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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
83.6 | 86.7 | 78.4 | 64.1 |
| #23 | 69.4 | 67.9 | 78.0 | 73.0 | |
| #26 | 68.8 | 72.7 | 69.7 | 37.0 | |
| #30 | 67.5 | 72.1 | 66.8 | 31.2 | |
| #27 |
Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil |
68.7 | 72.1 | 65.6 | 44.7 |
| #40 |
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Argentina |
64.3 | 70.3 | 70.4 | 10.6 |
| #15 |
UCL (University College London)
United Kingdom |
74.1 | 72.2 | 93.4 | 69.5 |
| #38 |
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland |
65.0 | 63.8 | 79.8 | 59.3 |
| #11 |
Stanford University
United States |
76.6 | 76.4 | 85.5 | 69.0 |
| #43 | 64.0 | 64.4 | 61.2 | 63.2 | |
| #5 |
Princeton University
United States |
82.5 | 84.6 | 81.2 | 66.6 |
| #22 |
Peking University
China |
69.5 | 75.5 | 84.4 | 6.9 |
| #28 |
New York University (NYU)
United States |
67.7 | 68.1 | 75.7 | 56.5 |
| #21 |
Monash University
Australia |
70.1 | 68.3 | 86.0 | 68.5 |
| #41 |
McGill University
Canada |
64.1 | 61.5 | 80.0 | 68.7 |
| #34 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States |
67.0 | 65.1 | 76.3 | 72.5 |
| #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 |
| #47 |
KU Leuven
Belgium |
61.9 | 60.8 | 63.0 | 69.5 |
| #18 |
King's College London (University of London)
United Kingdom |
71.7 | 75.3 | 85.5 | 29.3 |
| #39 |
Johns Hopkins University
United States |
64.5 | 66.3 | 66.3 | 48.7 |
| #3 |
Harvard University
United States |
85.9 | 85.9 | 95.0 | 76.3 |
| #33 |
Duke University
United States |
67.3 | 67.9 | 74.6 | 55.5 |
| #20 |
Cornell University
United States |
70.5 | 71.9 | 75.7 | 54.3 |
| #10 |
Columbia University
United States |
78.0 | 80.6 | 84.7 | 50.3 |
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