World's Best Universities
English Language and Literature

English language and literature students often take classes on subjects such as creative writing and rhetoric. Graduates can pursue careers in education, journalism, and many more fields. These are the world's top universities for English language and literature. See the methodology.

Rank School Overall Score Academic Reputation Score Employer Reputation Score Citations per Paper Score
#46
University of Bristol

United Kingdom

62.8 61.4 75.7 N/A
#10 76.6 76.7 75.6 N/A
#5 81.1 81.2 80.6 N/A
#32 65.7 67.8 46.4 N/A
#12 76.1 75.0 85.7 N/A
#1
University of Cambridge

United Kingdom

100.0 100.0 100.0 N/A
#9
University of Chicago

United States

77.4 76.9 81.4 N/A
#16
University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom

73.0 72.1 81.0 N/A
#34 65.5 63.2 86.6 N/A
#47 62.7 61.8 71.0 N/A
#41
University of Leeds

United Kingdom

63.8 63.0 70.7 N/A
#20
University of Manchester

United Kingdom

70.2 69.1 80.1 N/A
#25 68.5 66.1 90.5 N/A
#23
University of Michigan

United States

69.5 68.5 78.7 N/A
#40
University of Minnesota

United States

64.1 64.8 57.7 N/A
#3
University of Oxford

United Kingdom

82.7 80.9 98.8 N/A
#18 72.1 71.1 81.5 N/A
#42 63.7 60.3 94.7 N/A
#28 67.4 65.6 84.0 N/A
#26 68.1 67.0 77.7 N/A
#32 65.7 64.6 75.5 N/A
#10 76.6 75.8 83.8 N/A
#21
University of Warwick

United Kingdom

70.0 68.5 83.6 N/A
#27
University of York

United Kingdom

68.0 67.7 70.3 N/A
#4
Yale University

United States

82.4 81.4 91.0 N/A
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