Aren’t Geography and political science usually seen as social studies? Isn’t history seen as both humanities and social studies?
It does not seem to be that hard to find less selective colleges with good (for example) English offerings:
http://www.csub.edu/english/Courses/index.html
However, it is certainly possible that specific colleges may have English departments mainly focused on remedial and frosh level writing instruction, with fewer offerings for English literature majors and others looking for English literature electives. So it may be worth it for prospective students to look at the departments of interest to see what they offer.