Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove$59,85081%78%2,163
Trinity CollegeHartford$70,77029%83%2,146
Macalester CollegeSaint Paul$68,10429%89%2,131
Wheaton CollegeWheaton$45,54687%86%2,121
Lewis & Clark CollegePortland$64,82878%73%2,120
Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg$66,64039%83%2,099
Carleton CollegeNorthfield$68,89220%90%2,086
Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso$48,45089%69%2,083
Williams CollegeWilliamstown$68,5608%95%2,076
South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City$10,50080%56%2,071
Minot State UniversityMinot$8,70265%46%2,062
University of RedlandsRedlands$60,87883%69%2,049
Union CollegeSchenectady$69,03944%83%2,046
Colorado CollegeColorado Springs$70,73418%87%2,014
Bob Jones UniversityGreenville$24,470N/A67%2,005
University of Mount UnionAlliance$36,60078%62%1,995
Augustana UniversitySioux Falls$40,16068%74%1,965
La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia$37,80097%58%1,953
Moravian UniversityBethlehem$53,50054%71%1,949
Connecticut CollegeNew London$67,24237%83%1,937
Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport$36,65877%62%1,916
Amherst CollegeAmherst$70,4809%94%1,911
DePauw UniversityGreencastle$59,07057%77%1,905
Washington and Lee UniversityLexington$68,04514%94%1,881
Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick$67,8327%95%1,873
Nazareth UniversityRochester$42,45075%73%1,873
Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown$37,95078%77%1,868
Rhodes CollegeMemphis$57,11050%83%1,836
Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead$31,17063%66%1,829
North Park UniversityChicago$36,71069%57%1,818
Wofford CollegeSpartanburg$56,00552%82%1,816
Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster$70,79428%85%1,799
Hamline UniversitySaint Paul$50,00488%59%1,776
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton$63,96068%74%1,773
Mount St. Mary's UniversityEmmitsburg$48,63074%62%1,768
Bates CollegeLewiston$66,59013%90%1,760
Kenyon CollegeGambier$71,52031%84%1,732
The College of WoosterWooster$61,64060%74%1,730
Grinnell CollegeGrinnell$68,10615%88%1,729
Canisius UniversityBuffalo$34,50072%69%1,685
Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville$52,08084%69%1,684
Pomona CollegeClaremont$65,4207%93%1,666
Saint Norbert CollegeDe Pere$45,58086%72%1,662
Randolph-Macon CollegeAshland$49,46687%72%1,639
Linfield UniversityMcMinnville$50,85085%68%1,621
McDaniel CollegeWestminster$52,08178%64%1,617
The University of the SouthSewanee$56,12057%81%1,607
Dordt UniversitySioux Center$37,05068%68%1,597
University of Puget SoundTacoma$62,89872%68%1,594
Willamette UniversitySalem$51,15677%72%1,592
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington$57,70439%78%1,582
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale$33,18921%87%1,573
Drew UniversityMadison$47,10068%71%1,533
Whitman CollegeWalla Walla$64,05038%81%1,531
University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford$18,13088%65%1,525
Pacific UniversityForest Grove$56,37490%66%1,516
Berea CollegeBerea$51,65819%60%1,513
Ursinus CollegeCollegeville$61,21092%75%1,491
Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityLincoln$43,57280%67%1,453
Wartburg CollegeWaverly$26,25076%66%1,452
Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown$53,81343%71%1,440
Haverford CollegeHaverford$70,68812%90%1,430
University of DallasIrving$53,93053%70%1,403
Centre CollegeDanville$52,82054%83%1,400
Lawrence UniversityAppleton$56,98264%77%1,396
Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville$55,81691%76%1,395
Luther CollegeDecorah$52,12072%73%1,379
Muskingum UniversityNew Concord$32,66582%55%1,376
College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph$55,75692%80%1,370
Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory$31,90085%49%1,359
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr$65,92029%84%1,359
Reed CollegePortland$69,35025%74%1,320
Albion CollegeAlbion$56,95081%59%1,300
Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington$29,39281%70%1,295
Gordon CollegeWenham$30,70069%68%1,278
Northern State UniversityAberdeen$8,84593%51%1,273
Virginia Wesleyan UniversityVirginia Beach$37,50073%46%1,256
Simpson CollegeIndianola$47,65686%64%1,227
Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield$45,94072%53%1,215
Hood CollegeFrederick$47,70078%56%1,194
Juniata CollegeHuntingdon$58,58079%71%1,191
Converse UniversitySpartanburg$25,24068%54%1,173
Austin CollegeSherman$48,68048%68%1,165
Coe CollegeCedar Rapids$54,66664%62%1,164
Allegheny CollegeMeadville$56,55055%70%1,156
Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo$61,05075%79%1,149
Knox CollegeGalesburg$57,90371%68%1,127
Hendrix CollegeConway$38,20056%71%1,100
Baker UniversityBaldwin City$35,30094%59%1,100
Cornell CollegeMount Vernon$52,66080%67%1,086
Aquinas CollegeGrand Rapids$40,21890%64%1,083
Central CollegePella$20,98886%68%1,070
Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend$13,56663%54%1,044
University of JamestownJamestown$24,99088%47%1,041
Hanover CollegeHanover$44,63884%65%1,031
Transylvania UniversityLexington$46,87087%71%1,005
Guilford CollegeGreensboro$41,36280%47%1,001
Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport$50,02974%60%996
Doane UniversityCrete$43,98598%56%978
Hampden-Sydney CollegeHampden-Sydney$54,55041%64%946
University of Minnesota-MorrisMorris$14,52675%62%936
Illinois CollegeJacksonville$38,67678%63%930
Beloit CollegeBeloit$60,88663%69%926
Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont$68,61313%93%921
Heidelberg UniversityTiffin$33,65086%51%915
Washington CollegeChestertown$55,32657%70%891
Wabash CollegeCrawfordsville$50,80063%77%866
Presbyterian CollegeClinton$44,91068%56%852
Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur$50,60462%71%836
Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe$6,362N/A13%833
Pacific Union CollegeAngwin$37,17347%55%805
University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury$18,14087%56%733
Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster$6,362N/A14%691
Ripon CollegeRipon$51,90080%62%688
Earlham CollegeRichmond$53,93073%68%670
Bethany CollegeBethany$36,76559%47%614
Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville$6,362N/A20%560
University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton$18,14088%59%454
Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton$6,362N/A20%415
Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville$6,362N/A20%298
Bard College at Simon's RockGreat Barrington$68,78096%61%225

Frequently Asked Questions

How many colleges offer Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics?

There are 360 colleges offering Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics programs in the United States as of 2024.

What is the best college for Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics?

Based on graduate earnings, Harvey Mudd College is among the top colleges for Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics with median earnings of $138,687.

What are the top 3 colleges for Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics?

The top colleges for Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics include Harvey Mudd College, Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon University.