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 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
88.8 | 89.8 | 82.6 | 87.2 |
| #2 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
92.0 | 93.3 | 83.6 | 90.4 |
| #40 | 70.0 | 68.4 | 75.4 | 77.1 | |
| #29 |
University of Amsterdam
Netherlands |
74.0 | 75.6 | 63.0 | 71.9 |
| #33 | 72.4 | 74.9 | 69.0 | 56.1 | |
| #49 |
Stockholm University
Sweden |
67.7 | 70.8 | 49.1 | 61.8 |
| #9 |
Stanford University
United States |
87.0 | 86.2 | 86.8 | 94.0 |
| #45 |
Queen's University
Canada |
69.0 | 71.2 | 66.2 | 54.4 |
| #8 |
Princeton University
United States |
87.2 | 87.6 | 85.7 | 85.8 |
| #37 |
Peking University
China |
70.9 | 68.9 | 92.2 | 65.4 |
| #25 |
Northwestern University
United States |
74.7 | 72.4 | 78.1 | 89.2 |
| #18 |
New York University (NYU)
United States |
77.8 | 76.8 | 76.4 | 87.6 |
| #13 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
84.1 | 86.7 | 86.8 | 60.2 |
| #26 |
Monash University
Australia |
74.4 | 76.1 | 81.9 | 53.0 |
| #33 |
McGill University
Canada |
72.4 | 71.9 | 77.0 | 71.5 |
| #17 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States |
79.6 | 79.7 | 84.6 | 73.3 |
| #4 |
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
United Kingdom |
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 |
Freie Universität Berlin
Germany |
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 |
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Hong Kong |
73.2 | 73.6 | 80.8 | 62.3 |
| #14 |
Australian National University (ANU)
Australia |
83.5 | 84.6 | 95.7 | 62.9 |
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