Best Colleges for East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (2024)
166 colleges offer East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics programs. Ranked by graduate earnings.
Top 20 Colleges for East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
#1
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA
$124,080/yr
3.6% accept
#2
Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA
$120,959/yr
45.1% accept
#3
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA
$114,862/yr
11.7% accept
#4
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
$111,371/yr
5.4% accept
#5
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA
$105,584/yr
25.9% accept
#6
Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA
$104,736/yr
9.6% accept
#7
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC
$103,494/yr
12.9% accept
#8
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA
$101,817/yr
3.6% accept
#9
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT
$100,533/yr
3.9% accept
#10
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN
$99,980/yr
11.3% accept
#11
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH
$97,434/yr
5.4% accept
#12
Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA
$94,810/yr
14.0% accept
#13
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
$92,498/yr
9.8% accept
#14
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA
$92,446/yr
11.0% accept
#15
University of ChicagoChicago, IL
$91,885/yr
4.5% accept
#16
George Washington UniversityWashington, DC
$90,873/yr
47.1% accept
#17
College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA
$90,543/yr
17.6% accept
#18
Bryant UniversitySmithfield, RI
$90,008/yr
65.5% accept
#19
University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
$89,812/yr
61.7% accept
#20
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL
$89,363/yr
7.7% accept
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All Colleges Offering East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
| Name | City | Tuition (In-State) | Accept Rate | Grad Rate | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Tempe | $12,223 | 90% | 68% | 64,674 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | Columbus | $13,244 | 61% | 88% | 45,638 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus | West Lafayette | $9,992 | 50% | 83% | 44,503 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | $11,688 | 27% | 88% | 42,855 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | University Park | $20,644 | 61% | 86% | 42,284 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing | $16,458 | 85% | 81% | 40,922 |
| California State University-Fullerton | Fullerton | $7,470 | 91% | 70% | 38,546 |
| University of Houston | Houston | $9,717 | 74% | 65% | 38,380 |
| Indiana University-Bloomington | Bloomington | $12,144 | 78% | 81% | 37,806 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | New Brunswick | $17,929 | 58% | 84% | 37,751 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison | $11,603 | 45% | 89% | 36,902 |
| California State University-Long Beach | Long Beach | $7,350 | 46% | 69% | 35,924 |
| University of Florida | Gainesville | $6,381 | 24% | 91% | 35,629 |
| San Diego State University | San Diego | $8,728 | 36% | 77% | 35,377 |
| University of North Texas | Denton | $11,309 | 72% | 60% | 34,341 |
| University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | $15,203 | 9% | 93% | 33,475 |
| University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley | $16,347 | 11% | 93% | 33,068 |
| Brigham Young University | Provo | $6,688 | 68% | 82% | 32,952 |
| University of California-Davis | Davis | $16,774 | 42% | 85% | 32,253 |
| Florida State University | Tallahassee | $5,656 | 24% | 84% | 32,212 |
| University of Georgia | Athens | $11,450 | 38% | 89% | 32,137 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Seattle | $12,973 | 39% | 84% | 31,942 |
| University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder | $15,666 | 78% | 75% | 31,939 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Minneapolis | $17,214 | 80% | 85% | 31,855 |
| University of Maryland-College Park | College Park | $11,809 | 45% | 89% | 30,760 |
| University of California-Irvine | Irvine | $15,722 | 29% | 86% | 30,197 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | Cincinnati | $13,976 | 85% | 73% | 29,882 |
| San Jose State University | San Jose | $8,410 | 85% | 67% | 27,601 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City | $9,620 | 86% | 64% | 27,264 |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington | $13,502 | 93% | 71% | 24,763 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | $7,239 | 80% | 68% | 24,453 |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Amherst | $17,772 | 60% | 83% | 23,671 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | $16,414 | 33% | 84% | 23,113 |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | Norman | $9,797 | 77% | 75% | 22,734 |
| University of California-Riverside | Riverside | $15,606 | 76% | 76% | 22,593 |
| University of Mississippi | University | $9,772 | 97% | 70% | 21,473 |
