QS World University Rankings for Philosophy 2024 | Top Universities

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: Philosophy

Discover which universities around the world are the best for philosophy with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024.

New York University (NYU) is ranked as the best university in the world for studying philosophy for another year, thanks to a perfect score for academic reputation.

The best university for employer reputation this year is Harvard University, which has overall dropped one place to rank seventh. 

Harvard and NYU are two of four US universities in the top 10, with the UK the next best-represented study destination with three institutions. 

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QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024: Philosophy

Discover which universities around the world are the best for philosophy with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024.

New York University (NYU) is ranked as the best university in the world for studying philosophy for another year, thanks to a perfect score for academic reputation.

The best university for employer reputation this year is Harvard University, which has overall dropped one place to rank seventh. 

Harvard and NYU are two of four US universities in the top 10, with the UK the next best-represented study destination with three institutions. 

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Published on: 10 April 2024

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Overall Score: 98.4
New York University (NYU) New York University (NYU)
location New York City, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

86.7

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Paper

96

H-index Citations

94.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 2 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 94.3

Employer Reputation

96.2

Academic Reputation

96.3

Citations per Paper

89.8

H-index Citations

83.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 3 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 92.9

Employer Reputation

41.7

Academic Reputation

96

Citations per Paper

95.4

H-index Citations

92.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 4 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 90.9
University of Oxford University of Oxford
location Oxford, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

97.7

Academic Reputation

89.4

Citations per Paper

89.6

H-index Citations

100

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 5 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 90.3
University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh
location Pittsburgh, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

47

Academic Reputation

95.7

Citations per Paper

85

H-index Citations

76.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 6 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.9

Employer Reputation

70.4

Academic Reputation

91.2

Citations per Paper

83.9

H-index Citations

85.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 7 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.5
University of Cambridge University of Cambridge
location Cambridge, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

96.1

Academic Reputation

87.7

Citations per Paper

87.3

H-index Citations

91.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 8 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86.9
Harvard University Harvard University
location Cambridge, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

100

Academic Reputation

86

Citations per Paper

88.2

H-index Citations

85.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 9 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86.8

Employer Reputation

87.8

Academic Reputation

87.1

Citations per Paper

87.4

H-index Citations

83.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 10 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86.1

Employer Reputation

83.3

Academic Reputation

87

Citations per Paper

82.5

H-index Citations

84.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 11 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86

Employer Reputation

71.2

Academic Reputation

88

Citations per Paper

85.2

H-index Citations

79.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 12 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.6
University of St Andrews University of St Andrews
location St. Andrews, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

70.4

Academic Reputation

86.9

Citations per Paper

85.7

H-index Citations

83.2

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank 13 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84
King's College London King's College London
location London, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

86.7

Academic Reputation

83.5

Citations per Paper

86

H-index Citations

83.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 14 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.9
University of Notre Dame University of Notre Dame
location Notre Dame, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

57.4

Academic Reputation

85.7

Citations per Paper

84

H-index Citations

83.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 15 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.5
Princeton University Princeton University
location Princeton, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

79

Academic Reputation

81.9

Citations per Paper

89.6

H-index Citations

81.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 16 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.8
Stanford University Stanford University
location Stanford, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

95.5

Academic Reputation

80

Citations per Paper

90

H-index Citations

80.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 17 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.6

Employer Reputation

81.7

Academic Reputation

80.7

Citations per Paper

87.5

H-index Citations

82.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 18 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.5
Yale University Yale University
location New Haven, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

90.6

Academic Reputation

80.8

Citations per Paper

86.1

H-index Citations

77.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 19 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.4

Employer Reputation

94

Academic Reputation

76.3

Citations per Paper

100

H-index Citations

84.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 20 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.1
The University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh
location Edinburgh, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

81

Academic Reputation

76.3

Citations per Paper

89.6

H-index Citations

88.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 21 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79

Employer Reputation

89.9

Academic Reputation

77.6

Citations per Paper

83.4

H-index Citations

79.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 22 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.8
UCL UCL
location London, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

81.3

Academic Reputation

76.6

Citations per Paper

88.3

H-index Citations

84.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =23 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.5
KU Leuven KU Leuven
location Leuven, Belgium
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

68.9

Academic Reputation

79.6

Citations per Paper

76.8

H-index Citations

76.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =23 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.5
Monash University Monash University
location Melbourne, Australia
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

83.2

Academic Reputation

76.2

Citations per Paper

89.6

H-index Citations

82.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 25 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.4

Employer Reputation

69.6

Academic Reputation

80.4

Citations per Paper

75.4

H-index Citations

71.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 26 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.3
University of Amsterdam University of Amsterdam
location Amsterdam, Netherlands
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

81.3

Academic Reputation

75.2

Citations per Paper

89.7

H-index Citations

88.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 27 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.2
University of Chicago University of Chicago
location Chicago, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

79.2

Academic Reputation

78.6

Citations per Paper

80.5

H-index Citations

72.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 28 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 77.1
University of Bristol University of Bristol
location Bristol, United Kingdom
QS stars 5+ QS Stars

Employer Reputation

74.1

Academic Reputation

75.3

Citations per Paper

88.3

H-index Citations

80.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 29 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.9
Durham University Durham University
location Durham, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

72.5

Academic Reputation

75.5

Citations per Paper

86.3

H-index Citations

80.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =30 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.3
Boston College Boston College
location Chestnut Hill, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

56.1

Academic Reputation

79.1

Citations per Paper

75.9

H-index Citations

65.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

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