<p>I know they say that your majors change throughout college...but lately I've become pretty set that I would want to go to a college which offers a nice variety of programs and oppurtunities in English and writing. I realize that practically every college on the planet offers and English major, but what I would like to know is are there any standouts? Would it just be the whole ivy league and other top level schools, or would it be better to aim for a liberal arts option?</p>
<p>kenyon, oberlin, vassar</p>
<p>According to most ratings I have seen:</p>
<p>Amherst College
Bennington College
Brandeis University
Brown University
Carleton College
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Duke University
Harvard University
Haverford College
Johns Hopkins University
Middlebury College
Oberlin College
Pomona College
Princeton University
Reed College
Stanford University
Swarthmore College
University of California-Berkeley
University of Chicago
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
University of Pennsylvania
Wesleyan University
Williams College
Yale University</p>
<p>Those are all equally good at undergraduate Enlish.</p>
<p>^I heard John Hopkins had a great graduate program and not undergraduate. I'm not positive on that, but just curious if anyone knows for sure.</p>
<p>Also, out of those schools, which would be the cheapest for a transfer NY resident? (that includes any schools who are likely to give out money)</p>
<p>The top ten future-PhD-producing schools for English Literature:</p>
<p>St. John's College
Yale
Amherst
Bryn Mawr
Swarthmore
Bennington
Simon's Rock College of Bard
Oberlin
Reed
Williams</p>
<p>College Kid - you ask about the price tag of colleges on the above list for New York residents. If you can get in, Cornell does offer a NY state resident reduced tuition fee for one of its colleges. I would presume they you would be able to major in English.</p>
<p>Oh, and you are correct about the reputation Johns Hopkins has as better for graduate than undergraduate. I'm sure many students have a wonderful undergraduate experience there, but I've been told often that it is not a great atmosphere for undergraduates.</p>