Is English a popular major in top universities like the Ivy Leagues, Stanford, University of Chicago, etc.?
The government publishes an interesting college search tool known as the [College Navigator](College Navigator - University of Chicago). If you click on the link, type in the name of the college in question, and hit search, and click on the desired college you will be directed to a page about the school. Expand the tab “Programs/ Majors” and scroll down to find the English major section. This tells you how many students majoring in English the school graduated last year or the year before depending on when the database was last updated.