Best Universities for Philosophy in North America

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Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Philosophy. A graph of 204M citations received by 6.1M academic papers made by 1,665 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. Stanford University

For Philosophy

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Philosophy

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

3. Harvard University

For Philosophy

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

4. University of Toronto

For Philosophy

#1 in Canada
#5 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Philosophy

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

7. Cornell University

For Philosophy

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

8. University of Washington - Seattle

For Philosophy

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

9. University of Montreal

For Philosophy

#2 in Canada
#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

10. University of California - Los Angeles

For Philosophy

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

11. University of Pennsylvania

For Philosophy

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

12. Columbia University

For Philosophy

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

13. Yale University

For Philosophy

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

14. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Philosophy

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

15. New York University

For Philosophy

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

16. Carnegie Mellon University

For Philosophy

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$32,964

17. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Philosophy

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

18. Princeton University

For Philosophy

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,811

19. University of Chicago

For Philosophy

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

20. University of British Columbia

For Philosophy

#3 in Canada
#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

21. University of California-San Diego

For Philosophy

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

22. University of Texas at Austin

For Philosophy

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

23. Johns Hopkins University

For Philosophy

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

24. Pennsylvania State University

For Philosophy

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

25. Ohio State University

For Philosophy

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

26. University of Southern California

For Philosophy

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

27. University of Maryland - College Park

For Philosophy

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
65%

28. McGill University

For Philosophy

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

29. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Philosophy

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

30. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Philosophy

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

31. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Philosophy

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

32. University of Pittsburgh

For Philosophy

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

33. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Philosophy

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,992
Enrollment
79,593

34. Northwestern University

For Philosophy

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

35. Duke University

For Philosophy

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

36. University of Ottawa

For Philosophy

#5 in Canada
#62 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

37. University of Arizona

For Philosophy

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

38. Michigan State University

For Philosophy

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

39. Purdue University

For Philosophy

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

40. Laval University

For Philosophy

#6 in Canada
#68 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1852

41. University of Florida

For Philosophy

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

42. University of Alberta

For Philosophy

#7 in Canada
#70 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

43. University of California - Davis

For Philosophy

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

44. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Philosophy

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
77%

45. University of California - San Francisco

For Philosophy

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

46. University of Iowa

For Philosophy

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

47. University of Virginia

For Philosophy

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

48. University of California - Irvine

For Philosophy

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

49. Boston University

For Philosophy

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

50. Washington University in St Louis

For Philosophy

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,440

51. University of Quebec in Montreal

For Philosophy

#8 in Canada
#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1969

52. Vanderbilt University

For Philosophy

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,689

53. University of Rochester

For Philosophy

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,900

54. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Philosophy

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,732
Enrollment
26,068

56. Western University

For Philosophy

#10 in Canada
#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

57. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
73%

58. McMaster University

For Philosophy

#11 in Canada
#127 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

59. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Philosophy

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

60. California Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$23,397
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$60,201

61. University of Calgary

For Philosophy

#12 in Canada
#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

62. Emory University

For Philosophy

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,986

63. University of Colorado Boulder

For Philosophy

#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
66%

64. University of Utah

For Philosophy

#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

65. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Philosophy

#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

66. Iowa State University

For Philosophy

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

67. University of Notre Dame

For Philosophy

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,083

68. Brown University

For Philosophy

#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,608

69. Georgetown University

For Philosophy

#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$37,967

70. York University

For Philosophy

#13 in Canada
#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

71. Florida State University

For Philosophy

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

72. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Philosophy

#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

73. University at Buffalo

For Philosophy

#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

74. Tulane University of Louisiana

For Philosophy

#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$50,631

75. University of Connecticut

For Philosophy

#217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

76. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Philosophy

#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

77. Queen's University

For Philosophy

#14 in Canada
#220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

78. Simon Fraser University

For Philosophy

#15 in Canada
#230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

79. Stony Brook University

For Philosophy

#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

80. University of Miami

For Philosophy

#234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$41,028

81. University of Georgia

For Philosophy

#237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
84%

82. University of Kentucky

For Philosophy

#241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

83. Case Western Reserve University

For Philosophy

#249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351

84. University of South Florida

For Philosophy

#250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

85. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Philosophy

#253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
68%

86. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Philosophy

#254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

87. University of Kansas

For Philosophy

#259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
93%

88. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Philosophy

#260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
90%

89. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Philosophy

#273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$14,643

90. Temple University

For Philosophy

#278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$11,891
Enrollment
30,205

91. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Philosophy

#284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
90%

92. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Philosophy

#294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

93. Dartmouth College

For Philosophy

#299 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,322

94. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Philosophy

#300 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
93%

95. Tufts University

For Philosophy

#302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,333

96. George Mason University

For Philosophy

#303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

97. Syracuse University

For Philosophy

#309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$51,520

98. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Philosophy

#312 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,564
Enrollment
19,764

99. University of Cincinnati

For Philosophy

#313 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%