QS World University Rankings for Archaeology 2025 | Top Universities

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Archaeology

Discover the top universities around the world for studying archaeology according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject. 

Over 250 institutions have been included in this year’s ranking of the top universities to study archaeology, with the University of Cambridge continuing to be the best in the world. The second- and third-best universities are also unchanged and also are based in the UK: the University of Oxford and UCL. 

Climbing eight places to fifth this year, Peking University is the top university in Asia for studying archaeology. 

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QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Archaeology

Discover the top universities around the world for studying archaeology according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject. 

Over 250 institutions have been included in this year’s ranking of the top universities to study archaeology, with the University of Cambridge continuing to be the best in the world. The second- and third-best universities are also unchanged and also are based in the UK: the University of Oxford and UCL. 

Climbing eight places to fifth this year, Peking University is the top university in Asia for studying archaeology. 

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Published on: 12 March 2025

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Overall Score: 98
University of Cambridge University of Cambridge
location Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Employer Reputation

97.1

H-index Citations

95.7

Citations per Paper

87.1

Academic Reputation

100

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Rank 2 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 96.8
University of Oxford University of Oxford
location Oxford, United Kingdom
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Employer Reputation

97.9

H-index Citations

95.7

Citations per Paper

86.8

Academic Reputation

98.2

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Rank 3 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 96.5
UCL UCL
location London, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

83.2

H-index Citations

100

Citations per Paper

88

Academic Reputation

99.1

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Rank 4 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 90.3
Leiden University Leiden University
location Leiden, Netherlands
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

84.7

H-index Citations

79.7

Citations per Paper

80.1

Academic Reputation

94.1

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Overall Score: 89.7
Peking University Peking University
location Beijing, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

90.8

H-index Citations

74.2

Citations per Paper

84.3

Academic Reputation

92.5

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Rank 6 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.1
Durham University Durham University
location Durham, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

72.1

H-index Citations

89.4

Citations per Paper

86.1

Academic Reputation

91.9

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Scholarship

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Rank 7 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.9
Harvard University Harvard University
location Cambridge, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

100

H-index Citations

76.2

Citations per Paper

81.4

Academic Reputation

90.2

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Rank 8 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88
Stanford University Stanford University
location Stanford, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

92.1

H-index Citations

78

Citations per Paper

87.3

Academic Reputation

88.9

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Scholarship

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Rank 9 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.8

Employer Reputation

79

H-index Citations

78

Citations per Paper

80.9

Academic Reputation

91.4

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Scholarship

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Rank 10 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86.4

Employer Reputation

85.4

H-index Citations

79.7

Citations per Paper

81.9

Academic Reputation

88.1

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Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 11 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86.1

Employer Reputation

81.1

H-index Citations

79.7

Citations per Paper

74

Academic Reputation

89.4

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Scholarship

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Rank 12 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.9

Employer Reputation

80

H-index Citations

84.3

Citations per Paper

82.6

Academic Reputation

87.4

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Scholarship

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Rank 13 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.8

Employer Reputation

79.8

H-index Citations

61.8

Citations per Paper

77

Academic Reputation

91.3

International Fees

Scholarship

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English Tests

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Rank 14 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.2

Employer Reputation

90.1

H-index Citations

72.1

Citations per Paper

81.1

Academic Reputation

87

International Fees

Scholarship

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English Tests

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Rank 15 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.9

Employer Reputation

83.3

H-index Citations

79.7

Citations per Paper

72.9

Academic Reputation

86.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 16 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.5

Employer Reputation

68.7

H-index Citations

84.3

Citations per Paper

89.8

Academic Reputation

84.6

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank =17 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.6

Employer Reputation

71.7

H-index Citations

86.9

Citations per Paper

87.6

Academic Reputation

82.8

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Rank =17 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.6
University of Chicago University of Chicago
location Chicago, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

74.8

H-index Citations

69.9

Citations per Paper

80.3

Academic Reputation

85.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 19 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.5

Employer Reputation

78.6

H-index Citations

76.2

Citations per Paper

89

Academic Reputation

83

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank 20 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.4

Employer Reputation

63.8

H-index Citations

81.3

Citations per Paper

89

Academic Reputation

84.2

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Scholarship

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Rank 21 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.2
Yale University Yale University
location New Haven, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

85.9

H-index Citations

69.9

Citations per Paper

82.3

Academic Reputation

83.4

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Scholarship

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Rank 22 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.9
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania
location Philadelphia, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

72.1

H-index Citations

78

Citations per Paper

83.9

Academic Reputation

83.6

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank =23 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.6

Employer Reputation

79.6

H-index Citations

64.8

Citations per Paper

74.1

Academic Reputation

85.4

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank =23 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.6

Employer Reputation

69.7

H-index Citations

74.2

Citations per Paper

90.9

Academic Reputation

83

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Scholarship

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Rank =25 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.4

Employer Reputation

67.2

H-index Citations

50.4

Citations per Paper

64.2

Academic Reputation

88.9

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Rank =25 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.4
University of York University of York
location York, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

65.7

H-index Citations

90.5

Citations per Paper

86.6

Academic Reputation

80.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 27 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.3

Employer Reputation

79.4

H-index Citations

64.8

Citations per Paper

92.6

Academic Reputation

80.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 28 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.2

Employer Reputation

65.7

H-index Citations

72.1

Citations per Paper

80.4

Academic Reputation

83.4

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Scholarship

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Rank =29 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.1
The University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh
location Edinburgh, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

81.8

H-index Citations

81.3

Citations per Paper

83.3

Academic Reputation

79.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Academic Tests

Rank =29 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.1
The University of Sheffield The University of Sheffield
location Sheffield,, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

74.7

H-index Citations

79.7

Citations per Paper

98.5

Academic Reputation

78.3

International Fees

Scholarship

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