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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #24 |
University of Melbourne
Australia |
76.3 | 77.3 | 84.4 | 68.6 |
| #29 | 75.0 | 77.2 | 59.4 | 75.1 | |
| #23 |
University of Bristol
United Kingdom |
76.5 | 77.0 | 70.2 | 78.1 |
| #34 |
Peking University
China |
73.2 | 76.6 | 76.5 | 59.4 |
| #33 |
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Hong Kong |
73.4 | 76.0 | 63.3 | 69.1 |
| #22 |
King's College London (University of London)
United Kingdom |
76.6 | 76.0 | 68.6 | 82.6 |
| #28 |
Universität Wien
Austria |
75.1 | 75.7 | 65.1 | 78.1 |
| #18 |
University of Washington
United States |
77.7 | 75.7 | 69.0 | 88.9 |
| #46 | 69.3 | 75.5 | 47.7 | 58.4 | |
| #31 |
Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil |
73.7 | 75.0 | 57.7 | 77.0 |
| #37 |
Utrecht University
Netherlands |
72.1 | 75.0 | 49.6 | 73.1 |
| #35 |
University of Warwick
United Kingdom |
72.5 | 74.3 | 75.5 | 64.7 |
| #39 |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
United States |
71.6 | 73.4 | 38.0 | 82.1 |
| #30 |
University of Minnesota
United States |
73.8 | 73.2 | 54.1 | 85.5 |
| #42 |
Monash University
Australia |
70.5 | 73.1 | 78.0 | 57.4 |
| #35 |
Tsinghua University
China |
72.5 | 71.8 | 77.4 | 72.7 |
| #41 |
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)
United States |
71.1 | 70.8 | 75.4 | 70.0 |
| #43 | 70.2 | 70.6 | 46.3 | 80.7 | |
| #45 |
Indiana University Bloomington
United States |
70.0 | 70.2 | 60.3 | 74.2 |
| #40 |
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland |
71.2 | 70.2 | 73.6 | 73.3 |
| #49 |
Northwestern University
United States |
68.2 | 67.8 | 63.7 | 71.6 |
| #43 |
University of Birmingham
United Kingdom |
70.2 | 67.7 | 71.0 | 78.4 |
| #47 |
Dartmouth College
United States |
69.2 | 67.3 | 62.9 | 78.8 |
| #49 |
University of Sussex
United Kingdom |
68.2 | 66.9 | 56.4 | 78.5 |
| #48 |
University of Sheffield
United Kingdom |
68.4 | 65.9 | 53.9 | 84.3 |
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