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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #35 | 71.0 | 76.2 | 66.0 | 34.8 | |
| #46 |
Universität Wien
Austria |
67.3 | 73.2 | 77.7 | 10.0 |
| #31 | 72.2 | 78.6 | 80.4 | 12.5 | |
| #29 | 72.8 | 79.6 | 68.7 | 22.4 | |
| #46 |
University of Amsterdam
Netherlands |
67.3 | 67.9 | 52.1 | 77.4 |
| #33 |
University of Bristol
United Kingdom |
71.9 | 71.0 | 79.3 | 71.7 |
| #25 | 75.6 | 75.3 | 85.4 | 68.0 | |
| #4 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
89.6 | 91.7 | 82.1 | 80.2 |
| #17 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
78.9 | 79.2 | 85.5 | 69.4 |
| #2 |
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom |
94.2 | 95.9 | 99.2 | 75.3 |
| #7 |
University of Chicago
United States |
84.1 | 89.0 | 84.9 | 43.8 |
| #19 |
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom |
77.5 | 77.1 | 81.4 | 76.5 |
| #42 |
University of Melbourne
Australia |
68.9 | 65.8 | 87.9 | 74.4 |
| #14 |
University of Michigan
United States |
80.7 | 81.0 | 80.5 | 78.3 |
| #37 |
University of Minnesota
United States |
70.1 | 73.1 | 61.8 | 54.4 |
| #41 |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
United States |
69.3 | 73.2 | 74.2 | 33.2 |
| #1 |
University of Oxford
United Kingdom |
97.2 | 100.0 | 96.5 | 75.6 |
| #30 |
University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
United States |
72.7 | 75.3 | 80.7 | 43.6 |
| #18 |
University of Pittsburgh
United States |
78.5 | 81.3 | 67.8 | 67.2 |
| #16 |
University of St Andrews
United Kingdom |
79.2 | 80.8 | 73.3 | 72.6 |
| #27 |
University of Sydney
Australia |
73.4 | 72.9 | 85.8 | 64.6 |
| #32 |
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
United States |
72.0 | 69.9 | 82.9 | 78.2 |
| #11 |
University of Toronto
Canada |
82.0 | 83.1 | 85.2 | 70.1 |
| #40 |
Wuhan University
China |
69.5 | 76.5 | 61.8 | 21.2 |
| #9 |
Yale University
United States |
83.4 | 86.0 | 92.8 | 53.3 |
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