Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Foreign Languages and Linguistics

109 U.S. colleges and universities offer programs in Foreign Languages and Linguistics at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 465 Associate 265 Bachelor 948 Master 248 PhD 109 Professional 1

Most schools offering it: California (168), New York (84), Texas (75), Pennsylvania (71), Ohio (56), Illinois (48)

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Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 38 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 48,424
Retention: 91%
Programs: 209
Awards 2024-25: 20,593

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Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 34 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 35,173
Retention: 98%
Programs: 209
Awards 2024-25: 15,748

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UTA

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The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 32 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 53,864
Retention: 97%
Programs: 203
Awards 2024-25: 18,937

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University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 32 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 18,566
Retention: 99%
Programs: 121
Awards 2024-25: 6,960

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UCA

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University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 30 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 47,335
Retention: 97%
Programs: 193
Awards 2024-25: 14,956

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UMA

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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 29 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 52,855
Retention: 97%
Programs: 254
Awards 2024-25: 16,680

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 29 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 29,109
Retention: 99%
Programs: 229
Awards 2024-25: 10,603

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 28 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 51,044
Retention: 96%
Programs: 262
Awards 2024-25: 19,199

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Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 28 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 9,137
Retention: 98%
Programs: 53
Awards 2024-25: 2,453

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NYU

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New York University

New York, NY

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 27 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 56,832
Retention: 96%
Programs: 237
Awards 2024-25: 20,211

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OSU

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Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 26 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 61,443
Retention: 94%
Programs: 253
Awards 2024-25: 16,558

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Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 24 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 30,259
Retention: 98%
Programs: 259
Awards 2024-25: 11,030

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University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 23 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 45,882
Retention: 97%
Programs: 172
Awards 2024-25: 15,568

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Yale University

New Haven, CT

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 23 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 15,564
Retention: 99%
Programs: 132
Awards 2024-25: 5,610

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UNC

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 22 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 32,438
Retention: 97%
Programs: 136
Awards 2024-25: 9,499

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CGS

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CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York, NY

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 22 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 9,536
Programs: 218
Awards 2024-25: 2,894

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 21 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 18,625
Retention: 98%
Programs: 128
Awards 2024-25: 5,803

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ASU

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Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 19 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 79,818
Retention: 87%
Programs: 347
Awards 2024-25: 22,923

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PSU

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Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

University Park, PA

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 19 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 50,737
Retention: 93%
Programs: 252
Awards 2024-25: 14,703

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UIU

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 18 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 59,238
Retention: 95%
Programs: 200
Awards 2024-25: 17,879

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Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 18 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 26,793
Retention: 98%
Programs: 171
Awards 2024-25: 9,154

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UCB

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University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 18 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 26,133
Retention: 93%
Programs: 97
Awards 2024-25: 7,580

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University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 17 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 56,365
Retention: 83%
Programs: 307
Awards 2024-25: 12,522

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RUB

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Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ

Foreign Languages and Linguistics: 16 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 52,269
Retention: 93%
Programs: 210
Awards 2024-25: 13,144

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