Language Enrollment Database, 1958–2021
Data from MLA censuses of language enrollments in United States institutions of higher education. Read more...
Visit the Enrollments home page on the MLA site for additional enrollment links.
Select Language(s)
Begin typing a language name in the field below, then select the name in the drop-down menu. Click the X to remove a selected language.
Select Year(s)
Choose up to eight years. The 1969 and 1971 censuses cover the summer semester only. In 2016, there was a summer and a fall census. All other censuses cover the fall semester only.
Narrow Search by Geographic Area or Institution
Narrow Search by Geographic Area or Institution
Organize Data
While the database is comprehensive, for practical reasons the search interface only allows searches of up to eight languages, in eight censuses, in eight states or institutions. Available to researchers is the complete data set for all censuses, as well as an explanation of the use of the NCES UNITID in the census.
A list of institutions that did not respond to the MLA census in 2009, 2013, 2016, or 2021 is available, as is a list of institutions reporting no enrollments in languages other than English in 2009, 2013, 2016, or 2021.
Please send comments and questions to enrollments@mla.org.