Best Cosmetology Schools in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Cosmetology. A graph of 1.7M citations received by 70.7K academic papers made by 631 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 Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Cosmetology

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

2. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Cosmetology

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

3. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

4. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

5. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Cosmetology

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,467

6. Wake Forest University

United States | North Carolina

For Cosmetology

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Net Price: $26,197
Receiving Aid: 37%
Average Aid: $54,233

7. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Cosmetology

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

8. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Cosmetology

#7 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

9. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Cosmetology

#2 in Europe

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

10. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

11. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Cosmetology

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

12. New York University

United States | New York State

For Cosmetology

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

13. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#3 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

14. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Cosmetology

#11 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

15. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Cosmetology

#4 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

16. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Cosmetology

#5 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

17. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Cosmetology

#12 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

18. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Cosmetology

#13 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

19. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#14 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

20. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

United States | Texas

For Cosmetology

#15 in North America

#13 in the United States

Enrollment: 364
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

21. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Cosmetology

#16 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

22. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

United States | New York State

For Cosmetology

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,253
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1963

23. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Cosmetology

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

24. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Cosmetology

#6 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

25. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Cosmetology

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

26. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Cosmetology

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

27. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States | Texas

For Cosmetology

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

Enrollment: 2,354
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1943

28. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Cosmetology

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

29. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#7 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

30. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#1 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

31. Sapienza University of Rome

For Cosmetology

#8 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

32. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Cosmetology

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

33. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Cosmetology

#9 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

34. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#2 in Asia

#2 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

35. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Cosmetology

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

36. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Cosmetology

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

37. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Cosmetology

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

38. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

United States | Pennsylvania

For Cosmetology

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

39. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Cosmetology

#26 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

40. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Cosmetology

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $11,830
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,182

41. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Cosmetology

#10 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

42. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Cosmetology

#3 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

43. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Cosmetology

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,610
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

44. University of Wales

United Kingdom | Wales

For Cosmetology

#11 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1893

45. Stanford University

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

46. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Cosmetology

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

47. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Cosmetology

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

48. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

United States | New York State

For Cosmetology

#31 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,185
Male:Female: 31:69
Founded: 1860

49. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Cosmetology

#32 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

50. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Cosmetology

#33 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

51. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#34 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

52. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Cosmetology

#35 in North America

#5 in Canada

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

53. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Cosmetology

#4 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

54. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Cosmetology

#13 in Europe

#4 in Italy

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

55. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Cosmetology

#36 in North America

#31 in the United States

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

56. Oregon Health & Science University

United States | Oregon

For Cosmetology

#37 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,870
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1887

57. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Cosmetology

#14 in Europe

#5 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

58. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Cosmetology

#38 in North America

#33 in the United States

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

59. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Cosmetology

#39 in North America

#34 in the United States

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

60. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Cosmetology

#15 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

61. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#40 in North America

#35 in the United States

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

62. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Cosmetology

#16 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

63. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Cosmetology

#5 in Asia

#1 in Iran

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

64. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Cosmetology

#6 in Asia

#1 in India

Founded: 1962

65. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Cosmetology

#17 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Founded: 1923

66. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Cosmetology

#18 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

67. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Cosmetology

#7 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

68. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#19 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

69. Osaka University

For Cosmetology

#8 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

70. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Cosmetology

#41 in North America

#36 in the United States

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

71. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Cosmetology

#42 in North America

#37 in the United States

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

72. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Cosmetology

#20 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

73. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Cosmetology

#43 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

74. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Cosmetology

#21 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

75. Medical University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Cosmetology

#22 in Europe

#1 in Poland

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 9,147
Founded: 1809

76. University of Bradford

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#23 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

77. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Cosmetology

#44 in North America

#39 in the United States

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

78. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Cosmetology

#2 in Latin America

#2 in Brazil

Founded: 1933

79. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Cosmetology

#24 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

80. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Cosmetology

#25 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

81. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#9 in Asia

#3 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,297
Founded: 1855

82. Kyoto University

For Cosmetology

#10 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

83. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Cosmetology

#45 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,723

84. Cairo University

For Cosmetology

#1 in Africa

#1 in Egypt

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 257,200
Founded: 1908

85. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Cosmetology

#46 in North America

#41 in the United States

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

86. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

United States | Colorado

For Cosmetology

#47 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 94%

87. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Cosmetology

#48 in North America

#43 in the United States

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

88. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Cosmetology

#26 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

89. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For Cosmetology

#49 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,970

90. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Cosmetology

#50 in North America

#45 in the United States

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

91. Medical University of Lodz

For Cosmetology

#27 in Europe

#2 in Poland

Founded: 1950

92. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#28 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

93. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Cosmetology

#51 in North America

#46 in the United States

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

94. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Cosmetology

#29 in Europe

#1 in France

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

95. University of Santiago de Compostela

Spain | Santiago de Compostela

For Cosmetology

#30 in Europe

#2 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1495

96. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#31 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1829

97. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Cosmetology

#32 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

98. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Cosmetology

#33 in Europe

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

99. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#34 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

100. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Cosmetology

#35 in Europe

#6 in Italy

Founded: 1321

Medicine subfields in the World

Anatomy and Physiology4255

Anesthesiology2681

Bioethics/Medical Ethics1011

Biomedical Engineering1654

Clinical Psychology3123

Critical Care Nursing1911

Dermatology1700

Epidemiology1273

Family medicine2622

Forensic Science1000

Gastroenterology and Hepatology2148

Gerontology2214

Health Science3646

Healthcare Management (MHA)2642

Medical Physics1004

Neurosurgery1022

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)2294

Occupational Therapy1135

Oncology and Cancer research3216

Ophthalmology1621

Orthodontics2030

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine2196

Pharmacology3471

Physical Therapy3630

Plastic Surgery1067

Public Health5032

Radiation Therapy1584

Radiology and Nuclear medicine4277

Respiratory Therapy1003

Social Work1028

Sonography and Ultrasound1004

Sports / Exercise science1145

Sports Medicine2413