Colleges that graduate the most English language and literature majors

Largest English language and literature programs

The 50 largest English language and literature programs by bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023. Click a college for its English language and literature page: share of campus, rank among its majors, gender split, and the admissions bar.

Most concentrated in English language and literature

Where English language and literature is the biggest part of campus: share of all graduates, among colleges awarding at least 50 degrees in the field.

How to get in for English language and literature

What readers look for from applicants who declare this field, at any selectivity.

1. The most rigorous English and history courses, with top grades
2. Writing beyond the classroom: publication, competitions, a sustained project
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Most selective colleges for English language and literature

Lowest acceptance rates among colleges awarding at least 25 English language and literature degrees.

Most accessible colleges for English language and literature

Colleges admitting 60% or more of applicants that still award at least 50 English language and literature degrees a year.

English Language and Literature by state

States with the most English language and literature graduates at tracked colleges.

Every college for English language and literature

All 582 colleges awarding 10 or more bachelor's degrees in English language and literature in 2023, alphabetically. Each link opens that college's English language and literature page.

• Abilene Christian University 11
• Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College 11
• Adelphi University 20
• Alabama-Huntsville 33
• Alaska Anchorage 16
• Alaska Fairbanks 11
• Allegheny College 16
• Amherst College 26
• Anderson University (SC) 17
• Angelo State University 23
• Appalachian State University 88
• Arcadia University 18
• Arizona State University 143
• Arkansas Tech University 16
• Assumption University 16
• Auburn University 31
• Augusta University 13
• Augustana College 14
• Augustana University 14
• Aurora University 11
• Austin College 15
• Austin Peay State University 29
• Azusa Pacific University 12
• Baldwin Wallace University 16
• Ball State University 47
• Bard College 75
• Baruch College 29
• Bates College 21
• Baylor University 34
• Belhaven University 13
• Bellarmine University 11
• Belmont University 15
• Benedictine College 16
• Berry College 20
• Binghamton University 98
• Biola University 20
• Black Hills State University 11
• Boise State University 58
• Boston College 56
• Boston University 43
• Bowdoin College 23
• Bowling Green State University 88
• Bradley University 18
• Brandeis University 20
• Bridgewater State University 63
• Brigham Young University 97
• Brooklyn College 54
• Brown University 87
• Bryn Mawr College 26
• Bucknell University 30
• Buffalo State University 15
• Butler University 18
• Cal Poly Humboldt 46
• Cal Poly Pomona 87
• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 52
• Cal State Chico 57
• Cal State Dominguez Hills 43
• Cal State East Bay 47
• Cal State Fullerton 141
• Cal State Long Beach 263
• Cal State Los Angeles 97
• Cal State Northridge 143
• Cal State San Bernardino 126
• Cal State San Marcos 56
• Cal State Stanislaus 55
• California Baptist University 40
• California Lutheran University 15
• California University of PA 22
• Calvin University 12
• Carleton College 16
• Case Western Reserve University 17
• Cedarville University 20
• Central Michigan University 21
• Central Missouri 11
• Central Oklahoma 24
• Central Washington University 57
• Centre College 10
• Chapman University 62
• Christopher Newport University 29
• Clarion University 22
• Clark University 21
• Clayton State University 18
• Clemson University 121
• Cleveland State University 27
• Coastal Carolina University 19
• Colby College 22
• Colgate University 31
• College of Charleston 50
• College of the Holy Cross 51
• College of the Ozarks 10
• College of Wooster 20
• Colorado Christian University 28
• Colorado College 22
• Colorado Mesa University 18
• Colorado State University 75
• Columbia College (MO) 18
• Columbia University 130
• Columbus State University 24
• Commonwealth U Bloomsburg 37
• Commonwealth U Lock Haven 37
• Commonwealth U Mansfield 37
• Connecticut College 11
• Corban University 12
• Cornell College 12
• Cornell University 28
