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 |
| #46 |
Northwestern University
United States |
67.3 | 66.1 | 76.5 | 68.0 |
| #46 | 67.3 | 71.0 | 52.3 | 52.6 | |
| #46 |
Universität Wien
Austria |
67.3 | 73.2 | 77.7 | 10.0 |
| #46 |
University of Amsterdam
Netherlands |
67.3 | 67.9 | 52.1 | 77.4 |
| #45 | 67.4 | 75.4 | 70.4 | 0 | |
| #44 |
Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil |
68.3 | 73.7 | 70.8 | 22.8 |
| #43 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
68.7 | 68.1 | 92.2 | 50.4 |
| #42 |
University of Melbourne
Australia |
68.9 | 65.8 | 87.9 | 74.4 |
| #41 |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
United States |
69.3 | 73.2 | 74.2 | 33.2 |
| #40 |
Wuhan University
China |
69.5 | 76.5 | 61.8 | 21.2 |
| #39 |
Brown University
United States |
69.8 | 68.2 | 72.0 | 80.2 |
| #37 |
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Germany |
70.1 | 77.2 | 69.9 | 13.4 |
| #37 |
University of Minnesota
United States |
70.1 | 73.1 | 61.8 | 54.4 |
| #36 |
Cornell University
United States |
70.5 | 70.0 | 78.7 | 66.2 |
| #35 | 71.0 | 76.2 | 66.0 | 34.8 | |
| #34 | 71.4 | 78.0 | 63.6 | 26.5 | |
| #33 |
University of Bristol
United Kingdom |
71.9 | 71.0 | 79.3 | 71.7 |
| #32 |
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
United States |
72.0 | 69.9 | 82.9 | 78.2 |
| #31 | 72.2 | 78.6 | 80.4 | 12.5 | |
| #30 |
University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
United States |
72.7 | 75.3 | 80.7 | 43.6 |
| #29 | 72.8 | 79.6 | 68.7 | 22.4 | |
| #28 | 73.3 | 75.6 | 39.8 | 88.2 | |
| #27 |
University of Sydney
Australia |
73.4 | 72.9 | 85.8 | 64.6 |
| #26 |
Monash University
Australia |
73.5 | 73.8 | 86.4 | 57.9 |
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