Best Foreign Languages Colleges in Pennsylvania
55 accredited institutions in Pennsylvania offering foreign languages programs, ranked by annual graduates (IPEDS 2023–24).
55
Colleges
1,875
Graduates/yr
17
Public
Bachelor's
Top Degree
Ranked: Foreign Languages Programs in Pennsylvania
1
PublicBachelor's
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park
327
Graduates/yr
54%
Acceptance
$19,672
In-State Tuition
86%
Grad Rate
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2
PublicBachelor's
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh
201
Graduates/yr
50%
Acceptance
$20,154
In-State Tuition
84%
Grad Rate
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3
PublicBachelor's
Pennsylvania Western University
California
129
Graduates/yr
94%
Acceptance
$7,716
In-State Tuition
53%
Grad Rate
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4
Private NonprofitBachelor's
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
123
Graduates/yr
6%
Acceptance
$58,620
Tuition
97%
Grad Rate
$344
Net Price <$30K
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5
PublicBachelor's
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg
99
Graduates/yr
95%
Acceptance
$7,716
In-State Tuition
54%
Grad Rate
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6
PublicBachelor's
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester
72
Graduates/yr
79%
Acceptance
$7,716
In-State Tuition
70%
Grad Rate
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7
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr
66
Graduates/yr
31%
Acceptance
$61,190
Tuition
86%
Grad Rate
$7,115
Net Price <$30K
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8
Private NonprofitMaster's
Villanova University
Villanova
60
Graduates/yr
25%
Acceptance
$63,806
Tuition
92%
Grad Rate
$22,330
Net Price <$30K
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9
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Haverford College
Haverford
60
Graduates/yr
13%
Acceptance
$67,522
Tuition
89%
Grad Rate
$4,985
Net Price <$30K
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10
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Bucknell University
Lewisburg
57
Graduates/yr
32%
Acceptance
$64,418
Tuition
86%
Grad Rate
$23,618
Net Price <$30K
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11
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Dickinson College
Carlisle
54
Graduates/yr
43%
Acceptance
$62,900
Tuition
83%
Grad Rate
$17,850
Net Price <$30K
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12
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove
48
Graduates/yr
79%
Acceptance
$56,600
Tuition
74%
Grad Rate
$22,556
Net Price <$30K
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13
PublicBachelor's
Temple University
Philadelphia
45
Graduates/yr
83%
Acceptance
$21,023
In-State Tuition
75%
Grad Rate
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14
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg
39
Graduates/yr
48%
Acceptance
$64,230
Tuition
83%
Grad Rate
$15,620
Net Price <$30K
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15
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia
39
Graduates/yr
86%
Acceptance
$51,140
Tuition
80%
Grad Rate
$28,101
Net Price <$30K
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16
PublicBachelor's
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock
33
Graduates/yr
75%
Acceptance
$7,716
In-State Tuition
66%
Grad Rate
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17
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore
33
Graduates/yr
7%
Acceptance
$61,992
Tuition
94%
Grad Rate
$5,341
Net Price <$30K
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18
PublicBachelor's
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville
30
Graduates/yr
89%
Acceptance
$9,570
In-State Tuition
54%
Grad Rate
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19
PublicBachelor's
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg
21
Graduates/yr
93%
Acceptance
$7,716
In-State Tuition
44%
Grad Rate
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20
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Lehigh University
Bethlehem
21
Graduates/yr
29%
Acceptance
$61,180
Tuition
89%
Grad Rate
$14,841
Net Price <$30K
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21
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington
21
Graduates/yr
82%
Acceptance
$27,605
Tuition
71%
Grad Rate
$17,859
Net Price <$30K
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22
PublicAssociate's
Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
18
Graduates/yr
$7,560
In-State Tuition
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23
PublicBachelor's
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
Indiana
15
Graduates/yr
91%
Acceptance
$7,716
In-State Tuition
53%
Grad Rate
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24
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh
15
Graduates/yr
11%
Acceptance
$62,260
Tuition
93%
Grad Rate
$12,082
Net Price <$30K
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25
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster
15
Graduates/yr
32%
Acceptance
$68,180
Tuition
86%
Grad Rate
$16,051
Net Price <$30K
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26
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown
12
Graduates/yr
77%
Acceptance
$36,166
Tuition
77%
Grad Rate
$16,765
Net Price <$30K
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27
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Arcadia University
Glenside
12
Graduates/yr
79%
Acceptance
$47,590
Tuition
64%
Grad Rate
$25,544
Net Price <$30K
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28
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Drexel University
Philadelphia
12
Graduates/yr
78%
Acceptance
$58,293
Tuition
77%
Grad Rate
$25,722
Net Price <$30K
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29
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Juniata College
Huntingdon
12
Graduates/yr
72%
Acceptance
$55,322
Tuition
69%
Grad Rate
$12,021
Net Price <$30K
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30
Private NonprofitBachelor's
