Best Colleges for English & Literature
English and literature majors develop exceptional writing, critical thinking, and analytical skills valued across industries. These colleges offer rich humanities programs with distinguished faculty and strong literary traditions. Our ranking weighs academic reputation, graduation rates, program popularity, and graduate career outcomes.
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51 schools ranked in this list.
| Rank | School | Tuition | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD, 21403 | - | 9% |
| #2 | College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA, 01060 | $68,090 | 18% |
| #3 | Grinnell College Grinnell, IA, 50112 | $72,346 | 15% |
| #4 | Hamilton College Clinton, NY, 13323 | $72,690 | 14% |
| #5 | Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA, 24450 | $71,365 | 14% |
| #6 | Amherst College Amherst, MA, 01002 | $73,830 | 9% |
| #7 | Middlebury College Middlebury, VT, 05753 | $70,640 | 11% |
| #8 | Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA, 19010 | $69,220 | 29% |
| #9 | Smith College Northampton, MA, 01063 | $67,448 | 21% |
| #10 | Agnes Scott College Decatur, GA, 30030 | $52,552 | 62% |
| #11 | Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ, 07764 | $48,340 | 89% |
| #12 | Kenyon College Gambier, OH, 43022 | - | 31% |
| #13 | University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN, 56267 | - | 75% |
| #14 | New College of Florida Sarasota, FL, 34243 | - | 73% |
| #15 | Union College Schenectady, NY, 12308 | $71,676 | 44% |
| #16 | Wheaton College (IL) Wheaton, IL, 60187 | $47,590 | 87% |
| #17 | University of Dallas Irving, TX, 75062 | $56,630 | 53% |
| #18 | Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA, 01075 | $68,054 | 36% |
| #19 | Hampshire College Amherst, MA, 01002 | $61,484 | 75% |
| #20 | University of Maine at Farmington Farmington, ME, 04938 | - | 97% |
| #21 | Bennington College Bennington, VT, 05201 | $68,746 | 45% |
| #22 | Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI, 49006 | $60,900 | 75% |
| #23 | Purchase College--SUNY Purchase, NY, 10577 | - | 74% |
| #24 | Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA, 15301 | $30,280 | 81% |
| #25 | Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA, 17870 | $62,200 | 88% |
| #26 | The University of the South Sewanee, TN, 37383 | $58,226 | 57% |
| #27 | Scripps College Claremont, CA, 91711 | $68,532 | 38% |
| #28 | Warren Wilson College Asheville, NC, 28815 | $26,540 | 71% |
| #29 | Dominican University New York Orangeburg, NY, 10962 | $35,380 | 90% |
| #30 | Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI, 49242 | $34,190 | 21% |
| #31 | Knox College Galesburg, IL, 61401 | $60,051 | 71% |
| #32 | Thiel College Greenville, PA, 16125 | - | 72% |
| #33 | Goucher College Baltimore, MD, 21204 | $55,300 | 78% |
| #34 | Hendrix College Conway, AR, 72032 | $39,750 | 47% |
| #35 | Centenary College Shreveport, LA, 71104 | $43,450 | 56% |
| #36 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY, 14456 | $66,562 | 64% |
| #37 | Mount Marty University Yankton, SD, 57078 | $35,775 | 43% |
| #38 | Wheaton College (MA) Norton, MA, 02766 | $65,700 | 68% |
| #39 | Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR, 97219 | $68,048 | 78% |
| #40 | Covenant College Lookout Mountain, GA, 30750 | $43,668 | 87% |
| #41 | Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ, 08701 | $37,902 | 79% |
| #42 | Washington College Chestertown, MD, 21620 | $56,988 | 57% |
| #43 | Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT, 05439 | $52,550 | 85% |
| #44 | Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar, VA, 24595 | $27,680 | 70% |
| #45 | Calumet College of St. Joseph Whiting, IN, 46394 | $24,110 | 59% |
| #46 | Presbyterian College Clinton, SC, 29325 | $46,160 | 68% |
| #47 | The New School New York, NY, 10011 | $61,208 | 63% |
| #48 | Mount Aloysius College Cresson, PA, 16630 | $27,884 | 82% |
| #49 | Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, 45202 | - | 34% |
| #50 | Chipola College Marianna, FL, 32446 | - | 63% |
| #51 | Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY, 11205 | $64,238 | 73% |