World's Best Universities
Philosophy
Students earning a philosophy degree gain critical thinking, argument, and communication skills, among others. After graduation, philosophy students may find jobs in government, journalism, and management. These are the world's top universities for philosophy. See the methodology.
| Rank | School | Overall Score | Academic Reputation Score | Employer Reputation Score | Citations per Paper Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #46 |
King's College London (University of London)
United Kingdom |
67.3 | 65.3 | 84.0 | 66.5 |
| #42 |
University of Melbourne
Australia |
68.9 | 65.8 | 87.9 | 74.4 |
| #46 |
Northwestern University
United States |
67.3 | 66.1 | 76.5 | 68.0 |
| #46 |
University of Amsterdam
Netherlands |
67.3 | 67.9 | 52.1 | 77.4 |
| #43 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
68.7 | 68.1 | 92.2 | 50.4 |
| #39 |
Brown University
United States |
69.8 | 68.2 | 72.0 | 80.2 |
| #32 |
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
United States |
72.0 | 69.9 | 82.9 | 78.2 |
| #36 |
Cornell University
United States |
70.5 | 70.0 | 78.7 | 66.2 |
| #46 | 67.3 | 71.0 | 52.3 | 52.6 | |
| #33 |
University of Bristol
United Kingdom |
71.9 | 71.0 | 79.3 | 71.7 |
| #27 |
University of Sydney
Australia |
73.4 | 72.9 | 85.8 | 64.6 |
| #37 |
University of Minnesota
United States |
70.1 | 73.1 | 61.8 | 54.4 |
| #46 |
Universität Wien
Austria |
67.3 | 73.2 | 77.7 | 10.0 |
| #41 |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
United States |
69.3 | 73.2 | 74.2 | 33.2 |
| #44 |
Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil |
68.3 | 73.7 | 70.8 | 22.8 |
| #26 |
Monash University
Australia |
73.5 | 73.8 | 86.4 | 57.9 |
| #25 | 75.6 | 75.3 | 85.4 | 68.0 | |
| #30 |
University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
United States |
72.7 | 75.3 | 80.7 | 43.6 |
| #45 | 67.4 | 75.4 | 70.4 | 0 | |
| #28 | 73.3 | 75.6 | 39.8 | 88.2 | |
| #35 | 71.0 | 76.2 | 66.0 | 34.8 | |
| #22 |
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
United Kingdom |
76.3 | 76.5 | 89.6 | 61.2 |
| #40 |
Wuhan University
China |
69.5 | 76.5 | 61.8 | 21.2 |
| #19 |
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom |
77.5 | 77.1 | 81.4 | 76.5 |
| #37 |
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Germany |
70.1 | 77.2 | 69.9 | 13.4 |
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