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<p>According to the page you linked to, they’re nowhere near 40 these days.</p>
<p>2012: 16
2011: 17
2010: 24
2009: 17
2008: 25
5-year average: 20</p>
<p>That’s still an impressive number but it’s more like 5% of the class, not 10%. Also, just out of curiosity, when it lists those who “have completed all the requirements to graduate with a major in French,” does that mean they actually did graduate with a major in French–or might some have met all the requirements but actually graduated with some other major? Not that it matters, I suppose, since in either case it suggests the same critical mass of people studying French, but that’s a mighty awkward locution if they just meant “graduated with French majors.”</p>
<p>OP, if you’re female I’d suggest you take a close look at Bryn Mawr. Their French program is very strong, and they also have an intensive summer program in Avignon, France, a lovely spot. Also, it’s an easier admit than Princeton or Middlebury.</p>