Best Universities for Sociology 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 Sociology. A graph of 311M citations received by 14.9M academic papers made by 6,493 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. Harvard University

For Sociology

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

2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Sociology

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

3. University of Toronto

For Sociology

#1 in Canada
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

4. Stanford University

For Sociology

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

7. University of Washington - Seattle

For Sociology

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

8. Columbia University

For Sociology

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

9. University of California - Berkeley

For Sociology

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

10. Johns Hopkins University

For Sociology

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

11. Cornell University

For Sociology

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

12. University of California - Los Angeles

For Sociology

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

14. Yale University

For Sociology

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

15. University of British Columbia

For Sociology

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

16. University of Pennsylvania

For Sociology

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

17. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Sociology

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

18. University of Chicago

For Sociology

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

19. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Sociology

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

20. Pennsylvania State University

For Sociology

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

21. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Sociology

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

22. Ohio State University

For Sociology

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

23. University of Sydney

For Sociology

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

24. New York University

For Sociology

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

25. University of Melbourne

For Sociology

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

26. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Sociology

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

27. University of Southern California

For Sociology

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

28. University of California - San Francisco

For Sociology

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

29. Michigan State University

For Sociology

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

30. University of Pittsburgh

For Sociology

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

34. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Sociology

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

35. University of Texas at Austin

For Sociology

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

37. McGill University

For Sociology

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

38. Duke University

For Sociology

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

39. University of Arizona

For Sociology

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

40. University of California - Davis

For Sociology

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

41. University of California-San Diego

For Sociology

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

42. University of Amsterdam

For Sociology

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

43. University of Sao Paulo

For Sociology

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

44. Boston University

For Sociology

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

45. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Sociology

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

46. University of Maryland - College Park

For Sociology

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

47. University of Florida

For Sociology

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

48. Karolinska Institute

For Sociology

#8 in Europe
#1 in Sweden
Enrollment
8,070
Founded
1861

49. Monash University

For Sociology

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

50. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Sociology

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

52. Emory University

For Sociology

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

53. University of Alberta

For Sociology

#4 in Canada
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

54. Princeton University

For Sociology

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

57. University of Bristol

For Sociology

#9 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

59. Northwestern University

For Sociology

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

60. University of Helsinki

For Sociology

#11 in Europe
#1 in Finland
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

61. University of Copenhagen

For Sociology

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

63. Lund University

For Sociology

#14 in Europe
#2 in Sweden
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

64. Catholic University of Leuven

For Sociology

#15 in Europe
#1 in Belgium
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

66. Washington University in St Louis

For Sociology

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

67. University of Hong Kong

For Sociology

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

69. University of Virginia

For Sociology

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

72. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

73. Utrecht University

For Sociology

#20 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

74. University of California - Irvine

For Sociology

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

75. University of Calgary

For Sociology

#5 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

77. University of Iowa

For Sociology

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

78. University of Utah

For Sociology

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

79. Vanderbilt University

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

80. McMaster University

For Sociology

#6 in Canada
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

82. University of Oslo

For Sociology

#23 in Europe
#1 in Norway
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

85. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Sociology

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

86. Carnegie Mellon University

For Sociology

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

87. Uppsala University

For Sociology

#25 in Europe
#3 in Sweden
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
35,556
Founded
1477

88. University of Georgia

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

89. University of Groningen

For Sociology

#26 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

90. Iowa State University

For Sociology

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

91. Tel Aviv University

For Sociology

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

93. University of Ottawa

For Sociology

#7 in Canada
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

94. Aarhus University

For Sociology

#28 in Europe
#2 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,020
Founded
1928

95. Western University

For Sociology

#8 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

96. University of Gothenburg

For Sociology

#29 in Europe
#4 in Sweden
Enrollment
36,003
Founded
1891

97. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Sociology

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