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QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021: Arts and Humanities

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As well as this broad subject area ranking, rankings are also available which show the top universities in the world for the following individual Arts & Humanities subjects:

Archaeology
Architecture / Built Environment
Art & Design
Classics & Ancient History
English Language & Literature
History
Linguistics
Modern Languages
Performing Arts
Philosophy
Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies

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QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021: Arts and Humanities

Explore the full table for the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021: Arts & Humanities.

Out Now: QS World University Rankings for Arts & Humanities 2023

As well as this broad subject area ranking, rankings are also available which show the top universities in the world for the following individual Arts & Humanities subjects:

Archaeology
Architecture / Built Environment
Art & Design
Classics & Ancient History
English Language & Literature
History
Linguistics
Modern Languages
Performing Arts
Philosophy
Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies

Interested in another subject area? Compare the world’s top universities for Engineering & Technology, Life Sciences & Medicine, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences & Management.

Want to learn how these rankings are compiled? Click here to read more about our methodology.

Following the compilation of our first release for this ranking, several corrections may have been made. You can learn more on our release summary page.

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Overall Score: 98.6
University of Oxford University of Oxford
location Oxford, United Kingdom
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Employer Reputation

96.1

H-index Citations

100

Citations per Paper

93.9

Academic Reputation

100

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Rank 2 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 98.5
Harvard University Harvard University
location Cambridge, United States
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Employer Reputation

100

H-index Citations

94.9

Citations per Paper

91.4

Academic Reputation

99.7

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Rank 3 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 97.3
University of Cambridge University of Cambridge
location Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Employer Reputation

95.8

H-index Citations

94.9

Citations per Paper

86.7

Academic Reputation

99.9

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Rank =4 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 93.3

Employer Reputation

86.7

H-index Citations

91.1

Citations per Paper

91.1

Academic Reputation

96.3

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Overall Score: 93.3
Yale University Yale University
location New Haven, United States
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Employer Reputation

88

H-index Citations

96.7

Citations per Paper

90.7

Academic Reputation

95

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Overall Score: 92.7
Stanford University Stanford University
location Stanford, United States
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Employer Reputation

92.3

H-index Citations

78.8

Citations per Paper

95

Academic Reputation

94.7

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Overall Score: 91.6
New York University (NYU) New York University (NYU)
location New York City, United States
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Employer Reputation

86.8

H-index Citations

91.1

Citations per Paper

91.7

Academic Reputation

93.3

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Rank 8 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 90.3
Princeton University Princeton University
location Princeton, United States
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Employer Reputation

80

H-index Citations

93.1

Citations per Paper

91.6

Academic Reputation

93.1

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Scholarship

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Rank 9 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 90.2

Employer Reputation

86.3

H-index Citations

81.6

Citations per Paper

90.4

Academic Reputation

92.9

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Overall Score: 89.6
Columbia University Columbia University
location New York City, United States
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Employer Reputation

82.8

H-index Citations

81.6

Citations per Paper

92.3

Academic Reputation

92.8

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Overall Score: 89.1
The University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh
location Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Employer Reputation

76.7

H-index Citations

91.1

Citations per Paper

89.6

Academic Reputation

92.8

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Rank 12 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.9
UCL UCL
location London, United Kingdom
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Employer Reputation

76.8

H-index Citations

91.1

Citations per Paper

90.2

Academic Reputation

90.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =13 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.8

Employer Reputation

93.2

H-index Citations

72.2

Citations per Paper

93.8

Academic Reputation

87.6

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Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank =13 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.8
University of Chicago University of Chicago
location Chicago, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

76.1

H-index Citations

86.7

Citations per Paper

88.6

Academic Reputation

91.8

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank 15 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.7

Employer Reputation

92.8

H-index Citations

58.9

Citations per Paper

86.9

Academic Reputation

91

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Scholarship

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Rank 16 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.1

Employer Reputation

85.5

H-index Citations

84.2

Citations per Paper

92.8

Academic Reputation

87.2

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Scholarship

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Rank 17 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87

Employer Reputation

77

H-index Citations

84.2

Citations per Paper

91.4

Academic Reputation

90.1

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Scholarship

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Rank 18 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.5

Employer Reputation

82.6

H-index Citations

75.6

Citations per Paper

84.9

Academic Reputation

88.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 19 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.3

Employer Reputation

70.1

H-index Citations

68.3

Citations per Paper

79

Academic Reputation

94.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 20 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.1

Employer Reputation

82.9

H-index Citations

75.6

Citations per Paper

89.3

Academic Reputation

86.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 21 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.9

Employer Reputation

76.5

H-index Citations

81.6

Citations per Paper

85.9

Academic Reputation

88.1

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Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 22 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.7

Employer Reputation

85.7

H-index Citations

52.9

Citations per Paper

74.7

Academic Reputation

91.3

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Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 23 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.6

Employer Reputation

81

H-index Citations

78.8

Citations per Paper

85.5

Academic Reputation

86.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank =24 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.5

Employer Reputation

65.4

H-index Citations

68.3

Citations per Paper

82.2

Academic Reputation

93.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =24 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.5

Employer Reputation

88.6

H-index Citations

52.9

Citations per Paper

65.9

Academic Reputation

91.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 26 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.2
University of Amsterdam University of Amsterdam
location Amsterdam, Netherlands
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

70.8

H-index Citations

84.2

Citations per Paper

97.8

Academic Reputation

86.4

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank =27 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.1
Cornell University Cornell University
location Ithaca, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

78.6

H-index Citations

84.2

Citations per Paper

94.3

Academic Reputation

84.2

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank =27 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.1
The University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong
location Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

79.5

H-index Citations

63.9

Citations per Paper

86.9

Academic Reputation

88.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 29 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.9

Employer Reputation

75.5

H-index Citations

86.7

Citations per Paper

92.2

Academic Reputation

84.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 30 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.4
King's College London King's College London
location London, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

74

H-index Citations

81.6

Citations per Paper

86

Academic Reputation

86.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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