Top 50 Universities for History in the World (2026)
Exploring History 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 History 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:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
1 World
1 North America
1
United States
1 Cambridge
University Information
Acceptance
3%
Publications
669060
Citations
43305893
2
Stanford, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
2 World
2 North America
2
United States
1 Stanford
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
464042
Citations
27749034
3
Ann Arbor, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
3 World
3 North America
3
United States
1 Ann Arbor
University Information
Acceptance
18%
Publications
488505
Citations
22226614
4
Oxford, United Kingdom
Europe
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
4 World
1 Europe
1
United Kingdom
1 Oxford
University Information
Acceptance
22%
Publications
405652
Citations
18909371
5
Ithaca, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
5 World
4 North America
4
United States
1 Ithaca
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
407264
Citations
18350997
6
Berkeley, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
6 World
5 North America
5
United States
2 Berkeley
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
392253
Citations
21489706
7
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Europe
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
7 World
2 Europe
2
United Kingdom
2 Cambridge
University Information
Acceptance
21%
Publications
375031
Citations
17393792
8
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
9 World
7 North America
7
United States
2 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
352589
Citations
17252102
9
Seattle, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
10 World
8 North America
8
United States
1 Seattle
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
423520
Citations
22026256
10
Baltimore, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
11 World
9 North America
9
United States
1 Baltimore
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
424425
Citations
21475164
11
New Haven, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
12 World
10 North America
10
United States
1 New Haven
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
344067
Citations
16740050
12
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
13 World
11 North America
11
United States
3 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
364058
Citations
18223106
13
Toronto, Canada
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
14 World
12 North America
1
Canada
1 Toronto
University Information
Acceptance
54%*
Publications
489594
Citations
19738928
14
London, United Kingdom
Europe
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
15 World
3 Europe
3
United Kingdom
3 London
University Information
Acceptance
36%*
Publications
474519
Citations
19145763
15
Philadelphia, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
16 World
13 North America
12
United States
1 Philadelphia
University Information
Acceptance
6%
Publications
362411
Citations
18224304
16
Madison, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
17 World
14 North America
13
United States
1 Madison
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
330440
Citations
14733290
17
Minneapolis, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
18 World
15 North America
14
United States
1 Minneapolis
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
315563
Citations
13918850
18
Chicago, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
19 World
16 North America
15
United States
1 Chicago
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
259567
Citations
13284954
19
University Park, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
20 World
17 North America
16
United States
2 University Park
University Information
Acceptance
54%
Publications
302810
Citations
11063041
20
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
22 World
18 North America
17
United States
3 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
250036
Citations
10887825
21
Columbus, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
23 World
19 North America
18
United States
1 Columbus
University Information
Acceptance
51%
Publications
332689
Citations
10489118
22
Champaign, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
24 World
20 North America
19
United States
2 Champaign
University Information
Acceptance
44%
Publications
303409
Citations
12500654
23
San Diego, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
25 World
21 North America
20
United States
4 San Diego
University Information
Acceptance
25%
Publications
304245
Citations
16110179
24
Princeton, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
26 World
22 North America
21
United States
1 Princeton
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
187660
Citations
10659460
25
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
27 World
23 North America
22
United States
5 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
250052
Citations
10201550
26
Gainesville, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
28 World
24 North America
23
United States
1 Gainesville
University Information
Acceptance
24%
Publications
316038
Citations
9913526
27
Vancouver, Canada
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
29 World
25 North America
2
Canada
1 Vancouver
University Information
Acceptance
52%
Publications
306367
Citations
12195827
28
Chapel Hill, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
30 World
26 North America
24
United States
1 Chapel Hill
University Information
Acceptance
19%
Publications
257232
Citations
12049315
29
Evanston, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
31 World
27 North America
25
United States
3 Evanston
University Information
Acceptance
7%
Publications
238956
Citations
11593852
30
Austin, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
32 World
28 North America
26
United States
1 Austin
University Information
Acceptance
29%
Publications
249099
Citations
9915982
31
Durham, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
33 World
29 North America
27
United States
2 Durham
University Information
Acceptance
7%
Publications
227645
Citations
10337561
32
Davis, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
34 World
30 North America
28
United States
6 Davis
University Information
Acceptance
42%
Publications
265216
Citations
10743933
33
New Brunswick, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
35 World
31 North America
29
United States
2 New Brunswick
University Information
Acceptance
65%
Publications
228591
Citations
8508220
34
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Europe
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
36 World
4 Europe
4
United Kingdom
1 Edinburgh
University Information
Acceptance
51%
Publications
234853
Citations
8843169
35
College Park, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
37 World
32 North America
30
United States
2 College Park
University Information
Acceptance
45%
Publications
214017
Citations
8987126
36
East Lansing, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
38 World
33 North America
31
United States
2 East Lansing
University Information
Acceptance
84%
Publications
212433
Citations
7681949
37
West Lafayette, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
39 World
34 North America
32
United States
1 West Lafayette
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
237253
Citations
7247897
38
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
40 World
2 Asia
1
China
1 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
21%*
Publications
312759
Citations
7972745
39
Pittsburgh, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
41 World
35 North America
33
United States
3 Pittsburgh
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
270060
Citations
11530096
40
Montreal, Canada
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
42 World
36 North America
3
Canada
1 Montreal
University Information
Acceptance
46%
Publications
255621
Citations
10090338
41
Tucson, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
43 World
37 North America
34
United States
1 Tucson
University Information
Acceptance
86%
Publications
231352
Citations
8679223
42
College Station, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
44 World
38 North America
35
United States
2 College Station
University Information
Acceptance
63%
Publications
213041
Citations
7026465
43
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
46 World
1 Latin America
1
Brazil
1 Sao Paulo
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
403004
Citations
7213878
44
Boston, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
47 World
39 North America
36
United States
3 Boston
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
182725
Citations
8540266
45
Pittsburgh, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
50 World
41 North America
38
United States
4 Pittsburgh
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
137967
Citations
7118629
46
St. Louis, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
51 World
42 North America
39
United States
1 St. Louis
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
217908
Citations
11228109
47
Charlottesville, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
53 World
43 North America
40
United States
1 Charlottesville
University Information
Acceptance
17%
Publications
178234
Citations
6550160
48
Salt Lake, United States
North America
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
54 World
44 North America
41
United States
1 Salt Lake
University Information
Acceptance
87%
Publications
195055
Citations
7256213
49
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
56 World
3 Asia
2
China
2 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
20%*
Publications
298169
Citations
6997569
50
Heidelberg, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Dept: History
Subject: History
Rankings
58 World
7 Europe
1
Germany
1 Heidelberg
University Information
Acceptance
45%
Publications
258676
Citations
9169494