Top 50 Universities for Ancient Studies in the World (2026)
Exploring Ancient Studies programs worldwide? This page highlights 50 universities. Compare rankings, tuition fees, and admission rates to find the right match. These institutions are recognized for strong performance in Ancient Studies education and research.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Cambridge, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
1 World
1 North America
1
United States
1 Cambridge
University Information
Acceptance
3%
Publications
669060
Citations
43305893
2
Ann Arbor, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
3 World
3 North America
3
United States
1 Ann Arbor
University Information
Acceptance
18%
Publications
488505
Citations
22226614
3
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
9 World
7 North America
7
United States
2 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
352589
Citations
17252102
4
Seattle, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
10 World
8 North America
8
United States
1 Seattle
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
423520
Citations
22026256
5
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
22 World
18 North America
17
United States
3 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
250036
Citations
10887825
6
West Lafayette, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
39 World
34 North America
32
United States
1 West Lafayette
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
237253
Citations
7247897
7
Boston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
47 World
39 North America
36
United States
3 Boston
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
182725
Citations
8540266
8
St. Louis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
51 World
42 North America
39
United States
1 St. Louis
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
217908
Citations
11228109
9
Heidelberg, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
58 World
7 Europe
1
Germany
1 Heidelberg
University Information
Acceptance
45%
Publications
258676
Citations
9169494
10
Iowa City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
71 World
52 North America
48
United States
1 Iowa City
University Information
Acceptance
85%
Publications
174238
Citations
6672084
11
Providence, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
74 World
53 North America
49
United States
1 Providence
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
125684
Citations
5539426
12
Medford, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
98 World
61 North America
57
United States
4 Medford
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
102916
Citations
4626139
13
Coral Gables, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
103 World
63 North America
59
United States
2 Coral Gables
University Information
Acceptance
19%
Publications
153024
Citations
5293162
14
Lincoln, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
126 World
76 North America
68
United States
1 Lincoln
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
92184
Citations
2891932
15
Berlin, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
128 World
33 Europe
5
Germany
1 Berlin
University Information
Acceptance
15%
Publications
125843
Citations
3230245
16
Bonn, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
135 World
39 Europe
6
Germany
1 Bonn
University Information
Acceptance
36%
Publications
129934
Citations
4156988
17
Tallahassee, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
138 World
79 North America
69
United States
3 Tallahassee
University Information
Acceptance
25%
Publications
99221
Citations
3440698
18
Notre Dame, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
158 World
86 North America
76
United States
2 Notre Dame
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
84831
Citations
2783926
19
Gottingen, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
164 World
53 Europe
10
Germany
1 Gottingen
University Information
Acceptance
32%*
Publications
115481
Citations
4017646
20
Bloomington, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
180 World
92 North America
81
United States
3 Bloomington
University Information
Acceptance
80%
Publications
63713
Citations
1618705
21
Munster, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
194 World
64 Europe
15
Germany
4 Munster
University Information
Acceptance
14%
Publications
104416
Citations
3035255
22
Provo, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
200 World
101 North America
89
United States
2 Provo
University Information
Acceptance
69%
Publications
60825
Citations
1649220
23
Newark, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
202 World
102 North America
90
United States
1 Newark
University Information
Acceptance
65%
Publications
85048
Citations
3002464
24
Lisbon, Portugal
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
222 World
76 Europe
1
Portugal
1 Lisbon
University Information
Acceptance
37%*
Publications
123846
Citations
2733746
25
Basel, Switzerland
Europe
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
244 World
87 Europe
6
Switzerland
76 Basel
University Information
Acceptance
28%*
Publications
88373
Citations
3408374
26
Bochum, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
265 World
99 Europe
22
Germany
5 Bochum
University Information
Acceptance
40%*
Publications
104130
Citations
2645940
27
Kiel, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
273 World
101 Europe
23
Germany
1 Kiel
University Information
Acceptance
46%*
Publications
79350
Citations
2656087
28
Jena, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
328 World
125 Europe
26
Germany
1 Jena
University Information
Acceptance
60%
Publications
66791
Citations
2005215
29
Saarbrucken, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
372 World
148 Europe
30
Germany
1 Saarbrucken
University Information
Acceptance
36%
Publications
64130
Citations
1693345
30
Halle, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
379 World
152 Europe
32
Germany
1 Halle
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
69896
Citations
1296322
31
Regensburg, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
383 World
155 Europe
33
Germany
5 Regensburg
University Information
Acceptance
51%*
Publications
58002
Citations
1832848
32
Salamanca, Spain
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
438 World
182 Europe
13
Spain
1 Salamanca
University Information
Acceptance
55%*
Publications
51121
Citations
923106
33
Chicago, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
440 World
161 North America
139
United States
5 Chicago
University Information
Acceptance
81%
Publications
43936
Citations
1137123
34
Rostock, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
471 World
191 Europe
40
Germany
1 Rostock
University Information
Acceptance
48%*
Publications
49241
Citations
1090094
35
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
474 World
169 North America
146
United States
11 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
56%
Publications
28018
Citations
508398
36
Baltimore, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
512 World
184 North America
160
United States
4 Baltimore
University Information
Acceptance
74%
Publications
31427
Citations
1041618
37
Omaha, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
691 World
228 North America
202
United States
3 Omaha
University Information
Acceptance
72%
Publications
23989
Citations
712925
38
Washington, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
738 World
241 North America
214
United States
5 Washington
University Information
Acceptance
84%
Publications
28529
Citations
699288
39
Bucharest, Romania
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
752 World
300 Europe
1
Romania
1 Bucharest
University Information
Acceptance
58%*
Publications
30316
Citations
383927
40
Sofia, Bulgaria
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
811 World
320 Europe
1
Bulgaria
1 Sofia
University Information
Acceptance
55%*
Publications
22358
Citations
377189
41
Middletown, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
818 World
255 North America
226
United States
3 Middletown
University Information
Acceptance
17%
Publications
13127
Citations
376678
42
Richmond, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
842 World
257 North America
228
United States
7 Richmond
University Information
Acceptance
23%
Publications
14512
Citations
241242
43
Nanterre, France
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
893 World
346 Europe
29
France
11 Nanterre
University Information
Acceptance
42%*
Publications
36726
Citations
185173
44
Swarthmore, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
912 World
277 North America
246
United States
10 Swarthmore
University Information
Acceptance
7%
Publications
8423
Citations
243870
45
Wellesley, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
917 World
278 North America
247
United States
15 Wellesley
University Information
Acceptance
14%
Publications
11051
Citations
321327
46
Angers, France
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
959 World
371 Europe
33
France
2 Angers
University Information
Acceptance
70%
Publications
24402
Citations
477157
47
Angers, France
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
959 World
371 Europe
33
France
2 Angers
University Information
Acceptance
70%
Publications
24402
Citations
477157
48
Kyiv, Ukraine
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
991 World
383 Europe
1
Ukraine
1 Kyiv
University Information
Acceptance
60%
Publications
32415
Citations
219516
49
Poughkeepsie, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
999 World
295 North America
264
United States
22 Poughkeepsie
University Information
Acceptance
18%
Publications
8493
Citations
226448
50
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Ancient Studies
Rankings
1085 World
309 North America
278
United States
27 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
40%
Publications
9920
Citations
150465