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 |
99.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 96.6 |
| #9 |
Stanford University
United States |
87.0 | 86.2 | 86.8 | 94.0 |
| #10 |
University of Michigan
United States |
86.4 | 86.5 | 79.8 | 92.4 |
| #14 |
Yale University
United States |
83.5 | 81.8 | 88.8 | 91.3 |
| #2 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
92.0 | 93.3 | 83.6 | 90.4 |
| #25 |
Northwestern University
United States |
74.7 | 72.4 | 78.1 | 89.2 |
| #12 |
Columbia University
United States |
85.0 | 84.6 | 84.0 | 88.9 |
| #18 |
New York University (NYU)
United States |
77.8 | 76.8 | 76.4 | 87.6 |
| #6 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
88.8 | 89.8 | 82.6 | 87.2 |
| #48 |
University of Washington
United States |
67.8 | 65.1 | 70.3 | 87.1 |
| #32 |
Cornell University
United States |
72.7 | 70.4 | 77.0 | 86.4 |
| #8 |
Princeton University
United States |
87.2 | 87.6 | 85.7 | 85.8 |
| #24 |
Duke University
United States |
75.3 | 73.7 | 80.3 | 82.9 |
| #36 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
United States |
71.8 | 70.1 | 74.3 | 82.8 |
| #20 |
University of Manchester
United Kingdom |
76.2 | 75.1 | 78.6 | 82.1 |
| #39 |
University of Minnesota
United States |
70.2 | 69.4 | 64.9 | 81.9 |
| #5 |
University of Chicago
United States |
89.6 | 91.6 | 81.7 | 81.7 |
| #23 |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
United States |
75.6 | 77.4 | 55.5 | 81.0 |
| #31 |
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
United States |
72.9 | 72.5 | 70.5 | 78.6 |
| #11 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison
United States |
86.3 | 89.3 | 70.3 | 77.9 |
| #40 | 70.0 | 68.4 | 75.4 | 77.1 | |
| #3 |
University of Oxford
United Kingdom |
91.7 | 93.4 | 93.3 | 76.2 |
| #22 |
University of Melbourne
Australia |
75.8 | 74.3 | 87.5 | 75.6 |
| #16 |
University of Toronto
Canada |
80.4 | 82.8 | 66.8 | 74.6 |
| #17 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States |
79.6 | 79.7 | 84.6 | 73.3 |
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