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
#9
Yale University

United States

83.4 86.0 92.8 53.3
#40 69.5 76.5 61.8 21.2
#11 82.0 83.1 85.2 70.1
#32 72.0 69.9 82.9 78.2
#27 73.4 72.9 85.8 64.6
#16
University of St Andrews

United Kingdom

79.2 80.8 73.3 72.6
#18
University of Pittsburgh

United States

78.5 81.3 67.8 67.2
#30 72.7 75.3 80.7 43.6
#1
University of Oxford

United Kingdom

97.2 100.0 96.5 75.6
#41 69.3 73.2 74.2 33.2
#37
University of Minnesota

United States

70.1 73.1 61.8 54.4
#14
University of Michigan

United States

80.7 81.0 80.5 78.3
#42 68.9 65.8 87.9 74.4
#19
University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom

77.5 77.1 81.4 76.5
#7
University of Chicago

United States

84.1 89.0 84.9 43.8
#2
University of Cambridge

United Kingdom

94.2 95.9 99.2 75.3
#17 78.9 79.2 85.5 69.4
#4 89.6 91.7 82.1 80.2
#25 75.6 75.3 85.4 68.0
#33
University of Bristol

United Kingdom

71.9 71.0 79.3 71.7
#46 67.3 67.9 52.1 77.4
#29 72.8 79.6 68.7 22.4
#31 72.2 78.6 80.4 12.5
#46 67.3 73.2 77.7 10.0
#35 71.0 76.2 66.0 34.8
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