Best Universities for Finance in the World

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Finance. A graph of 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 4,497 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Finance

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

2. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Finance

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,727

3. Stanford University

United States | California

For Finance

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

4. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Finance

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $14,578

5. New York University

United States | New York State

For Finance

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $50,991

6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Finance

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,958
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,562

7. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Finance

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

8. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Finance

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

9. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Finance

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

10. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Finance

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

11. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Finance

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

12. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Finance

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,908

13. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Finance

#12 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

14. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Finance

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

15. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Finance

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1895

16. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Finance

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,605

17. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Finance

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

18. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Finance

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1513
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,297

19. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Finance

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

20. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Finance

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 83%

21. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Finance

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

22. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Finance

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

23. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Finance

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

24. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Finance

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

25. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Finance

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

26. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Finance

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 68%

27. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Finance

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $37,450

28. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Finance

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

29. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Finance

#1 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

30. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Finance

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 63%

31. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Finance

#27 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

32. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Finance

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,852

33. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Finance

#4 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

34. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Finance

#5 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 31,123
Founded: 1632

35. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Finance

#6 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

36. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Finance

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,125

37. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Finance

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

38. University of Tokyo

For Finance

#2 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

39. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Finance

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

40. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Finance

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%

41. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Finance

#7 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

42. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Finance

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 60%

43. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Finance

#33 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

44. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Finance

#34 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

45. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Finance

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1946

46. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Finance

#35 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $12,201
Enrollment: 77,881

47. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Finance

#36 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $29,999

48. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Finance

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

49. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Finance

#8 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

50. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Finance

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

51. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Finance

#9 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

52. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Finance

#3 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

53. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Finance

#10 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 17,378
Founded: 1927

54. Boston College

United States | Massachusetts

For Finance

#37 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,159

55. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Finance

#11 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

56. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Finance

#12 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

57. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Finance

#38 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

58. London Business School

United Kingdom | England

For Finance

#13 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1964

59. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Finance

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

60. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Finance

#39 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

61. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Finance

#4 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1991

62. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Finance

#14 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

63. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Finance

#5 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

64. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Finance

#40 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

65. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Finance

#41 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

66. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Finance

#42 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,298

67. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Finance

#43 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 72%

68. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Finance

#6 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

69. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Finance

#44 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 79%

70. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Finance

#45 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Net Price: $20,680
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $45,373

71. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Finance

#6 in Asia

#3 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

72. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Finance

#46 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $18,107
Enrollment: 26,124

73. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Finance

#47 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

74. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Finance

#48 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $16,868
Enrollment: 36,505

75. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Finance

#7 in Asia

#4 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1937

76. Georgia State University

United States | Georgia

For Finance

#49 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

77. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Finance

#50 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

78. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Finance

#51 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

79. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Finance

#15 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

80. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Finance

#52 in North America

#47 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,162
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $47,556

81. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Finance

#53 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 65%

82. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Finance

#54 in North America

#49 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $31,240

83. Bocconi University

Italy | Lombardy

For Finance

#16 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1902

84. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Finance

#17 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

85. Georgetown University

United States | District of Columbia

For Finance

#55 in North America

#50 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,049

86. Kyoto University

For Finance

#8 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

87. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Finance

#18 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

88. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Finance

#56 in North America

#51 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 73%

89. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Finance

#57 in North America

#52 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 78%

90. Dartmouth College

United States | New Hampshire

For Finance

#58 in North America

#53 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,078

91. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Finance

#9 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

92. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Finance

#10 in Asia

#2 in Israel

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

93. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Finance

#19 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

94. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Finance

#20 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

95. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Finance

#11 in Asia

#6 in China

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

96. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Finance

#21 in Europe

#13 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

97. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Finance

#22 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

98. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Finance

#23 in Europe

#4 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

99. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Finance

#12 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

100. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Finance

#59 in North America

#54 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,553

Economics subfields in the World

Actuarial Science1038

Agricultural Economics1023

Development Studies4927

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics3103

Environmental Economics1297

International Economics1288

International Relations and Diplomacy1001

International Trade1482

Investment Banking and Stock trading1543

Political Economy1133