Top 50 Universities for Rural Studies in the World (2026)
Exploring Rural 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 Rural Studies education and research.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Ithaca, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
5 World
4 North America
4
United States
1 Ithaca
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
407264
Citations
18350997
2
Madison, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
17 World
14 North America
13
United States
1 Madison
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
330440
Citations
14733290
3
Hangzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
100 World
8 Asia
4
China
1 Hangzhou
University Information
Acceptance
20%*
Publications
297142
Citations
6039598
4
Berlin, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
153 World
47 Europe
8
Germany
2 Berlin
University Information
Acceptance
34%*
Publications
101115
Citations
2909244
5
Quebec City, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
195 World
97 North America
12
Canada
3 Quebec City
University Information
Acceptance
49%*
Publications
118154
Citations
3362309
6
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
268 World
6 Latin America
1
Argentina
1 Buenos Aires
University Information
Acceptance
64%*
Publications
102914
Citations
1769952
7
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
287 World
7 Latin America
4
Brazil
1 Porto Alegre
University Information
Acceptance
19%*
Publications
140129
Citations
2048163
8
Guelph, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
314 World
134 North America
19
Canada
8 Guelph
University Information
Acceptance
68%
Publications
79279
Citations
2527720
9
Pretoria, South Africa
Africa
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
430 World
4 Africa
4
South Africa
1 Pretoria
University Information
Acceptance
57%*
Publications
74475
Citations
1326679
10
Florianopolis, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
452 World
11 Latin America
7
Brazil
1 Florianopolis
University Information
Acceptance
15%
Publications
89806
Citations
1026625
11
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
491 World
78 Asia
39
China
8 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
37238
Citations
493364
12
Palermo, Italy
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
501 World
198 Europe
15
Italy
1 Palermo
University Information
Acceptance
57%*
Publications
64742
Citations
1427514
13
Serdang, Malaysia
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
675 World
122 Asia
3
Malaysia
17 Serdang
University Information
Acceptance
40%
Publications
63274
Citations
1222755
14
Beirut, Lebanon
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
683 World
125 Asia
1
Lebanon
1 Beirut
University Information
Acceptance
71%
Publications
24931
Citations
707647
15
Nairobi, Kenya
Africa
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
805 World
8 Africa
1
Kenya
1 Nairobi
University Information
Acceptance
66%
Publications
21723
Citations
364314
16
Wuxi, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
830 World
173 Asia
78
China
1 Wuxi
University Information
Acceptance
31%*
Publications
58939
Citations
1002310
17
Santa Maria, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
851 World
34 Latin America
20
Brazil
22 Santa Maria
University Information
Acceptance
11%*
Publications
60121
Citations
582747
18
Bogota, Colombia
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
899 World
38 Latin America
4
Colombia
3 Bogota
University Information
Acceptance
40%
Publications
26050
Citations
237309
19
Guangzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
914 World
199 Asia
85
China
5 Guangzhou
University Information
Acceptance
27%*
Publications
39598
Citations
708011
20
Yangzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
938 World
212 Asia
92
China
92 Yangzhou
University Information
Acceptance
40%
Publications
52528
Citations
781212
21
Badajoz, Spain
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
955 World
369 Europe
34
Spain
115 Badajoz
University Information
Acceptance
70%
Publications
29875
Citations
582283
22
Namur, Belgium
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
1055 World
403 Europe
8
Belgium
1 Namur
University Information
Acceptance
80%
Publications
16729
Citations
450795
23
Bangkok, Thailand
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
1090 World
266 Asia
7
Thailand
3 Bangkok
University Information
Acceptance
46%*
Publications
16895
Citations
216715
24
Mumbai, India
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
1242 World
322 Asia
20
India
4 Mumbai
University Information
Acceptance
52%*
Publications
14132
Citations
210758
25
Ya'an, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
1286 World
342 Asia
132
China
67 Ya'an
University Information
Acceptance
41%*
Publications
