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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 |
Northwestern University
United States |
74.7 | 72.4 | 78.1 | 89.2 |
| #24 |
Duke University
United States |
75.3 | 73.7 | 80.3 | 82.9 |
| #23 |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
United States |
75.6 | 77.4 | 55.5 | 81.0 |
| #22 |
University of Melbourne
Australia |
75.8 | 74.3 | 87.5 | 75.6 |
| #20 |
University of Manchester
United Kingdom |
76.2 | 75.1 | 78.6 | 82.1 |
| #20 |
University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
United States |
76.2 | 76.4 | 78.9 | 71.4 |
| #19 |
University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Hong Kong |
76.6 | 78.4 | 83.9 | 55.1 |
| #18 |
New York University (NYU)
United States |
77.8 | 76.8 | 76.4 | 87.6 |
| #17 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States |
79.6 | 79.7 | 84.6 | 73.3 |
| #16 |
University of Toronto
Canada |
80.4 | 82.8 | 66.8 | 74.6 |
| #14 |
Australian National University (ANU)
Australia |
83.5 | 84.6 | 95.7 | 62.9 |
| #14 |
Yale University
United States |
83.5 | 81.8 | 88.8 | 91.3 |
| #13 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
84.1 | 86.7 | 86.8 | 60.2 |
| #12 |
Columbia University
United States |
85.0 | 84.6 | 84.0 | 88.9 |
| #11 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison
United States |
86.3 | 89.3 | 70.3 | 77.9 |
| #10 |
University of Michigan
United States |
86.4 | 86.5 | 79.8 | 92.4 |
| #9 |
Stanford University
United States |
87.0 | 86.2 | 86.8 | 94.0 |
| #8 |
Princeton University
United States |
87.2 | 87.6 | 85.7 | 85.8 |
| #7 |
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom |
87.8 | 90.3 | 95.0 | 60.1 |
| #6 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
88.8 | 89.8 | 82.6 | 87.2 |
| #5 |
University of Chicago
United States |
89.6 | 91.6 | 81.7 | 81.7 |
| #4 |
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
United Kingdom |
89.8 | 92.6 | 87.7 | 69.2 |
| #3 |
University of Oxford
United Kingdom |
91.7 | 93.4 | 93.3 | 76.2 |
| #2 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
92.0 | 93.3 | 83.6 | 90.4 |
| #1 |
Harvard University
United States |
99.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 96.6 |
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