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 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 73.2 76.6 76.5 59.4
#33 73.4 76.0 63.3 69.1
#22 76.6 76.0 68.6 82.6
#28 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 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 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 72.5 71.8 77.4 72.7
#41 71.1 70.8 75.4 70.0
#43 70.2 70.6 46.3 80.7
#45 70.0 70.2 60.3 74.2
#40 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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