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Laura Bridgestock

Updated Sep 10, 2024
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This year’s edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject features a ranking of the world’s top archaeology schools.

Discover the world's top 10 universities for archaeology below.

Country Rank
Global Rank
University
Location
1

Country Rank

1

Global Rank

University of CambridgeCambridge, United Kingdom
Cambridge, United Kingdom
2

Country Rank

2

Global Rank

University of OxfordOxford, United Kingdom
Oxford, United Kingdom
3

Country Rank

3

Global Rank

UCLLondon, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
4

Country Rank

4

Global Rank

Harvard UniversityCambridge, United States
Cambridge, United States
5

Country Rank

=5

Global Rank

Durham UniversityDurham, United Kingdom
Durham, United Kingdom
5

Country Rank

=5

Global Rank

Leiden UniversityLeiden, Netherlands
Leiden, Netherlands
7

Country Rank

7

Global Rank

Stanford UniversityStanford, United States
Stanford, United States
8

Country Rank

8

Global Rank

Canberra, Australia
9

Country Rank

9

Global Rank

Berkeley, United States
10

Country Rank

10

Global Rank

Rome, Italy

Top archaeology schools in the US & Canada

The US is fantastically well-represented in the archaeology ranking. Strong US performances come from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)Yale University, the University of Chicago among others.

Fellow North American nation Canada has several representatives in the ranking, including University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia and the University of Alberta.

Top archaeology schools in Europe

European countries collectively account for the majority of the world's top 100 universities for archaeology. This includes universities in the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden.

Top European universities include Germany’s Freie Universität Berlin, France’s Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, the UK’s University of Sheffield and Italy’s Sapienza - Università di Roma

Other European nations home to at least one of the world’s top archaeology departments include Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Norway and Switzerland.

Top archaeology schools in Australia & New Zealand

Australia claims several representatives in the ranking, including Australian National University, the University of Sydney, the University of Melbourne, La Trobe University, the University of Queensland and the University of Western Australia.

Neighbouring New Zealand is represented by a particularly strong showing from University of Auckland. The University of Otago also is included.

Top archaeology schools elsewhere in the world

While the regions listed above account for the majority of the spots in the ranking, there are several stand-out performances from leading archaeology departments elsewhere in the world.

South Africa’s University of the Witwatersrand, Japan’s University of Tokyo, mainland China’s Peking University, Mexico’s Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Israel’s Tel Aviv University and South Africa’s University of Cape Town are among the notable performers.

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