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 |
| #29 |
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom |
67.6 | 68.6 | 83.7 | 43.2 |
| #21 |
Monash University
Australia |
70.1 | 68.3 | 86.0 | 68.5 |
| #28 |
New York University (NYU)
United States |
67.7 | 68.1 | 75.7 | 56.5 |
| #33 |
Duke University
United States |
67.3 | 67.9 | 74.6 | 55.5 |
| #23 | 69.4 | 67.9 | 78.0 | 73.0 | |
| #25 |
University of Warwick
United Kingdom |
69.0 | 67.9 | 85.3 | 61.6 |
| #30 |
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
United States |
67.5 | 67.0 | 71.3 | 68.0 |
| #36 |
York University
Canada |
66.1 | 66.7 | 66.4 | 60.6 |
| #39 |
Johns Hopkins University
United States |
64.5 | 66.3 | 66.3 | 48.7 |
| #34 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States |
67.0 | 65.1 | 76.3 | 72.5 |
| #35 |
University of Manchester
United Kingdom |
66.3 | 64.6 | 85.1 | 61.2 |
| #43 | 64.0 | 64.4 | 61.2 | 63.2 | |
| #41 |
University of St Andrews
United Kingdom |
64.1 | 64.4 | 74.5 | 51.1 |
| #30 |
University of Washington
United States |
67.5 | 64.3 | 71.7 | 88.4 |
| #48 |
Utrecht University
Netherlands |
61.8 | 64.1 | 49.5 | 55.9 |
| #38 |
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland |
65.0 | 63.8 | 79.8 | 59.3 |
| #43 |
University of Leeds
United Kingdom |
64.0 | 63.3 | 74.0 | 60.0 |
| #37 |
University of Queensland (UQ)
Australia |
65.8 | 62.3 | 88.0 | 71.3 |
| #45 |
University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
United States |
63.1 | 62.0 | 81.2 | 53.3 |
| #41 |
McGill University
Canada |
64.1 | 61.5 | 80.0 | 68.7 |
| #49 |
University of Sussex
United Kingdom |
61.6 | 61.4 | 67.3 | 57.1 |
| #46 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
United States |
62.4 | 61.3 | 75.6 | 58.0 |
| #47 |
KU Leuven
Belgium |
61.9 | 60.8 | 63.0 | 69.5 |
| #50 |
University of Virginia
United States |
61.5 | 60.4 | 68.4 | 63.8 |