GITNUX MARKETDATA REPORT 2024
College Language Study Duration Statistics
The average duration of college language study programs is typically around 2-4 years.
In this post, we explore the recent trends in college language study duration in the U.S. based on various statistics from fall 2016. From the decline in overall language enrollments to the specific popularity of languages like French, Chinese, and American Sign Language, these findings shed light on the evolving landscape of language education in higher institutions. Let’s dive into the numbers and see what they reveal about the state of language learning among U.S. college students.
Statistic 1
"The Modern Language Association found that enrollments in languages other than English fell by 9.2% in colleges and universities in the U.S between 2013 and 2016."
Statistic 2
"Roughly 1.5 million U.S. college students were studying a foreign language in fall 2016."
Statistic 3
"Approximately 7.1% of U.S. higher education students were enrolled in a language course in fall 2016."
Statistic 4
"About 129,000 U.S. college students were studying French, the second most popular language in 2016."
Statistic 5
"Chinese, including Mandarin, was studied by approximately 61,000 U.S. college students in 2016."
Statistic 6
"Italian was studied by about 71,285 U.S. college students in 2016."
Statistic 7
"Japanese was studied by approximately 66,740 U.S. college students in 2016."
Statistic 8
"American Sign Language had nearly 111,000 American college enrollees in fall 2016."
Statistic 9
"Russian was studied by about 21,962 U.S. college students in 2016."
Statistic 10
"Arabic was studied by roughly 27,000 U.S. college students in 2016."
Statistic 11
"Ancient Greek was studied by about 16,075 U.S. college students in 2016."
Statistic 12
"Latin was studied by approximately 28,555 U.S. college students in 2016."
Statistic 13
"Portuguese was studied by about 13,000 U.S. college students in 2016."
Statistic 14
"In 2016, Hindi was studied by about 2,500 American students."
Statistic 15
"The number of U.S. college students studying Tagalog, the national language of the Philippines, increased by 31% from 2013 to 2016."
Statistic 16
"Hebrew was studied by approximately 5,600 U.S. college students in 2016."
Statistic 17
"The number of U.S. college students studying Irish/Gaelic increased by 3.2% from 2013 to 2016."
Jannik Lindner
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