World's Best Universities
Geography and Area Studies
The field of geography and area studies is based on national, cultural, and geographic regions, as well as the environment and human activity within those regions. These are the world's top universities for geography and area studies. See the methodology.
| Rank | School | Overall Score | Academic Reputation Score | Employer Reputation Score | Citations per Paper Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
University of Oxford
United Kingdom |
94.3 | 97.0 | 90.8 | 86.7 |
| #2 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
93.7 | 99.9 | 77.5 | 79.9 |
| #3 |
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom |
90.5 | 95.7 | 91.8 | 71.8 |
| #4 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
89.7 | 90.6 | 83.2 | 89.7 |
| #5 |
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
United Kingdom |
87.9 | 93.2 | 78.9 | 73.7 |
| #6 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
86.5 | 91.8 | 85.0 | 68.5 |
| #7 |
The University of Tokyo
Japan |
85.9 | 93.6 | 79.3 | 62.3 |
| #8 | 84.9 | 89.9 | 71.7 | 73.9 | |
| #9 |
Australian National University (ANU)
Australia |
84.3 | 87.8 | 85.3 | 71.5 |
| #9 |
University of Chicago
United States |
84.3 | 85.5 | 78.4 | 83.2 |
| #11 |
University of Toronto
Canada |
83.9 | 89.5 | 73.4 | 69.7 |
| #12 |
University of Manchester
United Kingdom |
81.4 | 80.5 | 79.8 | 85.5 |
| #13 |
Durham University
United Kingdom |
80.6 | 77.9 | 66.9 | 96.8 |
| #14 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison
United States |
80.3 | 80.8 | 68.5 | 84.3 |
| #15 |
UCL (University College London)
United Kingdom |
80.0 | 81.1 | 83.9 | 74.4 |
| #16 |
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom |
78.9 | 77.6 | 76.7 | 84.5 |
| #17 | 78.7 | 80.6 | 62.6 | 80.3 | |
| #18 |
McGill University
Canada |
77.7 | 83.2 | 73.9 | 60.4 |
| #18 |
University of Washington
United States |
77.7 | 75.7 | 69.0 | 88.9 |
| #20 |
Lund University
Sweden |
77.5 | 77.9 | 59.6 | 85.0 |
| #21 |
University of Amsterdam
Netherlands |
77.4 | 82.2 | 39.7 | 79.3 |
| #22 |
King's College London (University of London)
United Kingdom |
76.6 | 76.0 | 68.6 | 82.6 |
| #23 |
University of Bristol
United Kingdom |
76.5 | 77.0 | 70.2 | 78.1 |
| #24 |
University of Melbourne
Australia |
76.3 | 77.3 | 84.4 | 68.6 |
| #24 |
University of Sydney
Australia |
76.3 | 78.8 | 79.9 | 65.5 |
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