<p>I've heard that the Gourman Report ranks colleges by department (much like Times Good University Guide for UK universities). Unfortunately this book is nowhere to be found in my country. I appreciate it if anyone can list down the top 20 unis or LACs foe English with some details about their specific strengths. Any personal analysis and comments are welcomed. Thanks!</p>
<p>I'm sorry I don't have that book, but I'm going to guess that the list of top LAC's english depts will closely track the list of top LAC's. English is usually a pretty strong dept at LAC's.</p>
<p>Kenyon: for english, creative writing and theater.</p>
<p>Gourman Report is so skewed it's not even funny. Don't trust it.</p>
<p>Williams, Vassar, Barnard, Bard, Skidmore, Smith, Davidson, Kenyon, Carleton, Scripps, Pomona, UW Madison, Oberlin, Middlebury, Knox, U Chicago, Iowa, Johns Hopkins, UVa, and Yale.</p>
<p>I'd advise you to personally take a look at each school's department.</p>
<p>Warblersrule-
I think the Gourman Report has credibility, although it tends to favor large public universities. Notice that, for English, Gourman correctly lists several LACs including the often overlooked tiny Literature powerhouse Kenyon, publishers of the Kenyon Review. I have seen this sort of insider knowledge before in Gourman, such as in chemical engineering (U of Delaware). They may get some things wrong, like any guide, and they overlook LACs, but Gourman is still useful information as long as you keep it in perspective and check it out (as you suggested).</p>
<p>My daughter is interested in English, but would prefer a creative writing major. Bard is another she is looking at, in addition to others mentioned such as Oberlin, Knox, & so on.</p>
<p>collegehelp-A few years ago, GR ranked Wisconsin as the 3rd best university, which totally blew its credibility for me. The foreign universities ranking was also absurd. For subject rankings it probably is a pretty good guide (certainly a good starting point), although I remember the biology rankings were off.</p>
<p>Berkeley and Harvard are worth checking into. They are intense about their English here, and Harvard is known for it. My GSI who was a Harvard English major did a postmodern focus and got little departmental support, though, but I think that they helped him get some alternative education (internships to study with leading scholars in Postmodernity).</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies so far. Anyone knows about the kenyon's financial aid policy for internationals? How many int'ls actually get full-need met? I think kenyon specifically mentions that they are pretty tight on its official website on finaid, but <a href="http://www.bibl.u-szeged.hu/reac-europe/intfinaid_awards.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.bibl.u-szeged.hu/reac-europe/intfinaid_awards.html</a> seems to suggest otherwise.</p>