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 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
81.1 | 81.2 | 80.6 | N/A |
| #32 |
University of California, Irvine
United States |
65.7 | 67.8 | 46.4 | N/A |
| #12 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
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 |
University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Hong Kong |
65.5 | 63.2 | 86.6 | N/A |
| #47 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
United States |
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 |
University of Melbourne
Australia |
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 |
University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
United States |
72.1 | 71.1 | 81.5 | N/A |
| #42 |
University of Queensland (UQ)
Australia |
63.7 | 60.3 | 94.7 | N/A |
| #28 |
University of Sydney
Australia |
67.4 | 65.6 | 84.0 | N/A |
| #26 |
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
United States |
68.1 | 67.0 | 77.7 | N/A |
| #32 |
University of the Philippines
Philippines |
65.7 | 64.6 | 75.5 | N/A |
| #10 |
University of Toronto
Canada |
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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