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
#26 68.1 67.0 77.7 N/A
#27
University of York

United Kingdom

68.0 67.7 70.3 N/A
#28 67.4 65.6 84.0 N/A
#29 67.3 65.4 84.8 N/A
#29 67.3 66.9 70.5 N/A
#31
Brown University

United States

65.8 64.9 74.1 N/A
#32 65.7 67.8 46.4 N/A
#32 65.7 64.6 75.5 N/A
#34 65.5 63.2 86.6 N/A
#35 65.4 66.2 58.3 N/A
#36 65.1 65.2 63.8 N/A
#37
Johns Hopkins University

United States

64.9 65.2 61.8 N/A
#38 64.4 60.7 97.8 N/A
#39 64.3 61.6 88.9 N/A
#40
University of Minnesota

United States

64.1 64.8 57.7 N/A
#41
University of Leeds

United Kingdom

63.8 63.0 70.7 N/A
#42 63.7 60.3 94.7 N/A
#43 63.6 63.0 68.7 N/A
#44 63.1 62.7 66.6 N/A
#45 62.9 61.6 74.2 N/A
#46
University of Bristol

United Kingdom

62.8 61.4 75.7 N/A
#47 62.7 61.8 71.0 N/A
#48
Boston University

United States

62.2 61.4 69.6 N/A
#49
Monash University

Australia

61.8 58.9 87.8 N/A
#49 61.8 60.5 73.8 N/A
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