Italian is the national language of Italy. It is a Romance language proceeding from the Latin. It is one of four official languages in Switzerland. Italian is spoken in Italy and Switzerland by about 63 million native speakers.
Top 20 UK universities for Italian:
1 Cambridge 100
2 Swansea 94.7
3 Oxford 93
4 Birmingham 89.8
5 Bristol 89.1
6 St Andrews 89
7 Warwick 86.4
8 Edinburgh 86
9 Exeter 85.2
9 UCL 85.2
11 Strathclyde 84.4
12 Glasgow 83.9
13 Hull 83.4
14 Cardiff 81.4
14 Salford 81.4
16 Royal Holloway 80.6
17 Oxford Brookes 77.7
18 Central Lancashire 77.6
19 Bath 76.4
20 Lancaster 76.2
Source: Times 2006
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Top 20 UK universities for Italian:
1 Cambridge 100
2 Swansea 94.7
3 Oxford 93
4 Birmingham 89.8
5 Bristol 89.1
6 St Andrews 89
7 Warwick 86.4
8 Edinburgh 86
9 Exeter 85.2
9 UCL 85.2
11 Strathclyde 84.4
12 Glasgow 83.9
13 Hull 83.4
14 Cardiff 81.4
14 Salford 81.4
16 Royal Holloway 80.6
17 Oxford Brookes 77.7
18 Central Lancashire 77.6
19 Bath 76.4
20 Lancaster 76.2
Source: Times 2006
* Other Languages:
German Language Ranking
Iberian Languages Ranking
French Language Ranking