Anthropology 2018

It’s all change at the top of this year’s anthropology ranking with last year’s first-placed institution Harvard University falling to third place. Rising above them are the UK’s two most historic institutions, the University of Cambridge (up one place to first) and the University of Oxford (up three places to second).

Only two universities in this year’s top 20 are based in countries which aren’t English-speaking. The University of Amsterdam is a non-mover in 14th place, while the University of Copenhagen has dropped one place to 17th.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).

Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more information. Registered users will also be able to use the site’s Compare function to see facts and statistics about multiple universities side-by-side.

Interested in other courses besides anthropology? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018 cover 48 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.