World's Best Universities: Sociology
Sociology students learn about humans and their interactions with each other. Those with a sociology degree can pursue a wide range of careers, including jobs in criminal justice, advocacy, and education. These are the world's top universities for sociology. See the methodology.
| Rank | School | Overall Score | Academic Reputation Score | Employer Reputation Score | Citations per Paper Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
Harvard University
United States |
98.3 | 100.0 | 99.3 | 84.0 |
| #2 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
89.0 | 96.0 | 57.0 | 65.2 |
| #3 |
University of Oxford
United Kingdom |
85.9 | 90.1 | 87.8 | 50.6 |
| #4 |
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom |
79.4 | 81.8 | 100.0 | 39.4 |
| #5 |
University of Chicago
United States |
78.4 | 83.9 | 45.3 | 67.7 |
| #6 |
Stanford University
United States |
75.4 | 76.5 | 65.3 | 76.2 |
| #7 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
74.9 | 77.9 | 41.7 | 84.1 |
| #8 |
Yale University
United States |
72.9 | 73.3 | 58.8 | 84.1 |
| #9 |
Columbia University
United States |
72.8 | 75.3 | 56.4 | 68.7 |
| #10 |
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
United Kingdom |
72.6 | 74.5 | 84.3 | 45.4 |
| #11 |
University of Toronto
Canada |
71.2 | 79.6 | 30.0 | 44.7 |
| #12 |
Princeton University
United States |
70.8 | 74.5 | 44.0 | 67.9 |
| #13 |
Australian National University (ANU)
Australia |
66.6 | 72.8 | 41.1 | 42.3 |
| #14 |
University of Michigan
United States |
61.6 | 63.4 | 42.4 | 66.2 |
| #15 |
McGill University
Canada |
60.2 | 61.2 | 58.8 | 53.6 |
| #16 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
60.1 | 64.7 | 43.1 | 40.0 |
| #16 | 60.1 | 63.4 | 37.6 | 55.7 | |
| #18 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison
United States |
59.8 | 64.7 | 18.6 | 61.7 |
| #19 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States |
58.8 | 58.7 | 66.7 | 51.2 |
| #20 |
University of Melbourne
Australia |
57.4 | 56.5 | 57.6 | 64.8 |
| #21 |
University of Manchester
United Kingdom |
56.0 | 56.6 | 41.4 | 65.5 |
| #22 |
Peking University
China |
55.5 | 55.4 | 51.5 | 60.5 |
| #23 |
New York University (NYU)
United States |
54.7 | 54.4 | 44.2 | 67.7 |
| #24 |
Cornell University
United States |
52.1 | 49.9 | 34.4 | 87.0 |
| #25 |
University of Sydney
Australia |
49.7 | 53.8 | 45.9 | 20.6 |
