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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #26 |
Kyoto University
Japan |
76.0 | 82.7 | 75.9 | 52.4 |
| #32 |
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Germany |
73.5 | 81.3 | 54.7 | 55.4 |
| #42 |
Monash University
Australia |
70.5 | 73.1 | 78.0 | 57.4 |
| #46 | 69.3 | 75.5 | 47.7 | 58.4 | |
| #34 |
Peking University
China |
73.2 | 76.6 | 76.5 | 59.4 |
| #18 |
McGill University
Canada |
77.7 | 83.2 | 73.9 | 60.4 |
| #37 |
Freie Universität Berlin
Germany |
72.1 | 80.5 | 34.1 | 61.6 |
| #27 |
Seoul National University (SNU)
South Korea |
75.8 | 81.2 | 65.2 | 62.1 |
| #7 |
The University of Tokyo
Japan |
85.9 | 93.6 | 79.3 | 62.3 |
| #35 |
University of Warwick
United Kingdom |
72.5 | 74.3 | 75.5 | 64.7 |
| #24 |
University of Sydney
Australia |
76.3 | 78.8 | 79.9 | 65.5 |
| #6 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
86.5 | 91.8 | 85.0 | 68.5 |
| #24 |
University of Melbourne
Australia |
76.3 | 77.3 | 84.4 | 68.6 |
| #33 |
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Hong Kong |
73.4 | 76.0 | 63.3 | 69.1 |
| #11 |
University of Toronto
Canada |
83.9 | 89.5 | 73.4 | 69.7 |
| #41 |
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)
United States |
71.1 | 70.8 | 75.4 | 70.0 |
| #9 |
Australian National University (ANU)
Australia |
84.3 | 87.8 | 85.3 | 71.5 |
| #49 |
Northwestern University
United States |
68.2 | 67.8 | 63.7 | 71.6 |
| #3 |
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom |
90.5 | 95.7 | 91.8 | 71.8 |
| #35 |
Tsinghua University
China |
72.5 | 71.8 | 77.4 | 72.7 |
| #37 |
Utrecht University
Netherlands |
72.1 | 75.0 | 49.6 | 73.1 |
| #40 |
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland |
71.2 | 70.2 | 73.6 | 73.3 |
| #5 |
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
United Kingdom |
87.9 | 93.2 | 78.9 | 73.7 |
| #8 | 84.9 | 89.9 | 71.7 | 73.9 | |
| #45 |
Indiana University Bloomington
United States |
70.0 | 70.2 | 60.3 | 74.2 |
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