Philosophy 2018

University of Pittsburgh remains the most likely place in the world for the next Socrates or Nietzsche to rear their head, while two other American universities move up the ranking to second and third place. Beyond New York University (NYU) and Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Newark, there are eight other American universities in the top 20.

Outside of the US, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany has moved up two places to 10th this year, while the Australian National University (ANU) is the highest-ranked Australian university in 20th.

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 philosophy? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018 cover 48 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.