Best Universities for Philosophy in the World

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Philosophy. A graph of 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 6,416 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. Stanford University

For Philosophy

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

2. University of Sao Paulo

For Philosophy

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

3. University of California - Berkeley

For Philosophy

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

4. Harvard University

For Philosophy

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

5. University of Toronto

For Philosophy

#1 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
95,055
Founded
1827

7. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Philosophy

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

8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,958
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,562

10. University of Washington - Seattle

For Philosophy

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

13. University of Pennsylvania

For Philosophy

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

14. Yale University

For Philosophy

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

15. University of California - Los Angeles

For Philosophy

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

17. Columbia University

For Philosophy

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

18. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Philosophy

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

19. Cornell University

For Philosophy

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

20. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Philosophy

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

21. Carnegie Mellon University

For Philosophy

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$37,450

22. University of Liege

For Philosophy

#3 in Europe
#1 in Belgium
Enrollment
25,421
Founded
1817

24. New York University

For Philosophy

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

25. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

For Philosophy

#4 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
67,329
Founded
1920

26. University of Texas at Austin

For Philosophy

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

27. Ohio State University

For Philosophy

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

28. Princeton University

For Philosophy

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

29. University of Montreal

For Philosophy

#2 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
45,360
Founded
1878

30. Pennsylvania State University

For Philosophy

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

31. University of Chicago

For Philosophy

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

32. Sao Paulo State University

For Philosophy

#5 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1976

33. University of California-San Diego

For Philosophy

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

34. University of British Columbia

For Philosophy

#3 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
59,659
Founded
1908

35. University of Southern California

For Philosophy

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

36. McGill University

For Philosophy

#4 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
40,036
Founded
1821

38. Boston University

For Philosophy

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

40. University of Maryland - College Park

For Philosophy

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

42. University of Barcelona

For Philosophy

#7 in Europe
#1 in Spain
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
64,236
Male:Female
86:14

44. Complutense University of Madrid

For Philosophy

#9 in Europe
#3 in Spain
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
71,806
Founded
1508

45. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Philosophy

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

46. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Philosophy

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

47. University of Pittsburgh

For Philosophy

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

48. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Philosophy

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

50. Johns Hopkins University

For Philosophy

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

52. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Philosophy

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

53. University of Amsterdam

For Philosophy

#11 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
31,123
Founded
1632

54. University of Arizona

For Philosophy

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

55. University of Sydney

For Philosophy

#1 in Oceania
#1 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

57. Michigan State University

For Philosophy

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

58. University of Melbourne

For Philosophy

#2 in Oceania
#2 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

59. University of Brasilia

For Philosophy

#8 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1962

60. University of Alberta

For Philosophy

#5 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
1908

61. Catholic University of Leuven

For Philosophy

#12 in Europe
#2 in Belgium
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

62. University of Tokyo

For Philosophy

#1 in Asia
#1 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,133
Founded
1877

64. University of Florida

For Philosophy

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

65. Duke University

For Philosophy

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

66. University of California - Davis

For Philosophy

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

68. University of Ottawa

For Philosophy

#6 in Canada
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

69. Imperial College London

For Philosophy

#13 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

70. Tel Aviv University

For Philosophy

#2 in Asia
#1 in Israel
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

72. University of Iowa

For Philosophy

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

73. University of Queensland

For Philosophy

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

74. University of California - San Francisco

For Philosophy

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

75. Northwestern University

For Philosophy

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

76. National University of Colombia

For Philosophy

#1 in Colombia
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
54,284
Founded
1867

77. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Philosophy

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

78. University of Copenhagen

For Philosophy

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

79. University of Valencia

For Philosophy

#15 in Europe
#5 in Spain
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
58,390

80. Utrecht University

For Philosophy

#16 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1636

82. Tsinghua University

For Philosophy

#4 in Asia
#1 in China
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

83. Washington University in St Louis

For Philosophy

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

84. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Philosophy

#5 in Asia
#2 in Israel
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
23,500
Founded
1918

85. University of Virginia

For Philosophy

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

86. University of Seville

For Philosophy

#18 in Europe
#6 in Spain
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1505

87. Federal University of Parana

For Philosophy

#10 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
1912

89. Laval University

For Philosophy

#7 in Canada
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1852

90. University of Bristol

For Philosophy

#20 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

91. University of New South Wales

For Philosophy

#4 in Oceania
#4 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1949

92. Vanderbilt University

For Philosophy

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

93. University of California - Irvine

For Philosophy

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

95. Technical University of Munich

For Philosophy

#21 in Europe
#1 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

96. University of Zurich

For Philosophy

#22 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
25,732

97. Monash University

For Philosophy

#6 in Oceania
#6 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

98. University of Waterloo

For Philosophy

#8 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

99. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Philosophy

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

100. Autonomous University of Madrid

For Philosophy

#23 in Europe
#7 in Spain
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1968