What you would study
- Bachelor's
- BA / BSc Economics
- Master's / PhD
- MSc / MA Economics; PhD
- Class 12 stream
- Commerce, PCM, Humanities with Maths
- Careers
- Explore Economics careers →
Exams you may need
- For bachelor's
- SAT (USA) · TMUA (Cambridge, LSE, Warwick) · IELTS/TOEFL
- For master's
- GRE (usually) · IELTS/TOEFL
Ranked for Economics
ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025
#1University of ChicagoChicago, IL, United States · World #10 · UG fees ~₹67.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide#2Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts, United States · World #1 · UG fees ~₹59.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide#3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts, United States · World #3 · UG fees ~₹63.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#4Stanford UniversityStanford, California, United States · World #2 · UG fees ~₹64.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#5University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, California, United States · World #5 · UG fees ~₹48.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#6Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey, United States · World #7 · UG fees ~₹65.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide#7Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT, United States · World #11 · UG fees ~₹69.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#8The London School of Economics and Political ScienceLondon, United Kingdom · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹53.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide#9Columbia UniversityNew York, NY, United States · World #8 · UG fees ~₹68.8 lakh/yr#10New York UniversityNew York, NY, United States · World #28 · UG fees ~₹60.2 lakh/yr#11Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois, United States · World #31 · UG fees ~₹65.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#12University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, California, United States · World #16 · UG fees ~₹47.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide#13University of OxfordOxford, England, United Kingdom · World #6Admission guide#14University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · World #14 · UG fees ~₹65.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#15Toulouse Capitole UniversityFrance · World 401–500#16University of California, San DiegoLa Jolla, San Diego, California, United States · World #20 · UG fees ~₹48.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#17University of TorontoToronto, Ontario, Canada · World #25 · UG fees ~₹44.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#18University College LondonLondon, England, United Kingdom · World #14Admission guide#19University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, Maryland, United States · World #55 · UG fees ~₹39.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide#20Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina, United States · World #46 · UG fees ~₹65.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#21Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY, United States · World #12 · UG fees ~₹70.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#22University of CambridgeCambridge, England, United Kingdom · World #4 · UG fees ~₹39.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide#23University of Michigan, Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI, United States · World #33 · UG fees ~₹58.4 lakh/yr#24National University of SingaporeSingapore, Singapore · World #56Admission guide#25Bocconi UniversityMilan, Italy#25University of Wisconsin, MadisonMadison, Wisconsin, United States · World #36 · UG fees ~₹43.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide#27Peking UniversityBeijing, China · World #23#28Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹68.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide#29University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN, United States · World #51 · UG fees ~₹36.8 lakh/yr#30University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California, United States · World #68 · UG fees ~₹70.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide#31Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri, United States · World #26 · UG fees ~₹63 lakh/yrAdmission guide#32Arizona State UniversityTempe, Arizona, United States · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹37.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#33Monash UniversityClayton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · World #76Admission guide#34Indiana University, BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹42.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide#35University of ZurichSwitzerland · World #64Admission guide#36Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹70 lakh/yrAdmission guide#37The Australian National UniversityCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia · World 101–150Admission guide#37University of California, DavisDavis, California, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹48.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#39The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas, United States · World #49Admission guide#40Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH, United States · World 301–400 · UG fees ~₹65.4 lakh/yr#41University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California, United States · World #70 · UG fees ~₹54.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#42The University of MelbourneParkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · World #38Admission guide#43Imperial College LondonLondon, England, United Kingdom · World #26Admission guide#44The University of WarwickCoventry, United Kingdom · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹35.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#45Erasmus University RotterdamRotterdam, Netherlands · World 101–150Admission guide#46Queen Mary University of LondonLondon, United Kingdom · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹41.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#47Pompeu Fabra UniversityBarcelona, Spain · World 301–400#48University of British ColumbiaVancouver, British Columbia, Canada · World #53Admission guide#49University of SydneyCamperdown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · World #72 · UG fees ~₹33.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide#50The University of Hong KongCentral and Western District, Hong Kong · World #67 · UG fees ~₹34.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025 — Economics. Beyond the top 100 ranks are published in bands.