World's Best Universities
History
Typically, students earning a history degree learn about the past to better understand the present. Graduates can pursue a wide range of jobs, including those in research, education, politics, and advocacy. These are the world's top universities for history. See the methodology.
| Rank | School | Overall Score | Academic Reputation Score | Employer Reputation Score | Citations per Paper Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #24 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison
United States |
69.2 | 69.5 | 72.5 | 63.0 |
| #40 |
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Argentina |
64.3 | 70.3 | 70.4 | 10.6 |
| #17 |
University of Sydney
Australia |
72.8 | 71.4 | 89.4 | 67.1 |
| #20 |
Cornell University
United States |
70.5 | 71.9 | 75.7 | 54.3 |
| #27 |
Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil |
68.7 | 72.1 | 65.6 | 44.7 |
| #30 | 67.5 | 72.1 | 66.8 | 31.2 | |
| #15 |
UCL (University College London)
United Kingdom |
74.1 | 72.2 | 93.4 | 69.5 |
| #26 | 68.8 | 72.7 | 69.7 | 37.0 | |
| #13 |
University of Melbourne
Australia |
74.8 | 73.1 | 93.8 | 69.1 |
| #12 |
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
United Kingdom |
75.8 | 74.4 | 93.1 | 69.9 |
| #19 |
Leiden University
Netherlands |
70.9 | 74.8 | 70.1 | 40.0 |
| #16 |
University of Michigan
United States |
73.5 | 74.8 | 77.2 | 59.6 |
| #14 |
University of Toronto
Canada |
74.4 | 75.2 | 82.9 | 59.7 |
| #18 |
King's College London (University of London)
United Kingdom |
71.7 | 75.3 | 85.5 | 29.3 |
| #22 |
Peking University
China |
69.5 | 75.5 | 84.4 | 6.9 |
| #11 |
Stanford University
United States |
76.6 | 76.4 | 85.5 | 69.0 |
| #8 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
80.3 | 79.5 | 85.8 | 81.0 |
| #9 |
University of Chicago
United States |
78.6 | 80.5 | 77.5 | 64.7 |
| #10 |
Columbia University
United States |
78.0 | 80.6 | 84.7 | 50.3 |
| #7 |
Australian National University (ANU)
Australia |
81.8 | 83.5 | 89.3 | 61.1 |
| #5 |
Princeton University
United States |
82.5 | 84.6 | 81.2 | 66.6 |
| #6 |
Yale University
United States |
82.1 | 85.7 | 90.6 | 44.5 |
| #3 |
Harvard University
United States |
85.9 | 85.9 | 95.0 | 76.3 |
| #4 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
83.6 | 86.7 | 78.4 | 64.1 |
| #2 |
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom |
89.7 | 91.5 | 100.0 | 65.1 |
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