Best Universities for Anthropology in the World

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Anthropology. A graph of 72.9M citations received by 2.91M academic papers made by 4,409 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

2. University of Toronto

For Anthropology

#1 in Canada
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

3. Harvard University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

5. University of Washington - Seattle

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

6. University of California - Los Angeles

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

7. Stanford University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

9. Johns Hopkins University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

10. University of California - Berkeley

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

12. Columbia University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

13. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

14. University of Pennsylvania

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

15. University of British Columbia

For Anthropology

#2 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

18. Pennsylvania State University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

19. University of Sydney

For Anthropology

#2 in Oceania
#1 in Australia
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

20. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

21. University of California - San Francisco

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

22. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,992
Enrollment
79,593

23. Yale University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

24. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

26. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

27. New York University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

28. Cornell University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

30. University of Southern California

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

31. University of Melbourne

For Anthropology

#3 in Oceania
#2 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

32. Ohio State University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

33. University of Texas at Austin

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

34. University of Chicago

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

35. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

36. University of Amsterdam

For Anthropology

#7 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

38. University of Queensland

For Anthropology

#4 in Oceania
#3 in Australia
Enrollment
48,771
Founded
1909

39. Monash University

For Anthropology

#5 in Oceania
#4 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

40. University of Arizona

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

41. Michigan State University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

42. University of Alberta

For Anthropology

#3 in Canada
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

43. McGill University

For Anthropology

#4 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

44. University of Pittsburgh

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

45. Emory University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,986

46. Duke University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

47. University of California-San Diego

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

48. Northwestern University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

49. University of Maryland - College Park

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
65%

51. McMaster University

For Anthropology

#5 in Canada
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

52. University of Bristol

For Anthropology

#10 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

54. University of California - Davis

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

55. University of Florida

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

56. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

57. Australian National University

For Anthropology

#6 in Oceania
#5 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1946

58. University of South Florida

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

59. Washington University in St Louis

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,440

61. University of Copenhagen

For Anthropology

#13 in Europe
#1 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

62. Aarhus University

For Anthropology

#14 in Europe
#2 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,020
Founded
1928

63. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
77%

65. University of Calgary

For Anthropology

#6 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

66. University of New South Wales

For Anthropology

#7 in Oceania
#6 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
63,864
Founded
1949

68. Utrecht University

For Anthropology

#17 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

69. University of Sao Paulo

For Anthropology

#1 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

70. Catholic University of Leuven

For Anthropology

#18 in Europe
#1 in Belgium
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

74. University of Utah

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

76. University of California - Irvine

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

77. Lancaster University

For Anthropology

#21 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

80. Boston University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

81. Western University

For Anthropology

#7 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

82. University of Virginia

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

84. Deakin University

For Anthropology

#9 in Oceania
#8 in Australia
Enrollment
34,616
Founded
1974

85. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

86. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

88. University of Georgia

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
84%

89. University of Ottawa

For Anthropology

#8 in Canada
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

90. Princeton University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,811

91. Purdue University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

92. Karolinska Institute

For Anthropology

#26 in Europe
#1 in Sweden
Enrollment
8,070
Founded
1861

94. University of Hong Kong

For Anthropology

#2 in Asia
#1 in China
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

96. University of Oslo

For Anthropology

#28 in Europe
#1 in Norway
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

97. Queen's University

For Anthropology

#9 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

98. Lund University

For Anthropology

#29 in Europe
#2 in Sweden
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

99. University of Miami

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$41,028

100. Case Western Reserve University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351