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
#1
University of Cambridge

United Kingdom

100.0 100.0 100.0 N/A
#2
Harvard University

United States

85.3 84.0 97.2 N/A
#3
University of Oxford

United Kingdom

82.7 80.9 98.8 N/A
#4
Yale University

United States

82.4 81.4 91.0 N/A
#5 81.1 81.2 80.6 N/A
#6
Columbia University

United States

81.0 80.8 83.1 N/A
#7
Stanford University

United States

79.2 78.0 90.2 N/A
#8
Princeton University

United States

78.0 77.7 80.5 N/A
#9
University of Chicago

United States

77.4 76.9 81.4 N/A
#10 76.6 76.7 75.6 N/A
#10 76.6 75.8 83.8 N/A
#12 76.1 75.0 85.7 N/A
#13
Duke University

United States

73.4 72.7 79.2 N/A
#14 73.2 72.6 78.5 N/A
#15
Cornell University

United States

73.1 73.2 72.5 N/A
#16
University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom

73.0 72.1 81.0 N/A
#17 72.6 71.3 84.6 N/A
#18 72.1 71.1 81.5 N/A
#19 71.3 70.4 79.7 N/A
#20
University of Manchester

United Kingdom

70.2 69.1 80.1 N/A
#21
University of Warwick

United Kingdom

70.0 68.5 83.6 N/A
#22 69.9 67.4 92.1 N/A
#23
University of Michigan

United States

69.5 68.5 78.7 N/A
#24 68.9 68.7 71.1 N/A
#25 68.5 66.1 90.5 N/A
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