The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 for philosophy reveals the best global institutions, highlighting over 200 ranked universities. This year’s top 10 remains the same as last year, with leading educational institutions from the US, UK, Germany, Australia, and Canada. Additionally, the University of Oxford, despite placing fifth overall in these rankings, has scored the highest for research productivity and impact. The following table mentions the name of over 60 such globally ranked universities along with their location, Academic score, AR(Academic rank), Employer score and ER rank(Employer rank).20252024InstitutionCountry / TerritoryAcademicAR rankEmployerER Rank11New York University (NYU)United States of America99.9276.951+22The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)United Kingdom97.5495.7533Rutgers University–New BrunswickUnited States of America100.0154.751+45University of PittsburghUnited States of America99.5357.151+54University of OxfordUnited Kingdom92.2699.02=66Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany93.3575.051+=67University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom90.0998.0389The Australian National UniversityAustralia91.0784.72298Harvard UniversityUnited States of America89.310100.011010University of TorontoCanada90.8882.9281111Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinGermany87.91182.630=1214University of Notre DameUnited States of America87.11271.851+1315Princeton UniversityUnited States of America85.21586.5151412University of St AndrewsUnited Kingdom85.31481.8341516Stanford UniversityUnited States of America83.51994.871618Yale UniversityUnited States of America84.616=90.1101717University of California, Berkeley (UCB)United States of America83.71888.9121819Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)United States of America79.326=95.6619=23KU LeuvenBelgium84.616=66.451+2027University of ChicagoUnited States of America82.42182.5322151-100Columbia UniversityUnited States of America80.62485.816=2220The University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom79.326=85.219=2351-100Wuhan UniversityChina (Mainland)83.02072.951+2413King's College LondonUnited Kingdom77.63089.111=2534National University of Singapore (NUS)Singapore76.036=93.48=25151-200Renmin (People's) University of ChinaChina (Mainland)86.01367.051+27151-200Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina (Mainland)82.02259.651+2851-100The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)Hong Kong SAR, China81.22376.051+2933University of Michigan-Ann ArborUnited States of America76.63472.751+3047University of CopenhagenDenmark76.036=75.151+3129Durham UniversityUnited Kingdom75.73883.6263225Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneFrance77.03281.04033=23Monash UniversityAustralia73.847=78.751+=3439Freie Universitaet BerlinGermany76.23573.751+=3421The University of SydneyAustralia74.34380.8413626University of AmsterdamNetherlands72.751+76.251+3751-100Peking UniversityChina (Mainland)78.42885.816=3832Goethe-University Frankfurt am MainGermany76.83352.951+3922UCLUnited Kingdom71.151+84.92140=30Université PSLFrance74.64166.451+=41151-200Fudan UniversityChina (Mainland)80.22580.444=4144University of LeedsUnited Kingdom71.951+74.851+43151-200Zhejiang UniversityChina (Mainland)77.92979.148==4451-100Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States of America72.751+69.651+=4440Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)Belgium77.23162.651+4651-100Ruhr-Universität BochumGermany72.851+60.051+=4741Sorbonne UniversityFrance75.43979.845==4751-100University of Southern CaliforniaUnited States of America70.351+75.851+4951-100Ruprecht-Karls-Universität HeidelbergGermany74.144=80.542=5051-100Western UniversityCanada73.847=70.851+51-100101-150Aarhus UniversityDenmark64.551+67.651+51-100101-150Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet FreiburgGermany70.851+72.851+51-100Beijing Normal UniversityChina (Mainland)74.54268.351+51-100=30Boston CollegeUnited States of America73.94656.551+51-10051-100Boston UniversityUnited States of America67.251+76.351+51-10051-100Brown UniversityUnited States of America68.951+69.751+51-10037Central European UniversityAustria68.751+70.951+51-10051-100City University of New YorkUnited States of America64.151+63.251+51-10051-100Cornell UniversityUnited States of America64.951+68.151+51-100201-210East China Normal UniversityChina (Mainland)68.151+47.051+51-10043Eberhard Karls Universität TübingenGermany64.951+64.651+51-10051-100Georgetown UniversityUnited States of America64.551+78.151+51-10051-100Kyoto UniversityJapan74.94076.351+51-100101-150Leiden UniversityNetherlands65.051+58.251+51-100=35Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussian Federation71.451+97.1451-100=35Macquarie UniversityAustralia67.651+72.051+51-10051-100McGill UniversityCanada69.051+78.551+51-100Nanjing UniversityChina (Mainland)72.351+69.251+51-10051-100Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität BonnGermany73.649=54.851+The QS Philosophy rankings for 2025 reflects academic excellence, global diversity, and research impact across different institutions. The US and UK continued to maintain their rank, institutions from Europe, Australia, and Canada also emerged in the top 20. These rankings provide valuable insights for students interested in philosophy and searching for excellent places to pursue their higher studies.
