Best Universities for History in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in History. A graph of 208M citations received by 11.8M academic papers made by 6,270 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 History

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

2. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For History

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

3. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For History

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For History

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

5. Stanford University

United States | California

For History

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

6. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For History

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

7. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For History

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

8. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For History

#5 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

9. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For History

#6 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

10. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For History

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

11. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For History

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

12. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For History

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

13. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For History

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

14. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For History

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

15. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For History

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

16. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For History

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

17. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For History

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

18. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For History

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

19. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For History

#16 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

20. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For History

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

21. New York University

United States | New York State

For History

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

22. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For History

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

23. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For History

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

24. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For History

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

25. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For History

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

26. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For History

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

27. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For History

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

28. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For History

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

29. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For History

#4 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

30. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For History

#5 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

31. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For History

#26 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

32. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For History

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

33. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For History

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

34. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For History

#27 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

35. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For History

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

36. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For History

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

37. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For History

#6 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

38. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For History

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

39. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For History

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

40. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For History

#2 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

41. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For History

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

42. Peking University

China | Beijing

For History

#3 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

43. University of Southern California

United States | California

For History

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

44. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For History

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

45. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For History

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

46. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For History

#33 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

47. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For History

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

48. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For History

#7 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1829

49. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For History

#34 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

50. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For History

#8 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

51. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For History

#35 in North America

#31 in the United States

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

52. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For History

#6 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

53. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For History

#4 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

54. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For History

#9 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1900

55. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For History

#36 in North America

#32 in the United States

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

56. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For History

#10 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

57. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For History

#37 in North America

#33 in the United States

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

58. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For History

#11 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

59. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For History

#38 in North America

#34 in the United States

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

60. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For History

#39 in North America

#35 in the United States

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

61. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For History

#12 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

62. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For History

#13 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

63. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For History

#14 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

64. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For History

#40 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

65. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For History

#15 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

66. University of Tokyo

For History

#5 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

67. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For History

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

68. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For History

#41 in North America

#37 in the United States

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

69. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For History

#42 in North America

#38 in the United States

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

70. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For History

#16 in Europe

#13 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1451

71. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For History

#43 in North America

#39 in the United States

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

72. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For History

#17 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

73. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For History

#44 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

74. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For History

#45 in North America

#41 in the United States

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

75. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For History

#18 in Europe

#14 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

76. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For History

#46 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

77. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For History

#6 in Asia

#4 in China

Founded: 1937

78. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For History

#47 in North America

#43 in the United States

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

79. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For History

#48 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

80. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For History

#7 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

81. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For History

#19 in Europe

#1 in France

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

82. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For History

#20 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

83. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For History

#49 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

84. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For History

#8 in Asia

#1 in Israel

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

85. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For History

#21 in Europe

#15 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

86. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For History

#22 in Europe

#16 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

87. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For History

#23 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

88. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For History

#24 in Europe

#17 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

89. Wuhan University

For History

#9 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

90. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For History

#50 in North America

#45 in the United States

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

91. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For History

#10 in Asia

#2 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

92. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For History

#25 in Europe

#18 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

93. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For History

#26 in Europe

#19 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1963

94. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For History

#51 in North America

#46 in the United States

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

95. Lund University

For History

#27 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

96. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For History

#52 in North America

#47 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

97. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For History

#28 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

98. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For History

#7 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

99. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For History

#29 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

100. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For History

#53 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in the World

Anthropology4117

Archaeology6040

Art History1941

Broadcast Journalism1052

Classics and Ancient History2556

Communications and Public Relations3255

Criminology and Criminal Justice1307

Early Childhood Education1039

Education Majors4239

Forensic Science1000

Gender Studies2091

Human Rights Law1000

Intellectual Property and Patent Law1054

International Law1021

International Relations and Diplomacy1024

Journalism and Digital Media1510

Law Enforcement1013

Library and Information science2980

Linguistics5870

Media Studies1385

Military science1139

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution1019

Occupational Safety and Health1027

Political Economy1244

Political Science6606

Public Policy / Administration1677

Radio and Television broadcasting1187

Social Work1028

Special Education1011

Sports / Exercise science1145

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies4103

Urban and Regional planning1321