• Creighton University 14
• Cumberland University 12
• CUNY Staten Island 64
• Dalton State College 10
• Dartmouth College 29
• Davidson College 17
• Denison University 20
• DePaul University 54
• DePauw University 12
• Dickinson College 13
• Drake University 22
• Drew University 13
• Drexel University 13
• Drury University 10
• Duke University 25
• Duquesne University 20
• East Carolina University 31
• East Central University 10
• East Stroudsburg University 18
• East Tennessee State University 73
• East Texas A&M University 12
• Eastern Connecticut State 35
• Eastern Illinois University 24
• Eastern Kentucky University 26
• Eastern Michigan University 18
• Eastern Oregon University 27
• Eastern Washington University 28
• Eckerd College 11
• Edinboro University 22
• Elmhurst University 27
• Elon University 24
• Emerson College 116
• Emmanuel College (MA) 15
• Emory University 44
• Emporia State University 10
• Endicott College 10
• Fairfield University 17
• Fairmont State University 17
• Fayetteville State University 19
• Ferris State University 29
• Flagler College 18
• Florida Atlantic University 62
• Florida Gulf Coast University 40
• Florida International University 179
• Florida Southern College 13
• Florida State University 249
• Fordham University 94
• Fort Hays State University 96
• Fort Lewis College 11
• Francis Marion University 10
• Franciscan University of Steubenville 29
• Franklin & Marshall College 27
• Freed-Hardeman University 12
• Fresno State University 58
• Furman University 13
• George Fox University 13
• George Mason University 81
• George Washington University 27
• Georgetown University 55
• Georgia College 31
• Georgia Gwinnett College 22
• Georgia Southern University 47
• Georgia State University 74
• Georgian Court University 15
• Gettysburg College 18
• Gonzaga University 23
• Gordon College 13
• Governors State University 13
• Grand Canyon University 86
• Grand Valley State University 105
• Grinnell College 16
• Grove City College 16
• Gustavus Adolphus College 19
• Hamilton College 37
• Hamline University 26
• Harding University 19
• Harvard University 40
• Haverford College 12
• Hawaii Hilo 11
• Hendrix College 23
• High Point University 15
• Hillsdale College 32
• Hobart College 25
• Hofstra University 28
• Hood College 10
• Hope College 11
• Howard University 40
• Idaho State University 16
• Illinois Springfield 17
• Illinois State University 95
• Illinois Wesleyan University 11
• Indiana U of Pennsylvania 33
• Indiana University 49
• Indiana University Indianapolis 42
• Iona University 14
• Iowa State University 64
• Ithaca College 34
• IU East 18
• Jacksonville State University 17
• James Madison University 100
• John Carroll University 11
• Johns Hopkins University 24
• Kalamazoo College 24
• Kansas State University 20
• Kean University 54
• Keene State College 18
• Kennesaw State University 65
• Kent State University 63
• Kenyon College 55
• Knox College 20
• Kutztown University 32
• Lafayette College 21
• Lake Forest College 19
• Lamar University 17
• Lander University 12
• Lawrence University 23
• Lewis & Clark College 28
• Liberty University 224
• Lindenwood University 15
• Linfield University 10
• Lipscomb University 17
• Longwood University 12
• Louisiana State University 79
• Louisiana Tech University 13
• Loyola Marymount University 34
• Loyola University Chicago 57
• Loyola University New Orleans 23
• LSU Alexandria 30
• Luther College 10
• Macalester College 23
• Marist University 16
• Marquette University 22
• Marshall University 33
• Maryville University 15
• McDaniel College 12
• McNeese State University 17
• Mercer University 18
• Mercy University 18
• Messiah University 12
• Metro State Denver 105
• Miami University (Ohio) 56
• Michigan State University 81
• Middle Tennessee State University 97
• Middlebury College 41
• Millersville University 37
• Minnesota Duluth 29
• Minnesota State Mankato 17
• Mississippi College 16
• Mississippi State University 22
• Missouri S&T 10
• Missouri Southern State 14
• Missouri State University 62
• Missouri-St. Louis 22
• Monmouth University 39
• Montana State University 35
• Montclair State University 103
• Montevallo 22
• Moravian University 17
• Morehead State University 19
• Mount Holyoke College 30
• Muhlenberg College 13
• Murray State University 29
• NC State University 104
• Nebraska-Kearney 28
• New Mexico State University 24
• New York University 92
• Nicholls State University 15
• North Carolina Central University 11
