Top 50 Universities for Humanities in the World (2026)
Exploring Humanities 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 Humanities 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: Humanities
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:
Subject: Humanities
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:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
3 World
3 North America
3
United States
1 Ann Arbor
University Information
Acceptance
18%
Publications
488505
Citations
22226614
4
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
9 World
7 North America
7
United States
2 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
352589
Citations
17252102
5
Seattle, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
10 World
8 North America
8
United States
1 Seattle
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
423520
Citations
22026256
6
Baltimore, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
11 World
9 North America
9
United States
1 Baltimore
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
424425
Citations
21475164
7
New Haven, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
12 World
10 North America
10
United States
1 New Haven
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
344067
Citations
16740050
8
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
13 World
11 North America
11
United States
3 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
364058
Citations
18223106
9
Philadelphia, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
16 World
13 North America
12
United States
1 Philadelphia
University Information
Acceptance
6%
Publications
362411
Citations
18224304
10
Madison, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
17 World
14 North America
13
United States
1 Madison
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
330440
Citations
14733290
11
Chicago, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
19 World
16 North America
15
United States
1 Chicago
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
259567
Citations
13284954
12
University Park, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
20 World
17 North America
16
United States
2 University Park
University Information
Acceptance
54%
Publications
302810
Citations
11063041
13
Tokyo, Japan
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
21 World
1 Asia
1
Japan
1 Tokyo
University Information
Acceptance
36%
Publications
453358
Citations
12628844
14
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
22 World
18 North America
17
United States
3 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
250036
Citations
10887825
15
Columbus, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
23 World
19 North America
18
United States
1 Columbus
University Information
Acceptance
51%
Publications
332689
Citations
10489118
16
Evanston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
31 World
27 North America
25
United States
3 Evanston
University Information
Acceptance
7%
Publications
238956
Citations
11593852
17
Austin, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
32 World
28 North America
26
United States
1 Austin
University Information
Acceptance
29%
Publications
249099
Citations
9915982
18
Durham, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
33 World
29 North America
27
United States
2 Durham
University Information
Acceptance
7%
Publications
227645
Citations
10337561
19
East Lansing, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
38 World
33 North America
31
United States
2 East Lansing
University Information
Acceptance
84%
Publications
212433
Citations
7681949
20
West Lafayette, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
39 World
34 North America
32
United States
1 West Lafayette
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
237253
Citations
7247897
21
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
40 World
2 Asia
1
China
1 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
21%*
Publications
312759
Citations
7972745
22
Pittsburgh, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
41 World
35 North America
33
United States
3 Pittsburgh
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
270060
Citations
11530096
23
Tucson, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
43 World
37 North America
34
United States
1 Tucson
University Information
Acceptance
86%
Publications
231352
Citations
8679223
24
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
46 World
1 Latin America
1
Brazil
1 Sao Paulo
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
403004
Citations
7213878
25
St. Louis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
51 World
42 North America
39
United States
1 St. Louis
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
217908
Citations
11228109
26
Salt Lake, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
54 World
44 North America
41
United States
1 Salt Lake
University Information
Acceptance
87%
Publications
195055
Citations
7256213
27
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
56 World
3 Asia
2
China
2 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
20%*
Publications
298169
Citations
6997569
28
Kyoto, Japan
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
57 World
4 Asia
2
Japan
1 Kyoto
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
320696
Citations
8891404
29
Heidelberg, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
58 World
7 Europe
1
Germany
1 Heidelberg
University Information
Acceptance
45%
Publications
258676
Citations
9169494
30
Boulder, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
62 World
47 North America
44
United States
1 Boulder
University Information
Acceptance
83%
Publications
143357
Citations
6603816
31
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
73 World
12 Europe
1
Netherlands
1 Amsterdam
University Information
Acceptance
51%
Publications
198325
Citations
7977569
32
Copenhagen, Denmark
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
75 World
13 Europe
1
Denmark
1 Copenhagen
University Information
Acceptance
37%
Publications
217687
Citations
8197714
33
Nashville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
76 World
54 North America
50
United States
1 Nashville
University Information
Acceptance
6%
Publications
154991
Citations
6697687
34
Atlanta, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
78 World
55 North America
51
United States
2 Atlanta
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
198442
Citations
8131621
35
Helsinki, Finland
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
79 World
14 Europe
1
Finland
1 Helsinki
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
180085
Citations
6661231
36
Hong Kong, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
86 World
6 Asia
3
China
1 Hong Kong
University Information
Acceptance
17%
Publications
224036
Citations
7771729
37
Washington, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
88 World
59 North America
55
United States
1 Washington
University Information
Acceptance
13%
Publications
102640
Citations
3243749
38
Zurich, Switzerland
Europe
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
89 World
17 Europe
2
Switzerland
2 Zurich
University Information
Acceptance
19%
Publications
166624
Citations
6473783
39
Lund, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
93 World
19 Europe
1
Sweden
17 Lund
University Information
Acceptance
58%*
Publications
196693
Citations
7440145
40
Oslo, Norway
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
95 World
20 Europe
1
Norway
1 Oslo
University Information
Acceptance
27%*
Publications
153103
Citations
5211320
41
Vienna, Austria
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
97 World
22 Europe
1
Austria
1 Vienna
University Information
Acceptance
33%*
Publications
139566
Citations
3921459
42
Bologna, Italy
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
99 World
23 Europe
1
Italy
1 Bologna
University Information
Acceptance
73%
Publications
179556
Citations
4879533
43
Bristol, United Kingdom
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
101 World
24 Europe
10
United Kingdom
8 Bristol
University Information
Acceptance
63%
Publications
176546
Citations
6971180
44
Coral Gables, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
103 World
63 North America
59
United States
2 Coral Gables
University Information
Acceptance
19%
Publications
153024
Citations
5293162
45
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
104 World
25 Europe
11
United Kingdom
9 Birmingham
University Information
Acceptance
46%*
Publications
183150
Citations
6204327
46
Shanghai, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
106 World
9 Asia
5
China
1 Shanghai
University Information
Acceptance
20%*
Publications
297178
Citations
5865792
47
Tel Aviv, Israel
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
108 World
10 Asia
1
Israel
1 Tel Aviv
University Information
Acceptance
44%*
Publications
184686
Citations
6114904
48
Montreal, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
111 World
67 North America
5
Canada
2 Montreal
University Information
Acceptance
41%
Publications
159376
Citations
5350712
49
Uppsala, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
112 World
27 Europe
2
Sweden
1 Uppsala
University Information
Acceptance
69%
Publications
158126
Citations
5963340
50
Corvallis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Humanities
Rankings
114 World
69 North America
63
United States
1 Corvallis
University Information
Acceptance
79%
Publications
101035
Citations
3657023