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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 |
University of Melbourne
Australia |
68.5 | 66.1 | 90.5 | N/A |
| #24 |
Ateneo de Manila University
Philippines |
68.9 | 68.7 | 71.1 | N/A |
| #23 |
University of Michigan
United States |
69.5 | 68.5 | 78.7 | N/A |
| #22 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
69.9 | 67.4 | 92.1 | N/A |
| #21 |
University of Warwick
United Kingdom |
70.0 | 68.5 | 83.6 | N/A |
| #20 |
University of Manchester
United Kingdom |
70.2 | 69.1 | 80.1 | N/A |
| #19 |
McGill University
Canada |
71.3 | 70.4 | 79.7 | N/A |
| #18 |
University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
United States |
72.1 | 71.1 | 81.5 | N/A |
| #17 |
UCL (University College London)
United Kingdom |
72.6 | 71.3 | 84.6 | N/A |
| #16 |
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom |
73.0 | 72.1 | 81.0 | N/A |
| #15 |
Cornell University
United States |
73.1 | 73.2 | 72.5 | N/A |
| #14 |
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland |
73.2 | 72.6 | 78.5 | N/A |
| #13 |
Duke University
United States |
73.4 | 72.7 | 79.2 | N/A |
| #12 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
76.1 | 75.0 | 85.7 | N/A |
| #10 | 76.6 | 76.7 | 75.6 | N/A | |
| #10 |
University of Toronto
Canada |
76.6 | 75.8 | 83.8 | N/A |
| #9 |
University of Chicago
United States |
77.4 | 76.9 | 81.4 | N/A |
| #8 |
Princeton University
United States |
78.0 | 77.7 | 80.5 | N/A |
| #7 |
Stanford University
United States |
79.2 | 78.0 | 90.2 | N/A |
| #6 |
Columbia University
United States |
81.0 | 80.8 | 83.1 | N/A |
| #5 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
81.1 | 81.2 | 80.6 | N/A |
| #4 |
Yale University
United States |
82.4 | 81.4 | 91.0 | N/A |
| #3 |
University of Oxford
United Kingdom |
82.7 | 80.9 | 98.8 | N/A |
| #2 |
Harvard University
United States |
85.3 | 84.0 | 97.2 | N/A |
| #1 |
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | N/A |
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