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 |
| #27 |
Seoul National University (SNU)
South Korea |
75.8 | 81.2 | 65.2 | 62.1 |
| #28 |
Universität Wien
Austria |
75.1 | 75.7 | 65.1 | 78.1 |
| #29 | 75.0 | 77.2 | 59.4 | 75.1 | |
| #30 |
University of Minnesota
United States |
73.8 | 73.2 | 54.1 | 85.5 |
| #31 |
Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil |
73.7 | 75.0 | 57.7 | 77.0 |
| #32 |
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Germany |
73.5 | 81.3 | 54.7 | 55.4 |
| #33 |
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Hong Kong |
73.4 | 76.0 | 63.3 | 69.1 |
| #34 |
Peking University
China |
73.2 | 76.6 | 76.5 | 59.4 |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #39 |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
United States |
71.6 | 73.4 | 38.0 | 82.1 |
| #40 |
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland |
71.2 | 70.2 | 73.6 | 73.3 |
| #41 |
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)
United States |
71.1 | 70.8 | 75.4 | 70.0 |
| #42 |
Monash University
Australia |
70.5 | 73.1 | 78.0 | 57.4 |
| #43 | 70.2 | 70.6 | 46.3 | 80.7 | |
| #43 |
University of Birmingham
United Kingdom |
70.2 | 67.7 | 71.0 | 78.4 |
| #45 |
Indiana University Bloomington
United States |
70.0 | 70.2 | 60.3 | 74.2 |
| #46 | 69.3 | 75.5 | 47.7 | 58.4 | |
| #47 |
Dartmouth College
United States |
69.2 | 67.3 | 62.9 | 78.8 |
| #48 |
University of Sheffield
United Kingdom |
68.4 | 65.9 | 53.9 | 84.3 |
| #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 |
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