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
#32 65.7 67.8 46.4 N/A
#40
University of Minnesota

United States

64.1 64.8 57.7 N/A
#35 65.4 66.2 58.3 N/A
#37
Johns Hopkins University

United States

64.9 65.2 61.8 N/A
#36 65.1 65.2 63.8 N/A
#44 63.1 62.7 66.6 N/A
#43 63.6 63.0 68.7 N/A
#48
Boston University

United States

62.2 61.4 69.6 N/A
#27
University of York

United Kingdom

68.0 67.7 70.3 N/A
#29 67.3 66.9 70.5 N/A
#41
University of Leeds

United Kingdom

63.8 63.0 70.7 N/A
#47 62.7 61.8 71.0 N/A
#24 68.9 68.7 71.1 N/A
#15
Cornell University

United States

73.1 73.2 72.5 N/A
#49 61.8 60.5 73.8 N/A
#31
Brown University

United States

65.8 64.9 74.1 N/A
#45 62.9 61.6 74.2 N/A
#32 65.7 64.6 75.5 N/A
#10 76.6 76.7 75.6 N/A
#46
University of Bristol

United Kingdom

62.8 61.4 75.7 N/A
#26 68.1 67.0 77.7 N/A
#14 73.2 72.6 78.5 N/A
#23
University of Michigan

United States

69.5 68.5 78.7 N/A
#13
Duke University

United States

73.4 72.7 79.2 N/A
#19 71.3 70.4 79.7 N/A
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