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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 |
Australian National University (ANU)
Australia |
86.3 | 87.0 | 85.2 | 81.3 |
| #34 | 71.4 | 78.0 | 63.6 | 26.5 | |
| #39 |
Brown University
United States |
69.8 | 68.2 | 72.0 | 80.2 |
| #21 |
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Hong Kong |
76.7 | 82.1 | 80.4 | 29.4 |
| #12 |
Columbia University
United States |
81.8 | 83.6 | 83.5 | 65.2 |
| #36 |
Cornell University
United States |
70.5 | 70.0 | 78.7 | 66.2 |
| #15 |
Fudan University
China |
79.7 | 87.1 | 86.5 | 13.4 |
| #3 |
Harvard University
United States |
94.0 | 96.3 | 97.9 | 71.3 |
| #37 |
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Germany |
70.1 | 77.2 | 69.9 | 13.4 |
| #46 |
King's College London (University of London)
United Kingdom |
67.3 | 65.3 | 84.0 | 66.5 |
| #22 |
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
United Kingdom |
76.3 | 76.5 | 89.6 | 61.2 |
| #12 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States |
81.8 | 80.5 | 91.0 | 82.7 |
| #24 |
McGill University
Canada |
76.1 | 78.5 | 78.4 | 54.9 |
| #26 |
Monash University
Australia |
73.5 | 73.8 | 86.4 | 57.9 |
| #43 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
68.7 | 68.1 | 92.2 | 50.4 |
| #8 |
New York University (NYU)
United States |
83.6 | 85.0 | 77.7 | 78.7 |
| #46 |
Northwestern University
United States |
67.3 | 66.1 | 76.5 | 68.0 |
| #22 |
Peking University
China |
76.3 | 82.2 | 87.3 | 18.2 |
| #5 |
Princeton University
United States |
88.3 | 90.2 | 81.2 | 80.3 |
| #45 | 67.4 | 75.4 | 70.4 | 0 | |
| #46 | 67.3 | 71.0 | 52.3 | 52.6 | |
| #28 | 73.3 | 75.6 | 39.8 | 88.2 | |
| #10 |
Stanford University
United States |
82.9 | 83.2 | 90.3 | 73.5 |
| #20 |
UCL (University College London)
United Kingdom |
77.2 | 78.5 | 85.5 | 58.3 |
| #44 |
Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil |
68.3 | 73.7 | 70.8 | 22.8 |
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