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 51.3M citations received by 2.57M academic papers made by 4,117 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
74%

2. Harvard University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

3. University of Toronto

For Anthropology

#1 in Canada
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

5. University of California - Los Angeles

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

6. University of Washington - Seattle

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

7. Stanford University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

9. University of California - Berkeley

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

11. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

12. Columbia University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

13. Johns Hopkins University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

14. University of California - San Francisco

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

15. Pennsylvania State University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

16. University of British Columbia

For Anthropology

#2 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
20,893
Founded
1908

19. University of Sydney

For Anthropology

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

20. University of Pennsylvania

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

21. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

22. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

23. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

24. New York University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

25. Yale University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

27. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

28. University of Southern California

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

29. Ohio State University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

30. University of Melbourne

For Anthropology

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

31. Cornell University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

32. University of Texas at Austin

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

33. University of Chicago

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

34. University of Arizona

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

35. Monash University

For Anthropology

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

36. University of Alberta

For Anthropology

#3 in Canada
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

37. University of Amsterdam

For Anthropology

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

38. University of Queensland

For Anthropology

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

39. Michigan State University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

41. McGill University

For Anthropology

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

43. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

44. Emory University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

45. University of California-San Diego

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

47. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

48. University of Pittsburgh

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

49. McMaster University

For Anthropology

#5 in Canada
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

51. Duke University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

52. University of California - Davis

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

53. University of Maryland - College Park

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

54. University of Florida

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

55. Northwestern University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

56. University of South Florida

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

57. Washington University in St Louis

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

60. University of Copenhagen

For Anthropology

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

61. University of Bristol

For Anthropology

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

62. University of Calgary

For Anthropology

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

63. University of New South Wales

For Anthropology

#6 in Oceania
#5 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1949

64. Boston University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

65. Utrecht University

For Anthropology

#15 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

67. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

69. Catholic University of Leuven

For Anthropology

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

71. University of California - Irvine

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

73. Aarhus University

For Anthropology

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

75. Lancaster University

For Anthropology

#22 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

76. Australian National University

For Anthropology

#8 in Oceania
#7 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1946

78. University of Utah

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

82. Deakin University

For Anthropology

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

83. University of Sao Paulo

For Anthropology

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

84. Lund University

For Anthropology

#26 in Europe
#1 in Sweden
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

85. University of Virginia

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

86. Karolinska Institute

For Anthropology

#27 in Europe
#2 in Sweden
Enrollment
8,070
Founded
1861

87. University of Ottawa

For Anthropology

#7 in Canada
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

89. Western University

For Anthropology

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

90. University of Oslo

For Anthropology

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

91. University of Iowa

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

92. University of Leicester

For Anthropology

#29 in Europe
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

93. University of Miami

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

94. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

95. Princeton University

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

96. University of Georgia

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

98. Umea University

For Anthropology

#31 in Europe
#3 in Sweden
Enrollment
34,237
Founded
1965

100. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232