Best Universities for Literature in the World

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EduRank

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

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

4. University of Toronto

For Literature

#1 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
95,055
Founded
1827

5. University of California - Berkeley

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
20%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$16,326
Enrollment
50,278

7. Columbia University

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$12,411

8. Harvard University

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$13,910

9. University of Texas at Austin

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

10. University of California - Los Angeles

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

11. Cornell University

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,262

12. Ohio State University

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
83%

13. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
85%

14. Yale University

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,605

15. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
64%

16. University of Washington - Seattle

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
53%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$15,895
Enrollment
52,434

17. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,958
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,562

18. Pennsylvania State University

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,719
Enrollment
40,363

19. University of Chicago

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,727

20. University of Pennsylvania

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$14,578

22. University of Sydney

For Literature

#1 in Oceania
#1 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

24. University of British Columbia

For Literature

#2 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
59,659
Founded
1908

25. McGill University

For Literature

#3 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
40,036
Founded
1821

26. Princeton University

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,908

27. New York University

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$50,991

29. University of Southern California

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

30. University of Maryland - College Park

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
68%

32. University of Queensland

For Literature

#2 in Oceania
#2 in Australia
Enrollment
48,771
Founded
1909

33. University of Melbourne

For Literature

#3 in Oceania
#3 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

34. University of Alberta

For Literature

#4 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
1908

36. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

37. University of Arizona

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

38. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$12,201
Enrollment
77,881

39. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Literature

#1 in Asia
#1 in Israel
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

40. University of California - Davis

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

42. Michigan State University

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
72%

43. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

44. University of California-San Diego

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$18,083
Enrollment
41,885

46. University of New South Wales

For Literature

#4 in Oceania
#4 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1949

47. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$18,107
Enrollment
26,124

48. Boston University

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$25,852

49. Carnegie Mellon University

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$37,450

50. University of Bristol

For Literature

#10 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

51. Tel Aviv University

For Literature

#2 in Asia
#2 in Israel
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

53. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
60%

55. Monash University

For Literature

#6 in Oceania
#6 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

56. University of Virginia

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
63%

57. University of Warwick

For Literature

#12 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

58. University of Amsterdam

For Literature

#13 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
31,123
Founded
1632

59. University of Tokyo

For Literature

#3 in Asia
#1 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,133
Founded
1877

61. Utrecht University

For Literature

#15 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1636

63. Catholic University of Leuven

For Literature

#16 in Europe
#1 in Belgium
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

64. University of Pittsburgh

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
78%

65. Northwestern University

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$29,999

66. University of Florida

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

67. University of Iowa

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
87%

69. Durham University

For Literature

#18 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

70. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
72%

71. Duke University

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1513
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,297

72. University of Sao Paulo

For Literature

#1 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

74. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
78%

75. Tsinghua University

For Literature

#5 in Asia
#1 in China
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

76. Imperial College London

For Literature

#20 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

77. University of Helsinki

For Literature

#21 in Europe
#1 in Finland
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

78. York University

For Literature

#5 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

79. Lund University

For Literature

#22 in Europe
#1 in Sweden
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

80. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
79%

81. University of Calgary

For Literature

#6 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

82. University of Southampton

For Literature

#23 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

83. University of Sussex

For Literature

#24 in Europe
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

84. Purdue University

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
73%

85. University of Copenhagen

For Literature

#25 in Europe
#1 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

86. University of Colorado Boulder

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
65%

87. Iowa State University

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

89. University of California - Irvine

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$16,868
Enrollment
36,505

90. Johns Hopkins University

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
8%
Net Price
$20,680
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$45,373

91. Washington University in St Louis

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,298

92. Aarhus University

For Literature

#26 in Europe
#2 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,020
Founded
1928

93. Florida State University

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

95. University of Liverpool

For Literature

#28 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

96. Zhejiang University

For Literature

#6 in Asia
#2 in China
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

97. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
74%

98. Western University

For Literature

#7 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
27,300
Founded
1878

99. University of York

For Literature

#29 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

100. Vanderbilt University

For Literature

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,553