• North Central College 11
• North Dakota State University 11
• North Georgia 61
• Northeastern State University 21
• Northeastern University 22
• Northern Arizona University 74
• Northern Illinois University 47
• Northern Kentucky University 32
• Northern Michigan University 23
• Northern State University 11
• Northwestern State University 11
• Northwestern University 22
• Oakland University 77
• Oberlin College 34
• Occidental College 15
• Ohio State University 130
• Ohio University 34
• Ohio Wesleyan University 15
• Oklahoma State University 33
• Old Dominion University 174
• Oregon State University 57
• Otterbein University 15
• Pace University 37
• Pacific Lutheran University 19
• Parkside University (WI) 10
• Penn State University 71
• Pepperdine University 17
• Pitt-Johnstown 16
• Plymouth State University 15
• Point Loma Nazarene University 11
• Pomona College 11
• Portland State University 98
• Presbyterian College 12
• Princeton University 30
• Providence College 21
• Purdue Northwest 22
• Purdue University 93
• Purdue University Fort Wayne 23
• Queens College (NY) 84
• Queens University of Charlotte 14
• Quinnipiac University 12
• Radford University 16
• Ramapo College 22
• Regent University 23
• Regis University 12
• Rhode Island College 29
• Rhodes College 21
• Rice University 14
• Rider University 11
• Roanoke College 18
• Rockhurst University 13
• Rollins College 20
• Rowan University 61
• Rutgers University 106
• Rutgers-Camden 12
• Rutgers-Newark 15
• Sacramento State University 132
• Sacred Heart University 15
• Saginaw Valley State University 15
• Saint Joseph's University 10
• Saint Louis University 16
• Saint Mary's College of California 12
• Saint Michael's College 15
• Saint Xavier University 11
• Salisbury University 27
• Sam Houston State University 38
• Samford University 15
• San Diego State University 126
• San Francisco State University 128
• San Jose State University 68
• Santa Clara University 17
• Savannah College of Art and Design 29
• SE Oklahoma State 11
• Seattle Pacific University 26
• Seattle University 20
• Seton Hall University 17
• Seton Hill University 12
• Sewanee - University of the South 40
• Shawnee State University 15
• Shepherd University 16
• Shippensburg University 26
• Skidmore College 50
• Slippery Rock University 23
• Smith College 36
• South Dakota State University 12
• Southeast Missouri State University 16
• Southeastern Louisiana University 24
• Southern Connecticut State 28
• Southern Illinois University 11
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 36
• Southern Methodist University 23
• Southern New Hampshire University 821
• Southern Oregon University 25
• Southern Utah University 14
• Springfield College 12
• St. Cloud State University 19
• St. Edward's University 20
• St. John's University 26
• St. Lawrence University 18
• St. Mary's College of Maryland 20
• St. Mary's University (TX) 14
• St. Olaf College 20
• Stanford University 34
• Stephen F. Austin State University 36
• Stetson University 12
• Stevenson University 10
• Stockton University 26
• Stony Brook University 95
• Suffolk University 21
• SUNY Brockport 24
• SUNY Fredonia 16
• SUNY Geneseo 31
• SUNY New Paltz 75
• SUNY Oneonta 28
• SUNY Oswego 40
• SUNY Plattsburgh 20
• SUNY Potsdam 14
• Susquehanna University 33
• Swarthmore College 15
• Syracuse University 47
• TAMU San Antonio 20
• Tarleton State University 13
• Taylor University 14
• Temple University 65
• Tennessee Tech University 13
• Texas A&M International 33
• Texas A&M University 106
• Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 26
• Texas Christian University 28
• Texas State University 132
• Texas Tech University 87
• Texas Woman's University 32
• The College of New Jersey 69
• Towson University 61
• Trinity College 21
• Trinity University (TX) 19
• Troy University 29
• Truman State University 47
• Tufts University 34
• Tulane University 29
• U of Arkansas Fort Smith 10
• U.S. Naval Academy 56
• UC Colorado Springs 50
• UC Davis 135
• UC Irvine 146
• UC Riverside 156
• UC San Diego 69
• UC Santa Barbara 123
• UCLA 253
• UM Dearborn 20
• UMass Lowell 79
• UNC Charlotte 115
• UNC Greensboro 65
• UNC Wilmington 68
• Union College 13
• University at Albany 50
• University at Buffalo 69
• University of Akron 16
• University of Alabama 65
• University of Alabama at Birmingham 46
• University of Arizona 83
• University of Arkansas 47
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock 34
