Do you have any recommendations?
Google it. Then check the criteria they use to come up with these lists. For example: http://www.frenchlearner.com/classes/american-universities/
I think a lot depends on what you plan to do with your French. Teach? Journalism? Comparative literature? Anthropology? Almost every school in the country will have study abroad options in Francophone countries so that probably won’t differentiate them - but the cost might. Some schools also have ‘language houses’ as a living option, where all the students who reside in the house agree to speak the language when in residence as a way of keeping up their conversational skills - that might be something to look for.
With more info about your grades, test scores, professional objectives, financial picture and general preferences (because lots of people change their majors and some more than once), we could probably come up with more specific suggestions.
It might be best to double-major… pay attention to what second major you intend to pursue as well.
This is a pretty good list for starters:
http://www.thebestcolleges.org/10-most-innovative-colleges-for-foreign-language-study/
You can look up recent rankings of graduate departments of French quite easily. A strong graduate department will have some bearing upon the undergraduate experience.
Much depends on what you want out of your college experience: small LAC; large reseach U.; cost; location; potential for admission …
From your other threads it looks like you applied to many of the Ivy’s; any of them should suit you fine
junior? senior? parents’ budget? Level reached as of now (any test score)?
Middlebury! Middlebury has incredible language programs and is in beautiful Vermont. I don’t know if you want something more urban, though.
I can’t tell if qwerty is referring to the link I posted, but: Middlebury is first on the list, and is highly regarded for excellent language training and immersion programs. Some of the other schools from that link are also commendable for languages, and French would be very strong.
Yes, I was going to say Middlebury as well.
Any LAC that has a good year abroad program. Kalamazoo College comes to mind.
You need to look for departments offering BOTH literature and civilization (history, contemporary culture…) classes and check the current list of classes to see how many advanced classes are offered - some universities have lots of them on the books, but only offer one per semester, and sometimes at some directionals, zero since most students are enrolled in 1-2, then a couple in 3-4. You should also check the study abroad conditions and costs.
What are your test scores?
I’d suggest checking out any of the women’s colleges, Vassar, Macalester, Dickinson… but without an idea of your stats these suggestions could be pointless.