Top English Universities & Colleges in USA in 2026 - Fees, Requirements & Eligibility
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#2/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

Massachusetts, USA4.52%Acceptance Rate
B.A English Language Studies
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo120TOEFL90PTE65
Programs
Tuition:  
$64.3K/Yr
Living
$21.3K/Yr
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#3/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Princeton University, Princeton

8.3(Based on 1 User Reviews)New Jersey, USA5%Acceptance Rate
B.A English
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100
Programs
Tuition:  
$68.1K/Yr
Living
$21.2K/Yr
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#5/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Harvard University, Cambridge

7.7(Based on 6 User Reviews)Massachusetts, USA3%Acceptance Rate
M.A Liberal Arts - English
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100PTE70
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Tuition:  
$48.9K/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
BA English
Course duration:
4 years
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Tuition:  
$65.6K/Yr
Living
$34.3K/Yr
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#7/3118 THE Ranking 2026

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

8.3(Based on 3 User Reviews)California, USA3%Acceptance Rate
B.A English
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
Programs
Tuition:  
$63.4K/Yr
Living
$21K/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
B.A English
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
SAT1560TOEFL100PTE68
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Tuition:  
$56.2K/Yr
Living
$19K/Yr
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#15/3118 THE Ranking 2026

University of Chicago, Chicago

7.3(Based on 5 User Reviews)Illinois, USA
B.A English Language and Literature
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100PTE54
Programs
Tuition:  
$67.4K/Yr
Living
$29K/Yr
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#16/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

8.7(Based on 10 User Reviews)Maryland, USA6%Acceptance Rate
B.A English
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo125IELTS7
Programs
Tuition:  
$64.7K/Yr
Living
$15.4K/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 English
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo130IELTS7.5
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Tuition:  
$46K/Yr
Living
$18.6K/Yr
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#18/3118 THE Ranking 2026

UC-Los Angeles, Los Angeles

7.3(Based on 11 User Reviews)California, USA9%Acceptance Rate
B.A English
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo105TOEFL100PTE50
Programs
Tuition:  
$50.3K/Yr
Living
$27.4K/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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#24/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

7.2(Based on 9 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA12%Acceptance Rate
B.A English
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo135IELTS7.5
Programs
Tuition:  
$67K/Yr
Living
$15.4K/Yr
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#28/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Duke University, Durham

7.3(Based on 11 User Reviews)North Carolina, USA
B.A English
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
SAT1450IELTS7.0PTE70
Programs
Tuition:  
$63.4K/Yr
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#30/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Northwestern University, Evanston

9.0(Based on 5 User Reviews)Illinois, USA
M.A English Literature
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.0
Programs
Tuition:  
$61.3K/Yr
Living
$2.1K/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
B.A English Teaching Concentration
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo105IELTS6.5
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Tuition:  
$46.9K/Yr
Living
$14.5K/Yr
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#50/3118 THE Ranking 2026

UT-Austin, Austin

9.3(Based on 15 User Reviews)Texas, USA27%Acceptance Rate
B.A English
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
SAT1355IELTS6.5PTE54
Programs
Tuition:  
$21.3K/Yr
Living
$17.1K/Yr
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#53/3118 THE Ranking 2026

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison

8.0(Based on 21 User Reviews)Wisconsin, USA45%Acceptance Rate
B.A English
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo115IELTS6.5
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Tuition:  
$33.9K/Yr
Living
$16.4K/Yr
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#64/3118 THE Ranking 2026

UC-Davis, Davis

9.0(Based on 9 User Reviews)California, USA42%Acceptance Rate
M.A English
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo115TOEFL100
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Tuition:  
$48.6K/Yr
Living
$16.1K/Yr
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#67/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Washington University, St. Louis

6.7(Based on 4 User Reviews)Missouri, USA12%Acceptance Rate
B.S English
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
GMAT100IELTS6.0
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Tuition:  
$61.7K/Yr
Living
$15.5K/Yr
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