Best Universities for Genealogy in the World

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Genealogy. A graph of 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 797 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 Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Genealogy

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Genealogy

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Genealogy

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

4. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Genealogy

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

5. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Genealogy

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

6. Stanford University

United States | California

For Genealogy

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

7. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Genealogy

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

8. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Genealogy

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

9. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Genealogy

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

10. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Genealogy

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

11. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Genealogy

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

12. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Genealogy

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

13. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Genealogy

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

14. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Genealogy

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1946

15. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Genealogy

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

16. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Genealogy

#4 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

17. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Genealogy

#12 in North America

#1 in Canada

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

18. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Genealogy

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

19. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Genealogy

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

20. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Genealogy

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

21. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Genealogy

#16 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

22. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Genealogy

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

23. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Genealogy

#5 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

24. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For Genealogy

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,566

25. New York University

United States | New York State

For Genealogy

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

26. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Genealogy

#2 in Australia

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

27. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Genealogy

#6 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

28. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Genealogy

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

29. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Genealogy

#21 in North America

#3 in Canada

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

30. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Genealogy

#22 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

31. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Genealogy

#23 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

32. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Genealogy

#24 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

33. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Genealogy

#3 in Australia

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

34. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Genealogy

#25 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

35. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Genealogy

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

36. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Genealogy

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

37. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Genealogy

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

38. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Genealogy

#7 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

39. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Genealogy

#8 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1900

40. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Genealogy

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

41. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Genealogy

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

42. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Genealogy

#9 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1451

43. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Genealogy

#10 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

44. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Genealogy

#31 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

45. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

United States | North Carolina

For Genealogy

#32 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 76%

46. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Genealogy

#33 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

47. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Genealogy

#1 in New Zealand

Founded: 1883

48. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Genealogy

#34 in North America

#31 in the United States

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

49. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Genealogy

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

50. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Genealogy

#11 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

51. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Genealogy

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

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

52. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Genealogy

#1 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

53. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Genealogy

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1966

54. University of Vigo

For Genealogy

#12 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 18,577
Founded: 1989

55. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Genealogy

#36 in North America

#33 in the United States

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

56. Oregon Health & Science University

United States | Oregon

For Genealogy

#37 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,984
Male:Female: 31:69
Founded: 1887

57. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Genealogy

#13 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1829

58. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Genealogy

#38 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,165
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

59. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Genealogy

#39 in North America

#36 in the United States

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

60. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Genealogy

#40 in North America

#37 in the United States

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

61. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Genealogy

#14 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

62. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Genealogy

#41 in North America

#38 in the United States

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

63. Brigham Young University - Provo

United States | Utah

For Genealogy

#42 in North America

#39 in the United States

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

64. University of Kansas

United States | Kansas State

For Genealogy

#43 in North America

#40 in the United States

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

65. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Genealogy

#15 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

66. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Genealogy

#16 in Europe

#13 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

67. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Genealogy

#17 in Europe

#14 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

68. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Genealogy

#18 in Europe

#15 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

69. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Genealogy

#44 in North America

#41 in the United States

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

70. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Genealogy

#2 in Asia

#2 in Israel

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

71. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Genealogy

#19 in Europe

#16 in the United Kingdom

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

72. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Genealogy

#45 in North America

#42 in the United States

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

73. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Genealogy

#46 in North America

#43 in the United States

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

74. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Genealogy

#47 in North America

#44 in the United States

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

75. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Genealogy

#48 in North America

#45 in the United States

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

76. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Genealogy

#49 in North America

#46 in the United States

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

77. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Genealogy

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1922

78. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Genealogy

#6 in Australia

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

79. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Genealogy

#7 in Australia

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

80. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Genealogy

#50 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 45,360
Founded: 1878

81. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Genealogy

#20 in Europe

#17 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

82. Sapienza University of Rome

For Genealogy

#21 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

83. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Genealogy

#51 in North America

#47 in the United States

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

84. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Genealogy

#52 in North America

#5 in Canada

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

85. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Genealogy

#22 in Europe

#18 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1895

86. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Genealogy

#53 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,166

87. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Genealogy

#23 in Europe

#19 in the United Kingdom

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

88. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Genealogy

#54 in North America

#49 in the United States

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

89. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Genealogy

#55 in North America

#6 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

90. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Genealogy

#56 in North America

#50 in the United States

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

91. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Genealogy

#57 in North America

#51 in the United States

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

92. Memorial University of Newfoundland

Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador

For Genealogy

#58 in North America

#7 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1925

93. Dalhousie University

Canada | Nova Scotia

For Genealogy

#59 in North America

#8 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 18,500
Founded: 1818

94. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Genealogy

#2 in New Zealand

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

95. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Genealogy

#10 in Oceania

#8 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

96. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Genealogy

#60 in North America

#9 in Canada

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

97. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Genealogy

#2 in Africa

#2 in South Africa

Founded: 1874

98. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Genealogy

#61 in North America

#52 in the United States

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

99. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Genealogy

#24 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

100. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Genealogy

#62 in North America

#53 in the United States

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in the World

Anthropology3739

Archaeology5794

Art History1684

Broadcast Journalism1001

Classics and Ancient History2248

Communications and Public Relations2927

Criminology and Criminal Justice1206

Early Childhood Education1017

Education Majors3964

Forensic Science1084

Gender Studies1879

Human Rights Law1010

Intellectual Property and Patent Law1063

International Law1033

International Relations and Diplomacy1001

Journalism and Digital Media1286

Law Enforcement1031

Library and Information science2345

Linguistics5623

Media Studies1202

Military science1014

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution1015

Occupational Safety and Health1008

Political Economy1133

Political Science6450

Public Policy / Administration1517

Radio and Television broadcasting1043

Social Work1044

Special Education1012

Sports / Exercise science1015

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies3778

Urban and Regional planning1184