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
#49 61.8 60.5 73.8 N/A
#17 72.6 71.3 84.6 N/A
#14 73.2 72.6 78.5 N/A
#38 64.4 60.7 97.8 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
#39 64.3 61.6 88.9 N/A
#29 67.3 66.9 70.5 N/A
#22 69.9 67.4 92.1 N/A
#49
Monash University

Australia

61.8 58.9 87.8 N/A
#19 71.3 70.4 79.7 N/A
#29 67.3 65.4 84.8 N/A
#45 62.9 61.6 74.2 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
#2
Harvard University

United States

85.3 84.0 97.2 N/A
#13
Duke University

United States

73.4 72.7 79.2 N/A
#44 63.1 62.7 66.6 N/A
#15
Cornell University

United States

73.1 73.2 72.5 N/A
#6
Columbia University

United States

81.0 80.8 83.1 N/A
#35 65.4 66.2 58.3 N/A
#43 63.6 63.0 68.7 N/A
#31
Brown University

United States

65.8 64.9 74.1 N/A
#48
Boston University

United States

62.2 61.4 69.6 N/A
#24 68.9 68.7 71.1 N/A
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