Best Cosmetology Schools in the World

Updated: July 18, 2023

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 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 534 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: 6%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $14,578

2. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Cosmetology

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

3. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

4. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,165
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: 28%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $34,492

6. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Cosmetology

#6 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

7. Wake Forest University

United States | North Carolina

For Cosmetology

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Net Price: $24,643
Receiving Aid: 41%
Average Aid: $53,244

8. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Cosmetology

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 50,918
Founded: 1472

9. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

10. New York University

United States | New York State

For Cosmetology

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $50,991

11. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Cosmetology

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,605

12. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Cosmetology

#2 in Europe

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

13. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Cosmetology

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

14. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Cosmetology

#4 in Europe

#1 in Italy

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

15. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Cosmetology

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

16. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Cosmetology

#12 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

17. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Cosmetology

#13 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,852

18. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#14 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

19. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

United States | Texas

For Cosmetology

#15 in North America

#13 in the United States

Enrollment: 358
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

20. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Cosmetology

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

21. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

United States | New York State

For Cosmetology

#16 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,249
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1963

22. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Cosmetology

#5 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

23. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Cosmetology

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $29,999

24. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Cosmetology

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

25. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#6 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

26. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Cosmetology

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Net Price: $20,680
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $45,373

27. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Cosmetology

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

28. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Cosmetology

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

29. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Cosmetology

#7 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Enrollment: 78,324
Founded: 1224

30. Sapienza University of Rome

For Cosmetology

#8 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

31. University of Wales

United Kingdom | Wales

For Cosmetology

#9 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1893

32. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#1 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

33. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Cosmetology

#22 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

34. Stanford University

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#23 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

35. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States | Texas

For Cosmetology

#24 in North America

#21 in the United States

Enrollment: 2,308
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1943

36. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Cosmetology

#25 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

37. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Cosmetology

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

38. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Cosmetology

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

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

39. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Cosmetology

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,596
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1900

40. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Cosmetology

#28 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 27,300
Founded: 1878

41. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Cosmetology

#10 in Europe

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

42. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#2 in Asia

#2 in South Korea

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

43. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

United States | New York State

For Cosmetology

#29 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 2,117
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1860

44. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#30 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $16,868
Enrollment: 36,505

45. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Cosmetology

#31 in North America

#5 in Canada

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

46. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Cosmetology

#32 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Net Price: $11,188
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $2,100

47. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

United States | Pennsylvania

For Cosmetology

#33 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

48. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Cosmetology

#34 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 78%

49. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Cosmetology

#35 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $28,367

50. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Cosmetology

#11 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

51. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Cosmetology

#12 in Europe

#4 in Italy

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

52. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Cosmetology

#3 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

53. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Cosmetology

#36 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,166

54. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Cosmetology

#13 in Europe

#5 in Italy

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

55. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Cosmetology

#37 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,727

56. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Cosmetology

#4 in Asia

#1 in India

Founded: 1962

57. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Cosmetology

#5 in Asia

#1 in Iran

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

58. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Cosmetology

#38 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

59. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Cosmetology

#14 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

60. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Cosmetology

#6 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

61. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Cosmetology

#39 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1281
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

62. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#15 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

63. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Cosmetology

#40 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

64. Tulane University of Louisiana

United States | Louisiana

For Cosmetology

#41 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,048

65. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Cosmetology

#16 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

66. Osaka University

For Cosmetology

#7 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,044
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

67. Medical University of Lodz

For Cosmetology

#17 in Europe

#1 in Poland

Founded: 1950

68. Oregon Health & Science University

United States | Oregon

For Cosmetology

#42 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,984
Male:Female: 31:69
Founded: 1887

69. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Cosmetology

#8 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

70. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Cosmetology

#18 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

71. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Cosmetology

#19 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,758
Founded: 1527

72. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Cosmetology

#43 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 60%

73. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Cosmetology

#44 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,298

74. Kyoto University

For Cosmetology

#9 in Asia

#2 in Japan

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

75. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Germany | Saxony-Anhalt

For Cosmetology

#20 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,427
Founded: 1993

76. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Cosmetology

#45 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

77. Thomas Jefferson University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Cosmetology

#46 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,227

78. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#21 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

79. University of Rome Tor Vergata

For Cosmetology

#22 in Europe

#6 in Italy

Founded: 1982

80. Medical University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Cosmetology

#23 in Europe

#2 in Poland

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

81. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Cosmetology

#47 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

82. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#24 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

83. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#25 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1829

84. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Cosmetology

#2 in Latin America

#2 in Brazil

Founded: 1933

85. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Cosmetology

#26 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Founded: 1923

86. Cairo University

For Cosmetology

#1 in Africa

#1 in Egypt

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

87. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Cosmetology

#48 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $25,028

88. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Cosmetology

#49 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1513
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,297

89. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Cosmetology

#27 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

90. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Cosmetology

#28 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

91. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Cosmetology

#50 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

92. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Cosmetology

#51 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 89%

93. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Cosmetology

#29 in Europe

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

94. Medical University of South Carolina

United States | South Carolina

For Cosmetology

#52 in North America

#47 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 3,240
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1824

95. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Cosmetology

#30 in Europe

#7 in Italy

Founded: 1321

96. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Cosmetology

#10 in Asia

#3 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 14,297
Founded: 1855

97. University of Bradford

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#31 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1966

98. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For Cosmetology

#53 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,566

99. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Cosmetology

#11 in Asia

#2 in Israel

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

100. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Cosmetology

#12 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1946

Medicine subfields in the World

Anatomy and Physiology3984

Anesthesiology2456

Bioethics/Medical Ethics1027

Biomedical Engineering1500

Clinical Psychology2868

Critical Care Nursing1749

Dermatology1554

Epidemiology1162

Family medicine2395

Forensic Science1084

Gastroenterology and Hepatology1972

Gerontology2017

Health Science3286

Healthcare Management (MHA)2393

Medical Physics1023

Neurosurgery1018

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)2092

Occupational Therapy1006

Oncology and Cancer research2956

Ophthalmology1467

Orthodontics1911

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine1993

Pharmacology3236

Physical Therapy3389

Plastic Surgery1120

Public Health4699

Radiation Therapy1442

Radiology and Nuclear medicine3976

Respiratory Therapy1000

Social Work1044

Sonography and Ultrasound1000

Sports / Exercise science1015

Sports Medicine2205