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#1/3118 THE Ranking 2026

University of Oxford, Oxford

8.7(Based on 11 User Reviews)England, UK
BA English Language and Literature
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.5PTE76
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Tuition:  
(£43,600/Yr)$59.7K/Yr
Living
(£13,680/Yr)$18.7K/Yr
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#2/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

Massachusetts, USA4.52%Acceptance Rate
Bachelor of Literature
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo120TOEFL90PTE65
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Tuition:  
$64.3K/Yr
Living
$21.3K/Yr
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#3/3118 THE Ranking 2026

University of Cambridge, Cambridge

7.7(Based on 7 User Reviews)England, UK21%Acceptance Rate
M.Phil English Studies- Modern and Contemporary Literature
Course duration:
9 months
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100
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Tuition:  
(£31,809/Yr)$43.6K/Yr
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#5/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Harvard University, Cambridge

7.7(Based on 6 User Reviews)Massachusetts, USA3%Acceptance Rate
B.A Comparative Literature
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
SAT1460TOEFL90
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Tuition:  
$57.9K/Yr
Living
$13.6K/Yr
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#5/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Stanford University, Stanford

7.2(Based on 4 User Reviews)California, USA4%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Modern Thought and Literature
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL90
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Tuition:  
$63.5K/Yr
Living
$34.3K/Yr
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#10/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Yale University, New Haven

8.2(Based on 3 User Reviews)Connecticut, USA4.6%Acceptance Rate
MA English Language and Literature
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo120IELTS7PTE70
Programs
Tuition:  
$50.9K/Yr
Living
$19.9K/Yr
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#14/3118 THE Ranking 2026

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

7.3(Based on 6 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA5%Acceptance Rate
M.Ed Literacy Education
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo135TOEFL100
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Tuition:  
$51.8K/Yr
Living
$19K/Yr
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#15/3118 THE Ranking 2026

University of Chicago, Chicago

8.0(Based on 6 User Reviews)Illinois, USA
B.A English Language and Literature
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100PTE54
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Tuition:  
$67.4K/Yr
Living
$29K/Yr
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#18/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Cornell University, Ithaca

5.7(Based on 11 User Reviews)New York, USA8%Acceptance Rate
B.A Comparative Literature
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo130IELTS7.5
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Tuition:  
$37.6K/Yr
Living
$18.6K/Yr
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#20/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Columbia University, New York City

7.0(Based on 22 User Reviews)New York, USA4%Acceptance Rate
MA English and Comparative Literature
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100
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Tuition:  
$72.1K/Yr
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#29/3118 THE Ranking 2026

University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh

9.0(Based on 30 User Reviews)Scotland, UK11%Acceptance Rate
M.Sc Comparative Literature
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.0PTE73
Programs
Tuition:  
(£32,000/Yr)$43.8K/Yr
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#30/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Northwestern University, Evanston

9.0(Based on 5 User Reviews)Illinois, USA
B.A Slavic Languages and Literatures
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
SAT1460IELTS6.5
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Tuition:  
$90.7K/Yr
Living
$2.1K/Yr
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#34/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich

6.2(Based on 4 User Reviews)Bavaria, Germany10%Acceptance Rate
B.A General and Comparative Literature
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL99
Programs
Tuition:  
(€287/Yr)$341.53/Yr
Living
(€1,100/Yr)$1.3K/Yr
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#38/3118 THE Ranking 2026

King's College London, London

8.3(Based on 26 User Reviews)England, UK13%Acceptance Rate
M.A Modern Literature and Culture
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
GRE298IELTS6.0PTE59
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Tuition:  
(£27,261/Yr)$37.3K/Yr
Living
(£15,636/Yr)$21.4K/Yr
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#41/3118 THE Ranking 2026

McGill University, Montreal

9.0(Based on 26 User Reviews)Quebec, Canada46%Acceptance Rate
B.A English - Literature
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo125IELTS6.5PTE65
Programs
Tuition:  
(CA$44,000/Yr)$32.6K/Yr
Living
(CA$875/Yr)$647.5/Yr
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#41/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin

7.2(Based on 1 User Reviews)Hong Kong, Hong Kong20%Acceptance Rate
M.A English (Literary Studies)
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL79
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Tuition:  
(HK$42,100/Yr)$5.5K/Yr
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#41/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

9.7(Based on 12 User Reviews)Georgia, USA14%Acceptance Rate
B.Sc Literature, Media, and Communication
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
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Tuition:  
$34.6K/Yr
Living
$17.7K/Yr
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#41/3118 THE Ranking 2026

UI-Urbana, Urbana

9.0(Based on 19 User Reviews)Illinois, USA43.7%Acceptance Rate
M.A Comparative Literature
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL104
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Tuition:  
$41.6K/Yr
Living
$14.5K/Yr
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#49/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Heidelberg University, Heidelberg

7.0(Based on 3 User Reviews)Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany45%Acceptance Rate
M.A Communication, Literature and Media in Modern South Asian Languages
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5
Programs
Tuition:  
(€3,000/Yr)$3.6K/Yr
Living
(€7,978/Yr)$9.5K/Yr
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#50/3118 THE Ranking 2026

UT-Austin, Austin

9.3(Based on 15 User Reviews)Texas, USA27%Acceptance Rate
M.A Comparative Literature
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5
Programs
Tuition:  
$25.1K/Yr
Living
$17.1K/Yr
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