| University of Kansas | Lawrence | $12,102 | 93% | 69% | 21,217 |
| Washington State University | Pullman | $13,391 | 87% | 61% | 21,099 |
| Temple University | Philadelphia | $23,011 | 80% | 75% | 20,970 |
| University of Oregon | Eugene | $16,137 | 88% | 72% | 20,497 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles | $72,097 | 10% | 92% | 20,443 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh | $21,926 | 58% | 85% | 20,370 |
| University of Connecticut | Storrs | $21,044 | 52% | 84% | 19,835 |
| California State University-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | $7,160 | 91% | 53% | 19,562 |
| University of Delaware | Newark | $16,810 | 71% | 80% | 19,071 |
| San Francisco State University | San Francisco | $7,950 | 96% | 50% | 18,639 |
| Montclair State University | Montclair | $15,912 | 88% | 64% | 18,376 |
| Boston University | Boston | $68,102 | 11% | 89% | 18,248 |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | Charlottesville | $21,803 | 17% | 95% | 17,597 |
| West Virginia University | Morgantown | $10,104 | 89% | 63% | 17,385 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Milwaukee | $10,398 | 91% | 50% | 16,758 |
| CUNY Hunter College | New York | $7,382 | 54% | 59% | 16,289 |
| Rowan University | Glassboro | $16,574 | 78% | 68% | 15,841 |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | Honolulu | $12,186 | 87% | 63% | 15,029 |
| Montana State University | Bozeman | $8,460 | 82% | 57% | 14,451 |
| Ball State University | Muncie | $11,082 | 86% | 63% | 13,988 |
| Western Washington University | Bellingham | $9,582 | 93% | 65% | 13,544 |
| University of Rhode Island | Kingston | $16,942 | 72% | 72% | 13,381 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia | $62,412 | 79% | 78% | 13,233 |
| Portland State University | Portland | $11,679 | 91% | 53% | 13,182 |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo | $15,252 | 85% | 58% | 12,568 |
| University at Albany | Albany | $10,866 | 69% | 63% | 12,564 |
| CUNY Queens College | Queens | $7,538 | 64% | 56% | 12,550 |
| Oakland University | Rochester Hills | $15,262 | 88% | 57% | 12,351 |
| Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green | $11,652 | 94% | 55% | 12,155 |
| University of Vermont | Burlington | $19,058 | 65% | 79% | 11,743 |
| George Washington University | Washington | $67,710 | 47% | 85% | 11,182 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | $68,686 | 5% | 97% | 10,650 |
| Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti | $16,240 | 80% | 46% | 10,055 |
| University of North Dakota | Grand Forks | $10,951 | 77% | 62% | 9,981 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | $68,322 | 8% | 96% | 9,201 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame | $65,025 | 11% | 96% | 8,818 |
| Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights | $11,088 | 68% | 50% | 8,246 |
| Washington University in St Louis | St. Louis | $65,790 | 12% | 94% | 7,857 |
| Central Washington University | Ellensburg | $9,417 | 91% | 52% | 7,833 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge | $61,676 | 4% | 97% | 7,601 |
| Georgetown University | Washington | $68,017 | 13% | 95% | 7,569 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago | $70,662 | 4% | 95% | 7,569 |
| Stanford University | Stanford | $65,910 | 4% | 92% | 7,554 |
| The University of Montana | Missoula | $8,552 | 96% | 47% | 7,488 |
| Chapman University | Orange | $64,984 | 65% | 81% | 7,478 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh | $66,246 | 12% | 93% | 7,304 |
| Emory University | Atlanta | $64,280 | 11% | 91% | 7,298 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas | $67,040 | 63% | 84% | 7,277 |
| Marshall University | Huntington | $9,162 | 96% | 50% | 7,266 |
| Tufts University | Medford | $70,704 | 11% | 93% | 7,061 |
| William & Mary | Williamsburg | $25,914 | 34% | 90% | 7,055 |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Oshkosh | $8,532 | 87% | 51% | 6,877 |
| California State University-Monterey Bay | Seaside | $7,779 | 97% | 61% | 6,819 |
| Yale University | New Haven | $67,250 | 4% | 96% | 6,758 |
| Murray State University | Murray | $9,900 | 86% | 60% | 6,688 |
| Hofstra University | Hempstead | $57,660 | 68% | 68% | 6,488 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland | $66,608 | 37% | 87% | 6,437 |
| University of Rochester | Rochester | $67,080 | 40% | 85% | 6,331 |
| Lehigh University | Bethlehem | $64,980 | 26% | 89% | 5,898 |
| Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem | $67,642 | 22% | 90% | 5,485 |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco | $60,492 | 62% | 71% | 5,287 |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover | $68,268 | 5% | 96% | 4,541 |
| United States Naval Academy | Annapolis | N/A | 9% | 92% | 4,474 |
| Bentley University | Waltham | $61,000 | 45% | 88% | 4,474 |
| United States Military Academy | West Point | N/A | 12% | 86% | 4,408 |
| Butler University | Indianapolis | $47,560 | 85% | 80% | 4,317 |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Fairbanks | $8,736 | N/A | 35% | 4,207 |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center | New York | $7,235 | 68% | N/A | 3,254 |
