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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #29 | 75.0 | 77.2 | 59.4 | 75.1 | |
| #31 |
Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil |
73.7 | 75.0 | 57.7 | 77.0 |
| #15 |
UCL (University College London)
United Kingdom |
80.0 | 81.1 | 83.9 | 74.4 |
| #35 |
Tsinghua University
China |
72.5 | 71.8 | 77.4 | 72.7 |
| #40 |
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland |
71.2 | 70.2 | 73.6 | 73.3 |
| #7 |
The University of Tokyo
Japan |
85.9 | 93.6 | 79.3 | 62.3 |
| #27 |
Seoul National University (SNU)
South Korea |
75.8 | 81.2 | 65.2 | 62.1 |
| #41 |
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)
United States |
71.1 | 70.8 | 75.4 | 70.0 |
| #34 |
Peking University
China |
73.2 | 76.6 | 76.5 | 59.4 |
| #49 |
Northwestern University
United States |
68.2 | 67.8 | 63.7 | 71.6 |
| #6 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
86.5 | 91.8 | 85.0 | 68.5 |
| #17 | 78.7 | 80.6 | 62.6 | 80.3 | |
| #42 |
Monash University
Australia |
70.5 | 73.1 | 78.0 | 57.4 |
| #18 |
McGill University
Canada |
77.7 | 83.2 | 73.9 | 60.4 |
| #20 |
Lund University
Sweden |
77.5 | 77.9 | 59.6 | 85.0 |
| #46 | 69.3 | 75.5 | 47.7 | 58.4 | |
| #5 |
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
United Kingdom |
87.9 | 93.2 | 78.9 | 73.7 |
| #26 |
Kyoto University
Japan |
76.0 | 82.7 | 75.9 | 52.4 |
| #22 |
King's College London (University of London)
United Kingdom |
76.6 | 76.0 | 68.6 | 82.6 |
| #45 |
Indiana University Bloomington
United States |
70.0 | 70.2 | 60.3 | 74.2 |
| #32 |
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Germany |
73.5 | 81.3 | 54.7 | 55.4 |
| #37 |
Freie Universität Berlin
Germany |
72.1 | 80.5 | 34.1 | 61.6 |
| #13 |
Durham University
United Kingdom |
80.6 | 77.9 | 66.9 | 96.8 |
| #47 |
Dartmouth College
United States |
69.2 | 67.3 | 62.9 | 78.8 |
| #33 |
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Hong Kong |
73.4 | 76.0 | 63.3 | 69.1 |
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