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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #49 |
Northwestern University
United States |
68.2 | 67.8 | 63.7 | 71.6 |
| #49 |
University of Auckland
New Zealand |
68.2 | 65.5 | 74.3 | 74.5 |
| #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 |
| #47 |
Dartmouth College
United States |
69.2 | 67.3 | 62.9 | 78.8 |
| #46 | 69.3 | 75.5 | 47.7 | 58.4 | |
| #45 |
Indiana University Bloomington
United States |
70.0 | 70.2 | 60.3 | 74.2 |
| #43 | 70.2 | 70.6 | 46.3 | 80.7 | |
| #43 |
University of Birmingham
United Kingdom |
70.2 | 67.7 | 71.0 | 78.4 |
| #42 |
Monash University
Australia |
70.5 | 73.1 | 78.0 | 57.4 |
| #41 |
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)
United States |
71.1 | 70.8 | 75.4 | 70.0 |
| #40 |
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland |
71.2 | 70.2 | 73.6 | 73.3 |
| #39 |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
United States |
71.6 | 73.4 | 38.0 | 82.1 |
| #37 |
Freie Universität Berlin
Germany |
72.1 | 80.5 | 34.1 | 61.6 |
| #37 |
Utrecht University
Netherlands |
72.1 | 75.0 | 49.6 | 73.1 |
| #35 |
Tsinghua University
China |
72.5 | 71.8 | 77.4 | 72.7 |
| #35 |
University of Warwick
United Kingdom |
72.5 | 74.3 | 75.5 | 64.7 |
| #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 |
| #32 |
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Germany |
73.5 | 81.3 | 54.7 | 55.4 |
| #31 |
Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil |
73.7 | 75.0 | 57.7 | 77.0 |
| #30 |
University of Minnesota
United States |
73.8 | 73.2 | 54.1 | 85.5 |
| #29 | 75.0 | 77.2 | 59.4 | 75.1 | |
| #28 |
Universität Wien
Austria |
75.1 | 75.7 | 65.1 | 78.1 |
| #27 |
Seoul National University (SNU)
South Korea |
75.8 | 81.2 | 65.2 | 62.1 |
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