English Language & Literature 2018

There’s relatively little movement in this year’s ranking of the best places to study English language and literature, with only one new entry in the top 20: the University of Melbourne.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, English-speaking countries also continue to dominate. Peking University, in 37th place, is the highest-ranked university from a country where English isn’t an official language.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).

Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more information. Registered users will also be able to use the site’s Compare function to see facts and statistics about multiple universities side-by-side.

Interested in other courses besides English language and literature? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018 cover 48 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.