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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 | 75.6 | 75.3 | 85.4 | 68.0 | |
| #24 |
McGill University
Canada |
76.1 | 78.5 | 78.4 | 54.9 |
| #22 |
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
United Kingdom |
76.3 | 76.5 | 89.6 | 61.2 |
| #22 |
Peking University
China |
76.3 | 82.2 | 87.3 | 18.2 |
| #21 |
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Hong Kong |
76.7 | 82.1 | 80.4 | 29.4 |
| #20 |
UCL (University College London)
United Kingdom |
77.2 | 78.5 | 85.5 | 58.3 |
| #19 |
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom |
77.5 | 77.1 | 81.4 | 76.5 |
| #18 |
University of Pittsburgh
United States |
78.5 | 81.3 | 67.8 | 67.2 |
| #17 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
78.9 | 79.2 | 85.5 | 69.4 |
| #16 |
University of St Andrews
United Kingdom |
79.2 | 80.8 | 73.3 | 72.6 |
| #15 |
Fudan University
China |
79.7 | 87.1 | 86.5 | 13.4 |
| #14 |
University of Michigan
United States |
80.7 | 81.0 | 80.5 | 78.3 |
| #12 |
Columbia University
United States |
81.8 | 83.6 | 83.5 | 65.2 |
| #12 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States |
81.8 | 80.5 | 91.0 | 82.7 |
| #11 |
University of Toronto
Canada |
82.0 | 83.1 | 85.2 | 70.1 |
| #10 |
Stanford University
United States |
82.9 | 83.2 | 90.3 | 73.5 |
| #9 |
Yale University
United States |
83.4 | 86.0 | 92.8 | 53.3 |
| #8 |
New York University (NYU)
United States |
83.6 | 85.0 | 77.7 | 78.7 |
| #7 |
University of Chicago
United States |
84.1 | 89.0 | 84.9 | 43.8 |
| #6 |
Australian National University (ANU)
Australia |
86.3 | 87.0 | 85.2 | 81.3 |
| #5 |
Princeton University
United States |
88.3 | 90.2 | 81.2 | 80.3 |
| #4 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
89.6 | 91.7 | 82.1 | 80.2 |
| #3 |
Harvard University
United States |
94.0 | 96.3 | 97.9 | 71.3 |
| #2 |
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom |
94.2 | 95.9 | 99.2 | 75.3 |
| #1 |
University of Oxford
United Kingdom |
97.2 | 100.0 | 96.5 | 75.6 |
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