by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2024, College Factual analyzed 165 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best French Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,064 bachelor's degrees in french language & literature during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of french language & literature for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality french language program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for french language & literature students working on their bachelor's degree.
The french language school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best French Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools.
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Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for french language & literature students seeking a a bachelor's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It is difficult to beat University of Notre Dame if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in french language & literature. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from University of Notre Dame
It is hard to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in french language & literature. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from Columbia University in the City of New York
It's difficult to beat Vanderbilt University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in french language & literature. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from Vanderbilt University
Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in french language & literature has to take a look at Duke University. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from Duke University
Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in french language & literature needs to take a look at University of Virginia - Main Campus. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from University of Virginia - Main Campus
Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from University of California - Berkeley
Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from Georgetown University
UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from University of California - Los Angeles
Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from University of Southern California
UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from Tufts University
Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Lewisburg.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from Bucknell University
UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from The University of Texas at Austin
Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Middlebury.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from Middlebury College
SMU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from Southern Methodist University
Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from Brigham Young University - Provo
UC Davis is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Davis.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from University of California - Davis
NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from New York University
UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Amherst.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from University of Massachusetts Amherst
UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Located in the suburb of Clinton, Hamilton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from Hamilton College
Colby is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Waterville.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from Colby College
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best French Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Ohio State University - Main Campus | Columbus, OH |
| 27 | University of Washington - Seattle Campus | Seattle, WA |
| 28 | Colgate University | Hamilton, NY |
| 29 | Indiana University - Bloomington | Bloomington, IN |
| 30 | Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 31 | University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ |
| 32 | Wellesley College | Wellesley, MA |
| 33 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA |
| 25 | University of Rhode Island | Kingston, RI |
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One of 8 majors within the Romance Languages area of study, French Language & Literature has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Spanish Language & Literature | 8,737 |
| Italian Language & Literature | 256 |
| General Hispanic & Latin American Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics | 199 |
| General Romance Languages | 179 |
| Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics | 102 |
| Portuguese | 70 |