• University of California, Berkeley 238
• University of Central Arkansas 42
• University of Central Florida 327
• University of Chicago 60
• University of Cincinnati 57
• University of Colorado 91
• University of Connecticut 105
• University of Dayton 18
• University of Delaware 41
• University of Denver 20
• University of Florida 140
• University of Georgia 94
• University of Hawaiʻi 57
• University of Houston 108
• University of Idaho 20
• University of Illinois 112
• University of Iowa 162
• University of Kansas 66
• University of Kentucky 56
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette 37
• University of Louisiana at Monroe 10
• University of Louisville 25
• University of Maine 21
• University of Maryland 103
• University of Maryland Baltimore County 36
• University of Massachusetts Amherst 113
• University of Memphis 59
• University of Miami 25
• University of Michigan 87
• University of Minnesota 204
• University of Mississippi 24
• University of Missouri 56
• University of Missouri-Kansas City 41
• University of Montana 30
• University of Nebraska 45
• University of Nebraska Omaha 34
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas 78
• University of Nevada, Reno 55
• University of New Hampshire 72
• University of New Mexico 100
• University of New Orleans 20
• University of North Alabama 18
• University of North Carolina 105
• University of North Dakota 19
• University of North Florida 59
• University of North Texas 139
• University of Northern Colorado 19
• University of Northern Iowa 17
• University of Northwestern St. Paul 11
• University of Notre Dame 37
• University of Oklahoma 20
• University of Oregon 67
• University of Pennsylvania 37
• University of Pittsburgh 194
• University of Portland 18
• University of Rhode Island 58
• University of Richmond 30
• University of Rochester 40
• University of San Diego 18
• University of San Francisco 28
• University of Scranton 12
• University of South Alabama 22
• University of South Carolina 70
• University of South Florida 147
• University of Southern California 70
• University of Southern Indiana 23
• University of Southern Mississippi 44
• University of St. Thomas 16
• University of Tampa 18
• University of Tennessee 68
• University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 26
• University of Texas at Arlington 46
• University of Texas at Austin 194
• University of Texas at El Paso 69
• University of Texas at San Antonio 84
• University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 141
• University of the Cumberlands 10
• University of the Incarnate Word 12
• University of Toledo 27
• University of Utah 105
• University of Vermont 63
• University of Virginia 100
• University of Washington 127
• University of Wisconsin 72
• University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 35
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 44
• University of Wyoming 28
• Ursinus College 15
• USC Upstate 22
• UT Permian Basin 17
• UT Tyler 20
• Utah State University 75
• Utah Valley University 93
• Utica University 12
• UVA Wise 17
• UW-Eau Claire 53
• UW-Green Bay 35
• UW-La Crosse 25
• UW-Oshkosh 17
• UW-Platteville 11
• UW-River Falls 12
• UW-Stevens Point 29
• UW-Whitewater 27
• Vanderbilt University 27
• Vanguard University 16
• Vassar College 25
• Villanova University 14
• Virginia Commonwealth University 87
• Virginia Military Institute 23
• Virginia Tech 81
• Wabash College 21
• Wake Forest University 27
• Washington & Jefferson College 12
• Washington College 18
• Washington State University 91
• Washington University in St. Louis 37
• Wayne State University (MI) 35
• Weber State University 61
• Wellesley College 20
• Wesleyan University 51
• West Chester University 119
• West Florida 51
• West Texas A&M 16
• West Virginia University 47
• Western Carolina University 41
• Western Illinois University 10
• Western Kentucky University 36
• Western Michigan University 41
• Western Oregon University 12
• Western Washington University 185
• Wheaton College (IL) 38
• Wheaton College (MA) 19
• Whitman College 14
• Whitworth University 23
• Wichita State University 23
• Willamette University 11
• William & Mary 52
• William Paterson University 31
• Williams College 37
• Winona State University 11
• Winthrop University 19
• Wofford College 23
• Wright State University 36
• Xavier University 20
• Yale University 56
• Youngstown State University 50

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