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
#6 88.8 89.8 82.6 87.2
#2 92.0 93.3 83.6 90.4
#40 70.0 68.4 75.4 77.1
#29 74.0 75.6 63.0 71.9
#33 72.4 74.9 69.0 56.1
#49 67.7 70.8 49.1 61.8
#9
Stanford University

United States

87.0 86.2 86.8 94.0
#45 69.0 71.2 66.2 54.4
#8
Princeton University

United States

87.2 87.6 85.7 85.8
#37 70.9 68.9 92.2 65.4
#25
Northwestern University

United States

74.7 72.4 78.1 89.2
#18 77.8 76.8 76.4 87.6
#13 84.1 86.7 86.8 60.2
#26
Monash University

Australia

74.4 76.1 81.9 53.0
#33 72.4 71.9 77.0 71.5
#17 79.6 79.7 84.6 73.3
#4 89.8 92.6 87.7 69.2
#47
Lancaster University

United Kingdom

68.0 68.7 61.6 68.9
#1
Harvard University

United States

99.7 100.0 100.0 96.6
#43 69.5 74.4 65.1 34.3
#24
Duke University

United States

75.3 73.7 80.3 82.9
#32
Cornell University

United States

72.7 70.4 77.0 86.4
#12
Columbia University

United States

85.0 84.6 84.0 88.9
#30 73.2 73.6 80.8 62.3
#14 83.5 84.6 95.7 62.9
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