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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 |
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom |
94.2 | 95.9 | 99.2 | 75.3 |
| #3 |
Harvard University
United States |
94.0 | 96.3 | 97.9 | 71.3 |
| #1 |
University of Oxford
United Kingdom |
97.2 | 100.0 | 96.5 | 75.6 |
| #9 |
Yale University
United States |
83.4 | 86.0 | 92.8 | 53.3 |
| #43 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
68.7 | 68.1 | 92.2 | 50.4 |
| #12 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States |
81.8 | 80.5 | 91.0 | 82.7 |
| #10 |
Stanford University
United States |
82.9 | 83.2 | 90.3 | 73.5 |
| #22 |
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
United Kingdom |
76.3 | 76.5 | 89.6 | 61.2 |
| #42 |
University of Melbourne
Australia |
68.9 | 65.8 | 87.9 | 74.4 |
| #22 |
Peking University
China |
76.3 | 82.2 | 87.3 | 18.2 |
| #15 |
Fudan University
China |
79.7 | 87.1 | 86.5 | 13.4 |
| #26 |
Monash University
Australia |
73.5 | 73.8 | 86.4 | 57.9 |
| #27 |
University of Sydney
Australia |
73.4 | 72.9 | 85.8 | 64.6 |
| #20 |
UCL (University College London)
United Kingdom |
77.2 | 78.5 | 85.5 | 58.3 |
| #17 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
78.9 | 79.2 | 85.5 | 69.4 |
| #25 | 75.6 | 75.3 | 85.4 | 68.0 | |
| #6 |
Australian National University (ANU)
Australia |
86.3 | 87.0 | 85.2 | 81.3 |
| #11 |
University of Toronto
Canada |
82.0 | 83.1 | 85.2 | 70.1 |
| #7 |
University of Chicago
United States |
84.1 | 89.0 | 84.9 | 43.8 |
| #46 |
King's College London (University of London)
United Kingdom |
67.3 | 65.3 | 84.0 | 66.5 |
| #12 |
Columbia University
United States |
81.8 | 83.6 | 83.5 | 65.2 |
| #32 |
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
United States |
72.0 | 69.9 | 82.9 | 78.2 |
| #4 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
89.6 | 91.7 | 82.1 | 80.2 |
| #19 |
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom |
77.5 | 77.1 | 81.4 | 76.5 |
| #5 |
Princeton University
United States |
88.3 | 90.2 | 81.2 | 80.3 |
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