King's College
Wilkes-Barre
12
Graduates/yr
93%
Acceptance
$40,520
Tuition
60%
Grad Rate
$18,253
Net Price <$30K
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31
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Lycoming College
Williamsport
12
Graduates/yr
68%
Acceptance
$46,720
Tuition
60%
Grad Rate
$11,425
Net Price <$30K
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32
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Moravian University
Bethlehem
12
Graduates/yr
54%
Acceptance
$50,069
Tuition
71%
Grad Rate
$25,838
Net Price <$30K
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33
PublicBachelor's
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks
Reading
12
Graduates/yr
97%
Acceptance
$15,388
In-State Tuition
23%
Grad Rate
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34
PublicBachelor's
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
Greensburg
12
Graduates/yr
98%
Acceptance
$13,660
In-State Tuition
40%
Grad Rate
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35
PublicBachelor's
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg
12
Graduates/yr
86%
Acceptance
$9,570
In-State Tuition
52%
Grad Rate
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36
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Mount Aloysius College
Cresson
9
Graduates/yr
90%
Acceptance
$26,147
Tuition
52%
Grad Rate
$20,792
Net Price <$30K
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37
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Allegheny College
Meadville
9
Graduates/yr
59%
Acceptance
$54,300
Tuition
67%
Grad Rate
$17,305
Net Price <$30K
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38
PublicBachelor's
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown
9
Graduates/yr
95%
Acceptance
$7,716
In-State Tuition
54%
Grad Rate
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39
PublicBachelor's
Lincoln University
Lincoln University
9
Graduates/yr
78%
Acceptance
$8,900
In-State Tuition
52%
Grad Rate
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40
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Ursinus College
Collegeville
6
Graduates/yr
87%
Acceptance
$59,196
Tuition
77%
Grad Rate
$24,740
Net Price <$30K
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41
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Albright College
Reading
6
Graduates/yr
86%
Acceptance
$27,560
Tuition
42%
Grad Rate
$16,615
Net Price <$30K
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42
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Grove City College
Grove City
6
Graduates/yr
73%
Acceptance
$20,890
Tuition
80%
Grad Rate
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43
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Messiah University
Mechanicsburg
6
Graduates/yr
78%
Acceptance
$39,700
Tuition
79%
Grad Rate
$12,996
Net Price <$30K
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44
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Seton Hill University
Greensburg
6
Graduates/yr
76%
Acceptance
$40,864
Tuition
71%
Grad Rate
$21,058
Net Price <$30K
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45
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Lafayette College
Easton
6
Graduates/yr
31%
Acceptance
$61,482
Tuition
88%
Grad Rate
$6,641
Net Price <$30K
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46
Private NonprofitMaster's
La Salle University
Philadelphia
6
Graduates/yr
86%
Acceptance
$34,270
Tuition
58%
Grad Rate
$15,613
Net Price <$30K
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47
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Westminster College
New Wilmington
6
Graduates/yr
86%
Acceptance
$38,760
Tuition
66%
Grad Rate
$17,290
Net Price <$30K
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48
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre
6
Graduates/yr
91%
Acceptance
$40,308
Tuition
60%
Grad Rate
$23,447
Net Price <$30K
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49
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Muhlenberg College
Allentown
6
Graduates/yr
64%
Acceptance
$59,505
Tuition
80%
Grad Rate
$15,212
Net Price <$30K
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50
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Lebanon Valley College
Annville
3
Graduates/yr
75%
Acceptance
$48,890
Tuition
73%
Grad Rate
$19,688
Net Price <$30K
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51
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Eastern University
Saint Davids
3
Graduates/yr
94%
Acceptance
$36,760
Tuition
57%
Grad Rate
$22,206
Net Price <$30K
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52
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh
3
Graduates/yr
79%
Acceptance
$47,146
Tuition
75%
Grad Rate
$28,755
Net Price <$30K
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53
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Cedar Crest College
Allentown
3
Graduates/yr
99%
Acceptance
$44,334
Tuition
58%
Grad Rate
$20,939
Net Price <$30K
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54
PublicAssociate's
Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia
3
Graduates/yr
$7,632
In-State Tuition
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55
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Cabrini University
Radnor
3
Graduates/yr
69%
Acceptance
$34,800
Tuition
51%
Grad Rate
$16,590
Net Price <$30K
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Studying Foreign Languages in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 55 accredited colleges offering foreign languages programs, producing 1,875 graduates annually. Of these, 17 are public institutions with subsidized in-state tuition for Pennsylvania residents.
When evaluating programs, consider accreditation, internship placement rates, and faculty expertise. Always file the FAFSA — the net price after grants can be dramatically lower than sticker tuition, especially at public institutions.
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Data source: Graduate counts from IPEDS 2023–24 C2023_A Completions survey (NCES). Tuition, acceptance rate, and graduation rate from IPEDS HD2023, ADM2023, DRVGR2023.