Federal data

Largest English language and literature programs in the United States

U.S. English language and literature programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.

RankSchoolCitySectorAwards conferred
1Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchesterPrivate nonprofit, 4-year650
2Arizona State UniversityScottsdalePublic, 4-year383
3University of Central FloridaOrlandoPublic, 4-year357
4Florida State UniversityTallahasseePublic, 4-year292
5California State University-Long BeachLong BeachPublic, 4-year292
6University of California-Los AngelesLos AngelesPublic, 4-year250
7University of California-BerkeleyBerkeleyPublic, 4-year221
8Florida International UniversityMiamiPublic, 4-year191
9The University of Texas at AustinAustinPublic, 4-year181
10California State University-NorthridgeNorthridgePublic, 4-year169
11California State University-SacramentoSacramentoPublic, 4-year164
12University of California-IrvineIrvinePublic, 4-year160
13California State University-FullertonFullertonPublic, 4-year159
14Ohio State UniversityColumbusPublic, 4-year158
15Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew YorkPrivate nonprofit, 4-year158
16University of FloridaGainesvillePublic, 4-year158
17University of North TexasDentonPublic, 4-year153
18Manhattan School of Computer TechnologyBrooklynPrivate nonprofit, 2-year152
19The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburgPublic, 4-year149
20Paris Junior CollegeParisPublic, 2-year147
21Texas State UniversitySan MarcosPublic, 4-year145
22University of California-DavisDavisPublic, 4-year144
23University of South FloridaTampaPublic, 4-year142
24University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesvillePublic, 4-year137

Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.

How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.