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 216M citations received by 6.23M academic papers made by 1,671 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
$25,078

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Philosophy

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$29,608
Enrollment
45,882

3. Harvard University

For Philosophy

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

4. University of Toronto

For Philosophy

#1 in Canada
#5 in the World
Enrollment
102,431
Founded
1827

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Philosophy

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
69%

6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1550
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,996

7. Cornell University

For Philosophy

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,361

8. University of Washington - Seattle

For Philosophy

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$16,156
Enrollment
56,997

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
59%
Average Aid
$25,627
Enrollment
47,335

11. University of Pennsylvania

For Philosophy

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,570

12. Columbia University

For Philosophy

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,520

13. Yale University

For Philosophy

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

14. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Philosophy

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

15. New York University

For Philosophy

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$30,325

16. Princeton University

For Philosophy

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$15,313

17. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Philosophy

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

18. Carnegie Mellon University

For Philosophy

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$35,552

19. University of Chicago

For Philosophy

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$28,060

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
27%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$25,757
Enrollment
44,256

22. Johns Hopkins University

For Philosophy

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

23. University of Texas at Austin

For Philosophy

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
65%

24. Pennsylvania State University

For Philosophy

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

25. Ohio State University

For Philosophy

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
80%

26. University of Southern California

For Philosophy

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$43,412

27. University of Maryland - College Park

For Philosophy

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
67%

28. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Philosophy

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

29. McGill University

For Philosophy

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

30. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Philosophy

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

31. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Philosophy

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,172
Enrollment
79,818

32. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Philosophy

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
69%

33. University of Pittsburgh

For Philosophy

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
74%

34. Northwestern University

For Philosophy

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,830

35. Duke University

For Philosophy

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,981

36. University of Ottawa

For Philosophy

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

37. Michigan State University

For Philosophy

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

38. University of Arizona

For Philosophy

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

39. Purdue University

For Philosophy

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

40. Laval University

For Philosophy

#6 in Canada
#70 in the World
Enrollment
56,000
Founded
1852

41. University of Florida

For Philosophy

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

42. University of Alberta

For Philosophy

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

43. University of California - Davis

For Philosophy

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$24,591
Enrollment
40,065

44. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Philosophy

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

45. University of California - San Francisco

For Philosophy

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,007
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1864

46. University of Iowa

For Philosophy

#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
90%

47. University of Virginia

For Philosophy

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
57%

48. University of California - Irvine

For Philosophy

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$23,110
Enrollment
37,297

49. Boston University

For Philosophy

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,420

50. Washington University in St Louis

For Philosophy

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

51. University of Quebec in Montreal

For Philosophy

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

52. Vanderbilt University

For Philosophy

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,186

53. University of Rochester

For Philosophy

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,462

54. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Philosophy

#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$24,695
Enrollment
26,133

56. Western University

For Philosophy

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

57. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
73%

58. McMaster University

For Philosophy

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

59. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Philosophy

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
89%

60. University of Calgary

For Philosophy

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

61. Emory University

For Philosophy

#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,303

62. California Institute of Technology

For Philosophy

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$14,513
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$72,373

63. University of Colorado Boulder

For Philosophy

#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
67%

64. University of Utah

For Philosophy

#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

65. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Philosophy

#169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

66. Iowa State University

For Philosophy

#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

67. University of Notre Dame

For Philosophy

#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1508
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,300

68. Brown University

For Philosophy

#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,256

69. Georgetown University

For Philosophy

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,083

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

#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

72. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Philosophy

#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

73. Tulane University of Louisiana

For Philosophy

#206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$47,427

74. University at Buffalo

For Philosophy

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

75. Queen's University

For Philosophy

#14 in Canada
#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
35,612
Founded
1841

76. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Philosophy

#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

77. University of Connecticut

For Philosophy

#217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

78. Simon Fraser University

For Philosophy

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

79. University of Miami

For Philosophy

#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,397

80. Stony Brook University

For Philosophy

#234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
99%

81. University of Georgia

For Philosophy

#237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
89%

82. University of Kentucky

For Philosophy

#240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

83. University of South Florida

For Philosophy

#247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
89%

84. Case Western Reserve University

For Philosophy

#252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,000

85. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Philosophy

#255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

86. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Philosophy

#257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

87. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Philosophy

#258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

88. University of Kansas

For Philosophy

#260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
94%

89. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Philosophy

#279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$16,694

90. Temple University

For Philosophy

#282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$14,837
Enrollment
29,640

91. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Philosophy

#283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

92. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Philosophy

#293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
94%

93. Tufts University

For Philosophy

#300 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,367

94. Dartmouth College

For Philosophy

#305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,322

95. George Mason University

For Philosophy

#308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
79%

96. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Philosophy

#311 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
93%

97. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Philosophy

#312 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Receiving Aid
64%
Average Aid
$22,774
Enrollment
19,938

98. University of Cincinnati

For Philosophy

#314 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

99. Syracuse University

For Philosophy

#317 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$48,215

100. Boston College

For Philosophy

#320 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,519