| University of the Pacific | Stockton | $57,080 | 71% | 68% | 3,204 |
| Bryant University | Smithfield | $52,677 | 65% | 80% | 3,194 |
| Calvin University | Grand Rapids | $39,350 | 71% | 76% | 3,193 |
| Colgate University | Hamilton | $70,306 | 14% | 91% | 3,180 |
| College of the Holy Cross | Worcester | $64,500 | 18% | 88% | 3,106 |
| St Olaf College | Northfield | $59,760 | 48% | 84% | 3,093 |
| University of Tulsa | Tulsa | $50,061 | 62% | 73% | 2,813 |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury | $67,600 | 11% | 92% | 2,738 |
| Carthage College | Kenosha | $38,750 | 87% | 62% | 2,660 |
| Smith College | Northampton | $65,178 | 21% | 89% | 2,544 |
| Trinity University | San Antonio | $53,676 | 26% | 83% | 2,505 |
| Vassar College | Poughkeepsie | $71,030 | 19% | 90% | 2,444 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit | $32,946 | 75% | 68% | 2,438 |
| University of Connecticut-Stamford | Stamford | $18,150 | 83% | 57% | 2,432 |
| North Central College | Naperville | $45,726 | 77% | 68% | 2,428 |
| Norwich University | Northfield | $49,740 | 74% | 61% | 2,428 |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley | $67,176 | 14% | 91% | 2,300 |
| Dickinson College | Carlisle | $65,650 | 42% | 82% | 2,273 |
| Messiah University | Mechanicsburg | $42,240 | 79% | 77% | 2,259 |
| The University of Findlay | Findlay | $41,164 | 83% | 60% | 2,223 |
| Macalester College | Saint Paul | $68,104 | 29% | 89% | 2,131 |
| Wheaton College | Wheaton | $45,546 | 87% | 86% | 2,121 |
| Carleton College | Northfield | $68,892 | 20% | 90% | 2,086 |
| Williams College | Williamstown | $68,560 | 8% | 95% | 2,076 |
| Union College | Schenectady | $69,039 | 44% | 83% | 2,046 |
| Hamilton College | Clinton | $68,960 | 14% | 91% | 2,030 |
| University of Mount Union | Alliance | $36,600 | 78% | 62% | 1,995 |
| DePauw University | Greencastle | $59,070 | 57% | 77% | 1,905 |
| Washington and Lee University | Lexington | $68,045 | 14% | 94% | 1,881 |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Saint Peter | $56,076 | 61% | 76% | 1,878 |
| Occidental College | Los Angeles | $66,274 | 44% | 83% | 1,877 |
| Nazareth University | Rochester | $42,450 | 75% | 73% | 1,873 |
| Elizabethtown College | Elizabethtown | $37,950 | 78% | 77% | 1,868 |
| Davidson College | Davidson | $64,410 | 13% | 91% | 1,867 |
| Concordia College at Moorhead | Moorhead | $31,170 | 63% | 66% | 1,829 |
| Wofford College | Spartanburg | $56,005 | 52% | 82% | 1,816 |
| Bates College | Lewiston | $66,590 | 13% | 90% | 1,760 |
| Kenyon College | Gambier | $71,520 | 31% | 84% | 1,732 |
| The College of Wooster | Wooster | $61,640 | 60% | 74% | 1,730 |
| Grinnell College | Grinnell | $68,106 | 15% | 88% | 1,729 |
| Pomona College | Claremont | $65,420 | 7% | 93% | 1,666 |
| Linfield University | McMinnville | $50,850 | 85% | 68% | 1,621 |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore | $65,494 | 7% | 93% | 1,613 |
| University of Puget Sound | Tacoma | $62,898 | 72% | 68% | 1,594 |
| Whitman College | Walla Walla | $64,050 | 38% | 81% | 1,531 |
| University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus | Hartford | $18,130 | 88% | 65% | 1,525 |
| Pacific University | Forest Grove | $56,374 | 90% | 66% | 1,516 |
| Lawrence University | Appleton | $56,982 | 64% | 77% | 1,396 |
| Claremont McKenna College | Claremont | $67,980 | 10% | 93% | 1,388 |
| Reed College | Portland | $69,350 | 25% | 74% | 1,320 |
| William Woods University | Fulton | $30,340 | 71% | 52% | 1,300 |
| Austin College | Sherman | $48,680 | 48% | 68% | 1,165 |
| Scripps College | Claremont | $65,950 | 38% | 85% | 1,113 |
| Aquinas College | Grand Rapids | $40,218 | 90% | 64% | 1,083 |
| Northwest Nazarene University | Nampa | $40,794 | 65% | 65% | 1,024 |
| Guilford College | Greensboro | $41,362 | 80% | 47% | 1,001 |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | Milwaukee | $36,110 | 78% | 63% | 943 |
| Beloit College | Beloit | $60,886 | 63% | 69% | 926 |
| Bennington College | Bennington | $66,262 | 45% | 69% | 780 |
| Whittier College | Whittier | $51,350 | 81% | 62% | 764 |
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus | Waterbury | $18,140 | 87% | 56% | 733 |
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point | Groton | $18,140 | 88% | 59% | 454 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many colleges offer East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics?
There are 166 colleges offering East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics programs in the United States as of 2024.
What is the best college for East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics?
Based on graduate earnings, Stanford University is among the top colleges for East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics with median earnings of $124,080.
What are the top 3 colleges for East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics?
The top colleges for East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics include Stanford University, Bentley University, Carnegie Mellon University.