List of the best colleges for English majors, This list is the best English schools that are the top-tier education institutions for people, who want to be writers or who simply wish to study the classic books of world history.
1. University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa. Founded in 1847, Iowa is the oldest university in the state.
2. Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
3. Brown University
Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1764 as "The College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations," Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine Colonial Colleges established before the American Revolution.
4. University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Established in 1890, the University of Chicago consists of The College, various graduate programs, interdisciplinary committees organized into four academic research divisions and seven professional schools.
5. Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university with campuses in Evanston and Chicago in Illinois, United States, as well as Doha, Qatar.
6. Sewanee, The University of the South
Sewanee: The University of the South, also known as Sewanee, is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Sewanee, Tennessee, United States.
7. Kenyon College
Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, United States, founded in 1824 by Philander Chase. It is the oldest private college in Ohio and is affiliated with the Episcopal Church.
8. Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State or OSU, is a public research university in Columbus, Ohio.
9. Columbia University
Columbia University is a private Ivy League research university in Upper Manhattan, New York City. Originally established in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of George II of Great Britain, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in New York State, as well as one of the country's nine colonial colleges.
10. Brandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, 9 miles west of Boston.
11. University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado, United States.
12. University of Virginia
The University of Virginia, is a research university founded by U.S. President Thomas Jefferson and located in Charlottesville, Virginia. UVA is known for its historic foundations, student-run honor code, and secret societies.
13. University of Wisconsin-Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
14. Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but is historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
15. Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university began as the Carnegie Technical Schools founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1900.
16. University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1787 after the American Revolutionary War, it was founded on the edge of the American frontier as the Pittsburgh Academy.
17. Emerson College
Emerson College is located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts context.
18. Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States.
19. University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara is a public research university and one of the 10 campuses of the University of California system.
20. Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
1. University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa. Founded in 1847, Iowa is the oldest university in the state.
2. Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
3. Brown University
Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1764 as "The College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations," Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine Colonial Colleges established before the American Revolution.
4. University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Established in 1890, the University of Chicago consists of The College, various graduate programs, interdisciplinary committees organized into four academic research divisions and seven professional schools.
5. Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university with campuses in Evanston and Chicago in Illinois, United States, as well as Doha, Qatar.
6. Sewanee, The University of the South
Sewanee: The University of the South, also known as Sewanee, is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Sewanee, Tennessee, United States.
7. Kenyon College
Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, United States, founded in 1824 by Philander Chase. It is the oldest private college in Ohio and is affiliated with the Episcopal Church.
8. Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State or OSU, is a public research university in Columbus, Ohio.
9. Columbia University
Columbia University is a private Ivy League research university in Upper Manhattan, New York City. Originally established in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of George II of Great Britain, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in New York State, as well as one of the country's nine colonial colleges.
10. Brandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, 9 miles west of Boston.
11. University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado, United States.
12. University of Virginia
The University of Virginia, is a research university founded by U.S. President Thomas Jefferson and located in Charlottesville, Virginia. UVA is known for its historic foundations, student-run honor code, and secret societies.
13. University of Wisconsin-Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
14. Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but is historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
15. Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university began as the Carnegie Technical Schools founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1900.
16. University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1787 after the American Revolutionary War, it was founded on the edge of the American frontier as the Pittsburgh Academy.
17. Emerson College
Emerson College is located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts context.
18. Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States.
19. University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara is a public research university and one of the 10 campuses of the University of California system.
20. Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
