Best Universities for Sociology in North America

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Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Sociology. A graph of 215M citations received by 6.08M academic papers made by 1,689 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. Harvard University

For Sociology

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

2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Sociology

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

3. University of Toronto

For Sociology

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

4. Stanford University

For Sociology

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,078

5. University of Washington - Seattle

For Sociology

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

6. Johns Hopkins University

For Sociology

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

7. Columbia University

For Sociology

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

8. University of California - Berkeley

For Sociology

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

9. Cornell University

For Sociology

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

10. University of California - Los Angeles

For Sociology

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$25,627
Enrollment
47,335

11. University of Pennsylvania

For Sociology

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

12. Yale University

For Sociology

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

13. University of Chicago

For Sociology

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

14. University of British Columbia

For Sociology

#2 in Canada
#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

15. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Sociology

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

16. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Sociology

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

17. Pennsylvania State University

For Sociology

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

18. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Sociology

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

19. Ohio State University

For Sociology

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

20. New York University

For Sociology

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

21. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Sociology

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

22. University of Southern California

For Sociology

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

23. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Sociology

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

24. Michigan State University

For Sociology

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

25. University of Texas at Austin

For Sociology

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

26. Duke University

For Sociology

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

27. University of California - San Francisco

For Sociology

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

28. University of Pittsburgh

For Sociology

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

29. McGill University

For Sociology

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

30. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Sociology

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

31. University of California - Davis

For Sociology

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

32. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Sociology

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

33. University of Florida

For Sociology

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

34. University of Arizona

For Sociology

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

35. University of California-San Diego

For Sociology

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$25,757
Enrollment
44,256

36. University of Maryland - College Park

For Sociology

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

37. Princeton University

For Sociology

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

38. Northwestern University

For Sociology

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

39. Boston University

For Sociology

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

40. University of Alberta

For Sociology

#4 in Canada
#56 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

41. Emory University

For Sociology

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

42. Washington University in St Louis

For Sociology

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

43. University of Virginia

For Sociology

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

44. University of California - Irvine

For Sociology

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

45. University of Calgary

For Sociology

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

46. University of Utah

For Sociology

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

47. Purdue University

For Sociology

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

48. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Sociology

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

49. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Sociology

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

50. University of Iowa

For Sociology

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

51. McMaster University

For Sociology

#6 in Canada
#87 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

52. Vanderbilt University

For Sociology

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

53. Carnegie Mellon University

For Sociology

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

54. University of Georgia

For Sociology

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

55. University of Ottawa

For Sociology

#7 in Canada
#93 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

56. Western University

For Sociology

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

57. Georgetown University

For Sociology

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

58. Florida State University

For Sociology

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

59. University of Montreal

For Sociology

#9 in Canada
#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

60. Iowa State University

For Sociology

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

61. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Sociology

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

62. York University

For Sociology

#10 in Canada
#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

63. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Sociology

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

64. Case Western Reserve University

For Sociology

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

65. University of Colorado Boulder

For Sociology

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

66. University of South Florida

For Sociology

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

67. University of Miami

For Sociology

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

68. University of Rochester

For Sociology

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

69. University of Kentucky

For Sociology

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

70. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Sociology

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

71. George Washington University

For Sociology

#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$46,485

72. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Sociology

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

73. Queen's University

For Sociology

#11 in Canada
#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
35,612
Founded
1841

74. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Sociology

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

75. University of Kansas

For Sociology

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

76. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Sociology

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$12,328
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,018

77. Brown University

For Sociology

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

78. University of Connecticut

For Sociology

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

79. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Sociology

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

80. Simon Fraser University

For Sociology

#12 in Canada
#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

81. University of Cincinnati

For Sociology

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

82. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Sociology

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,636
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

83. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Sociology

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

84. George Mason University

For Sociology

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

85. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Sociology

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
95%

86. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Sociology

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

87. University of Notre Dame

For Sociology

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

88. University at Buffalo

For Sociology

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

89. Tufts University

For Sociology

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

90. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Sociology

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

91. Georgia State University

For Sociology

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1060
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
94%

92. Laval University

For Sociology

#13 in Canada
#166 in the World
Enrollment
56,000
Founded
1852

93. Dalhousie University

For Sociology

#14 in Canada
#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
30,867
Founded
1818

94. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Sociology

#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

95. Boston College

For Sociology

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

96. Temple University

For Sociology

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

97. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Sociology

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

98. Wayne State University

For Sociology

#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

99. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Sociology

#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1214
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

100. Baylor College of Medicine

For Sociology

#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,774
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900