Best Universities for Literature in the World
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Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 3,747 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.
We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.
Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.
2. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $14,402
5. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $21,406
- Enrollment
- 45,036
6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
- Average Aid
- $16,326
- Enrollment
- 50,278
7. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $12,411
8. Harvard University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $13,910
9. University of Texas at Austin
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
10. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
- Average Aid
- $17,592
- Enrollment
- 46,116
11. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1505
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $24,262
12. Ohio State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
13. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
14. Yale University
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $20,605
15. University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
16. University of Washington - Seattle
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
- Average Aid
- $15,895
- Enrollment
- 52,434
17. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Net Price
- $30,958
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $32,562
18. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $8,719
- Enrollment
- 40,363
19. University of Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $33,727
20. University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $14,578
26. Princeton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $20,908
27. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $50,991
29. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,021
30. University of Maryland - College Park
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
36. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
37. University of Arizona
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
38. Arizona State University - Tempe
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $12,201
- Enrollment
- 77,881
40. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $17,628
- Enrollment
- 40,050
42. Michigan State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
43. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
44. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
- Average Aid
- $18,083
- Enrollment
- 41,885
47. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $18,107
- Enrollment
- 26,124
48. Boston University
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $25,852
49. Carnegie Mellon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $37,450
50. University of Bristol
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Enrollment
- 27,513
- Founded
- 1909
53. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
56. University of Virginia
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 34
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
57. University of Warwick
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Enrollment
- 27,278
- Founded
- 1965
58. University of Amsterdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Enrollment
- 31,123
- Founded
- 1632
64. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
65. Northwestern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $29,999
66. University of Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1385
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
67. University of Iowa
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
69. Durham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Enrollment
- 19,520
- Founded
- 1832
70. Georgia Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
71. Duke University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1513
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $27,297
74. Texas A&M University - College Station
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
76. Imperial College London
- Acceptance Rate
- 15%
- Enrollment
- 17,565
- Founded
- 1907
80. Indiana University - Bloomington
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
82. University of Southampton
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Enrollment
- 21,335
- Founded
- 1952
83. University of Sussex
- Enrollment
- 17,319
- Male:Female
- 44:56
- Founded
- 1961
84. Purdue University
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
86. University of Colorado Boulder
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
87. Iowa State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1207
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
89. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $16,868
- Enrollment
- 36,505
90. Johns Hopkins University
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Net Price
- $20,680
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $45,373
91. Washington University in St Louis
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,298
93. Florida State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
95. University of Liverpool
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Enrollment
- 28,693
- Founded
- 1881
97. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
100. Vanderbilt University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $27,553