Best Universities for Archaeology in North America

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Archaeology. A graph of 511K citations received by 34.6K academic papers made by 252 universities in North America 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 Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Archaeology

#1 in the United States

#5 in the World

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

2. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Archaeology

#2 in the United States

#6 in the World

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

3. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Archaeology

#3 in the United States

#9 in the World

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

4. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Archaeology

#4 in the United States

#10 in the World

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

5. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Archaeology

#5 in the United States

#15 in the World

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

6. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Archaeology

#6 in the United States

#18 in the World

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

7. Stanford University

United States | California

For Archaeology

#7 in the United States

#19 in the World

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

8. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Archaeology

#8 in the United States

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,531

9. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Archaeology

#1 in Canada

#24 in the World

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

10. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Archaeology

#9 in the United States

#26 in the World

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

11. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Archaeology

#10 in the United States

#27 in the World

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

12. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Archaeology

#11 in the United States

#33 in the World

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

13. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Archaeology

#12 in the United States

#34 in the World

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

14. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Archaeology

#13 in the United States

#35 in the World

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

15. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Archaeology

#14 in the United States

#36 in the World

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

16. Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Archaeology

#2 in Canada

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1965

17. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Archaeology

#15 in the United States

#42 in the World

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

18. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Archaeology

#16 in the United States

#48 in the World

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

19. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Archaeology

#17 in the United States

#49 in the World

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

20. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Archaeology

#18 in the United States

#50 in the World

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

21. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Archaeology

#19 in the United States

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

22. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Archaeology

#20 in the United States

#54 in the World

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

23. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Archaeology

#21 in the United States

#55 in the World

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

24. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Archaeology

#22 in the United States

#59 in the World

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

25. University of Oregon

United States | Oregon

For Archaeology

#23 in the United States

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $13,590
Enrollment: 22,257

26. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Archaeology

#24 in the United States

#62 in the World

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

27. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Archaeology

#3 in Canada

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

28. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Archaeology

#25 in the United States

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,993
Enrollment: 29,843

29. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Archaeology

#26 in the United States

#69 in the World

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

30. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Archaeology

#4 in Canada

#71 in the World

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

31. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Archaeology

#27 in the United States

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 89%

32. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Archaeology

#28 in the United States

#73 in the World

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

33. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Archaeology

#29 in the United States

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 82%

34. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Archaeology

#30 in the United States

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

35. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Archaeology

#31 in the United States

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 85%

36. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Archaeology

#32 in the United States

#84 in the World

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

37. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Archaeology

#5 in Canada

#91 in the World

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

38. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Archaeology

#6 in Canada

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

39. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Archaeology

#33 in the United States

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

40. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Archaeology

#34 in the United States

#101 in the World

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

41. Southern Methodist University

United States | Texas

For Archaeology

#35 in the United States

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $41,986

42. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Archaeology

#36 in the United States

#106 in the World

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

43. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Archaeology

#37 in the United States

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $25,028

44. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Archaeology

#38 in the United States

#108 in the World

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

45. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Archaeology

#39 in the United States

#110 in the World

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

46. University of Wyoming

United States | Wyoming

For Archaeology

#40 in the United States

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $10,164
Enrollment: 11,479

47. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Archaeology

#41 in the United States

#112 in the World

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

48. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Archaeology

#42 in the United States

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

49. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Archaeology

#43 in the United States

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

50. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Archaeology

#7 in Canada

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 30,117
Founded: 1887

51. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Archaeology

#44 in the United States

#122 in the World

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

52. University of Kansas

United States | Kansas State

For Archaeology

#45 in the United States

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

53. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Archaeology

#46 in the United States

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

54. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Archaeology

#47 in the United States

#127 in the World

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

55. Brigham Young University - Provo

United States | Utah

For Archaeology

#48 in the United States

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $13,432

56. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Archaeology

#8 in Canada

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 27,300
Founded: 1878

57. University of Arkansas

United States | Arkansas

For Archaeology

#49 in the United States

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 81%

58. University of Maine

United States | Maine

For Archaeology

#50 in the United States

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

59. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Archaeology

#51 in the United States

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 99%

60. University of Oklahoma - Norman

United States | Oklahoma State

For Archaeology

#52 in the United States

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

61. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Archaeology

#53 in the United States

#144 in the World

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

62. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Archaeology

#54 in the United States

#148 in the World

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

63. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

United States | Illinois

For Archaeology

#55 in the United States

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

64. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Archaeology

#56 in the United States

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

65. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Archaeology

#57 in the United States

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

66. University of Nevada - Reno

United States | Nevada

For Archaeology

#58 in the United States

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

67. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Archaeology

#59 in the United States

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

68. Binghamton University

United States | New York State

For Archaeology

#60 in the United States

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 76%

69. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Archaeology

#61 in the United States

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 94%

70. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Archaeology

#62 in the United States

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $28,367

71. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Archaeology

#63 in the United States

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 95%

72. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Archaeology

#64 in the United States

#175 in the World

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

73. New York University

United States | New York State

For Archaeology

#65 in the United States

#177 in the World

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

74. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Archaeology

#66 in the United States

#178 in the World

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

75. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Archaeology

#67 in the United States

#179 in the World

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

76. Tulane University of Louisiana

United States | Louisiana

For Archaeology

#68 in the United States

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,048

77. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Archaeology

#69 in the United States

#181 in the World

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

78. University of Montana

United States | Montana

For Archaeology

#70 in the United States

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

79. Northern Arizona University

United States | Arizona

For Archaeology

#71 in the United States

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $12,922
Enrollment: 28,711

80. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Archaeology

#72 in the United States

#186 in the World

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

81. University of Nevada - Las Vegas

United States | Nevada

For Archaeology

#73 in the United States

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $6,217
Enrollment: 30,679

82. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Archaeology

#74 in the United States

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

83. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Archaeology

#75 in the United States

#195 in the World

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

84. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Archaeology

#76 in the United States

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

85. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Archaeology

#77 in the United States

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

86. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Archaeology

#78 in the United States

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,513

87. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Archaeology

#79 in the United States

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

88. University of Manitoba

Canada | Manitoba

For Archaeology

#9 in Canada

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 29,800
Founded: 1877

89. Kent State University at Kent

United States | Ohio

For Archaeology

#80 in the United States

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 95%

90. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Archaeology

#81 in the United States

#212 in the World

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

91. University of Alaska Fairbanks

United States | Alaska

For Archaeology

#82 in the United States

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 92%

92. Northern Illinois University

United States | Illinois

For Archaeology

#83 in the United States

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,008
Enrollment: 16,234

93. Memorial University of Newfoundland

Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador

For Archaeology

#10 in Canada

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1925

94. Utah State University

United States | Utah

For Archaeology

#84 in the United States

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

95. Texas Tech University

United States | Texas

For Archaeology

#85 in the United States

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

96. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Archaeology

#86 in the United States

#226 in the World

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

97. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Archaeology

#87 in the United States

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $18,676
Enrollment: 26,847

98. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

United States | Wisconsin

For Archaeology

#88 in the United States

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $4,401

99. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Archaeology

#89 in the United States

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

100. University of Victoria

Canada | British Columbia

For Archaeology

#11 in Canada

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 20,492
Founded: 1963

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in North America

Anthropology446

Broadcast Journalism363

Classics and Ancient History428

Communications and Public Relations494

Criminology and Criminal Justice490

Early Childhood Education431

Education Majors493

Forensic Science240

Gender Studies429

Human Rights Law289

Intellectual Property and Patent Law289

International Law305

International Relations and Diplomacy350

Journalism and Digital Media293

Law Enforcement404

Library and Information science332

Media Studies431

Military science444

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution318

Occupational Safety and Health361

Political Economy372

Political Science730

Public Policy / Administration334

Radio and Television broadcasting296

Special Education377

Sports / Exercise science286

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies508

Urban and Regional planning197