Best Universities for Philosophy 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 Philosophy. A graph of 315M citations received by 19.8M academic papers made by 6,566 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 Sao Paulo

For Philosophy

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

2. Stanford University

For Philosophy

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

3. University of California - Berkeley

For Philosophy

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

4. Harvard University

For Philosophy

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

5. University of Toronto

For Philosophy

#1 in Canada
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Philosophy

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

9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

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

10. Cornell University

For Philosophy

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

12. University of Washington - Seattle

For Philosophy

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

14. University of California - Los Angeles

For Philosophy

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

15. Columbia University

For Philosophy

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

16. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Philosophy

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

18. University of Pennsylvania

For Philosophy

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

19. Yale University

For Philosophy

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

20. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Philosophy

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

22. New York University

For Philosophy

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

23. Carnegie Mellon University

For Philosophy

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

24. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Philosophy

#4 in Europe
#1 in France
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

25. University of British Columbia

For Philosophy

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

26. University of California-San Diego

For Philosophy

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

27. Princeton University

For Philosophy

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

28. University of Texas at Austin

For Philosophy

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

29. University of Chicago

For Philosophy

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

30. University of Liege

For Philosophy

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

31. University of Montreal

For Philosophy

#3 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

32. Sao Paulo State University

For Philosophy

#4 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1976

33. Pennsylvania State University

For Philosophy

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

34. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

For Philosophy

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

35. Catholic University of Leuven

For Philosophy

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

36. Ohio State University

For Philosophy

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

37. Johns Hopkins University

For Philosophy

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

38. University of Southern California

For Philosophy

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

40. University of Maryland - College Park

For Philosophy

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

41. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Philosophy

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

42. McGill University

For Philosophy

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

43. University of Amsterdam

For Philosophy

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

45. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Philosophy

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

46. Complutense University of Madrid

For Philosophy

#10 in Europe
#1 in Spain
Enrollment
71,806
Founded
1508

48. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Philosophy

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

50. University of Pittsburgh

For Philosophy

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

51. University of Barcelona

For Philosophy

#12 in Europe
#3 in Spain
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
64,236
Male:Female
86:14

52. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Philosophy

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

55. University of Sydney

For Philosophy

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

57. University of Arizona

For Philosophy

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

58. University of Melbourne

For Philosophy

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

59. Michigan State University

For Philosophy

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

60. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Philosophy

#14 in Europe
#1 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

61. Northwestern University

For Philosophy

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

62. University of Florida

For Philosophy

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

63. Boston University

For Philosophy

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

64. University of Alberta

For Philosophy

#5 in Canada
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

65. Duke University

For Philosophy

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

66. University of Brasilia

For Philosophy

#8 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1962

67. University of Ottawa

For Philosophy

#6 in Canada
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

68. University of Munich

For Philosophy

#15 in Europe
#2 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

69. University of California - Davis

For Philosophy

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

70. University of Tokyo

For Philosophy

#1 in Asia
#1 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

73. Utrecht University

For Philosophy

#17 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

74. Tel Aviv University

For Philosophy

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

77. University of Copenhagen

For Philosophy

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

78. Laval University

For Philosophy

#7 in Canada
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1852

79. Technical University of Munich

For Philosophy

#20 in Europe
#3 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

81. University of Queensland

For Philosophy

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

82. University of California - San Francisco

For Philosophy

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

83. University of Iowa

For Philosophy

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

84. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Philosophy

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

85. University of Virginia

For Philosophy

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

86. University of Valencia

For Philosophy

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

88. University of Zurich

For Philosophy

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

89. University of Hong Kong

For Philosophy

#4 in Asia
#1 in China
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

90. Tsinghua University

For Philosophy

#5 in Asia
#2 in China
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

91. University of Vienna

For Philosophy

#24 in Europe
#1 in Austria
Enrollment
93,628
Founded
1365

92. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Philosophy

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

94. University of California - Irvine

For Philosophy

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

95. University of Seville

For Philosophy

#25 in Europe
#6 in Spain
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1505

96. University of Hamburg

For Philosophy

#26 in Europe
#4 in Germany
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

97. Monash University

For Philosophy

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

98. Washington University in St Louis

For Philosophy

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

99. University of New South Wales

For Philosophy

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

100. National University of Colombia

For Philosophy

#1 in Colombia
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
54,284
Founded
1867