29105
Citations
392833
26
Nanjing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
1290 World
345 Asia
134
China
12 Nanjing
University Information
Acceptance
40%
Publications
34455
Citations
545769
27
Kumasi, Ghana
Africa
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
1302 World
20 Africa
2
Ghana
1 Kumasi
University Information
Acceptance
54%
Publications
18691
Citations
299803
28
Valdivia, Chile
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
1333 World
59 Latin America
5
Chile
206 Valdivia
University Information
Acceptance
44%*
Publications
18098
Citations
290867
29
Guanajuato, Mexico
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
1489 World
69 Latin America
11
Mexico
1 Guanajuato
University Information
Acceptance
55%*
Publications
19783
Citations
190218
30
Klong Luang, Thailand
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
1498 World
426 Asia
8
Thailand
27 Klong Luang
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
9686
Citations
238855
31
Nsukka, Nigeria
Africa
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
1520 World
25 Africa
3
Nigeria
174 Nsukka
University Information
Acceptance
38%
Publications
26581
Citations
256805
32
Merida, Venezuela
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
1561 World
75 Latin America
2
Venezuela
389 Merida
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
11480
Citations
148912
33
Zibo, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
1617 World
464 Asia
175
China
1 Zibo
University Information
Acceptance
60%
Publications
19630
Citations
203435
34
Dakar, Senegal
Africa
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
1632 World
27 Africa
1
Senegal
1 Dakar
University Information
Acceptance
68%*
Publications
12440
Citations
138453
35
Ife, Nigeria
Africa
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
1658 World
28 Africa
4
Nigeria
1 Ife
University Information
Acceptance
7%
Publications
20900
Citations
251162
36
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
1730 World
87 Latin America
7
Argentina
2 Buenos Aires
University Information
Acceptance
58%*
Publications
6130
Citations
63198
37
Mendoza, Argentina
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
1899 World
100 Latin America
8
Argentina
1 Mendoza
University Information
Acceptance
59%*
Publications
9893
Citations
135997
38
Bahia Blanca, Argentina
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
1930 World
103 Latin America
9
Argentina
1 Bahia Blanca
University Information
Acceptance
60%*
Publications
14142
Citations
181317
39
Kathmandu, Nepal
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
1955 World
584 Asia
1
Nepal
189 Kathmandu
University Information
Acceptance
35%*
Publications
20864
Citations
193022
40
Brandon, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
2018 World
549 North America
50
Canada
3 Brandon
University Information
Acceptance
60%
Publications
5659
Citations
88610
41
Cascavel, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
2035 World
114 Latin America
52
Brazil
216 Cascavel
University Information
Acceptance
17%*
Publications
18925
Citations
104433
42
Recife, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
2061 World
115 Latin America
53
Brazil
2 Recife
University Information
Acceptance
20%*
Publications
24084
Citations
220763
43
Zaria, Nigeria
Africa
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
2130 World
35 Africa
6
Nigeria
73 Zaria
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
17775
Citations
192940
44
Nairobi, Kenya
Africa
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
2135 World
36 Africa
2
Kenya
2 Nairobi
University Information
Acceptance
70%
Publications
8541
Citations
85581
45
Rasht, Iran
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
2176 World
667 Asia
21
Iran
1 Rasht
University Information
Acceptance
34%*
Publications
17427
Citations
243989
46
Zhengzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
2239 World
686 Asia
254
China
4 Zhengzhou
University Information
Acceptance
60%
Publications
11121
Citations
78625
47
Faisalabad, Pakistan
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
2322 World
720 Asia
7
Pakistan
1 Faisalabad
University Information
Acceptance
45%
Publications
20479
Citations
514530
48
Nitra, Slovakia
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
2339 World
748 Europe
6
Slovakia
1 Nitra
University Information
Acceptance
65%*
Publications
6781
Citations
77317
49
Bogota, Colombia
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
2363 World
135 Latin America
13
Colombia
6 Bogota
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
5048
Citations
10476
50
Jeju, South Korea
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Rural Studies
Rankings
2504 World
792 Asia
45
South Korea
415 Jeju
University Information
Acceptance
38%
Publications
14759
Citations
248011