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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
University of Oxford
United Kingdom |
97.2 | 100.0 | 96.5 | 75.6 |
| #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 |
| #4 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
89.6 | 91.7 | 82.1 | 80.2 |
| #5 |
Princeton University
United States |
88.3 | 90.2 | 81.2 | 80.3 |
| #6 |
Australian National University (ANU)
Australia |
86.3 | 87.0 | 85.2 | 81.3 |
| #7 |
University of Chicago
United States |
84.1 | 89.0 | 84.9 | 43.8 |
| #8 |
New York University (NYU)
United States |
83.6 | 85.0 | 77.7 | 78.7 |
| #9 |
Yale University
United States |
83.4 | 86.0 | 92.8 | 53.3 |
| #10 |
Stanford University
United States |
82.9 | 83.2 | 90.3 | 73.5 |
| #11 |
University of Toronto
Canada |
82.0 | 83.1 | 85.2 | 70.1 |
| #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 |
| #14 |
University of Michigan
United States |
80.7 | 81.0 | 80.5 | 78.3 |
| #15 |
Fudan University
China |
79.7 | 87.1 | 86.5 | 13.4 |
| #16 |
University of St Andrews
United Kingdom |
79.2 | 80.8 | 73.3 | 72.6 |
| #17 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
78.9 | 79.2 | 85.5 | 69.4 |
| #18 |
University of Pittsburgh
United States |
78.5 | 81.3 | 67.8 | 67.2 |
| #19 |
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom |
77.5 | 77.1 | 81.4 | 76.5 |
| #20 |
UCL (University College London)
United Kingdom |
77.2 | 78.5 | 85.5 | 58.3 |
| #21 |
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Hong Kong |
76.7 | 82.1 | 80.4 | 29.4 |
| #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 |
| #24 |
McGill University
Canada |
76.1 | 78.5 | 78.4 | 54.9 |
| #25 | 75.6 | 75.3 | 85.4 | 68.0 |