What you would study
- Bachelor's
- BA Sociology, BSW
- Master's / PhD
- MA / MSc Sociology, MSW
- Class 12 stream
- Humanities, any
- Careers
- Explore Sociology & Social Work careers →
Exams you may need
- For bachelor's
- IELTS/TOEFL
- For master's
- IELTS/TOEFL
Ranked for Sociology
ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025
#1Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts, United States · World #1 · UG fees ~₹59.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide#2University of Michigan, Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI, United States · World #33 · UG fees ~₹58.4 lakh/yr#3University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, California, United States · World #5 · UG fees ~₹48.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#4The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas, United States · World #49Admission guide#5Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois, United States · World #31 · UG fees ~₹65.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#6Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹68.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide#7Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey, United States · World #7 · UG fees ~₹65.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide#8University of OxfordOxford, England, United Kingdom · World #6Admission 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#11Pennsylvania State University, University ParkUniversity Park, Pennsylvania, United States · World 101–150Admission guide#12University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington, United States · World #17 · UG fees ~₹41.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#13Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland, United States · World #19 · UG fees ~₹62.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide#14Ohio State University, ColumbusColumbus, Ohio, United States · World #83 · UG fees ~₹45.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#15Stanford UniversityStanford, California, United States · World #2 · UG fees ~₹64.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#15University of ChicagoChicago, IL, United States · World #10 · UG fees ~₹67.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide#17University of TorontoToronto, Ontario, Canada · World #25 · UG fees ~₹44.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#18University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina, United States · World #39 · UG fees ~₹45.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide#19University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN, United States · World #51 · UG fees ~₹36.8 lakh/yr#20University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, California, United States · World #16 · UG fees ~₹47.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide#21University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · World #14 · UG fees ~₹65.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#22University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California, United States · World #68 · UG fees ~₹70.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide#23University of Wisconsin, MadisonMadison, Wisconsin, United States · World #36 · UG fees ~₹43.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide#24University of California, IrvineIrvine, California, United States · World #79 · UG fees ~₹54.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#25University College LondonLondon, England, United Kingdom · World #14Admission guide#26Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY, United States · World #12 · UG fees ~₹70.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#27National University of SingaporeSingapore, Singapore · World #56Admission guide#28University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL, United States · World 401–500 · UG fees ~₹28.6 lakh/yr#29The University of EdinburghEdinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom · World #37Admission guide#30Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT, United States · World #11 · UG fees ~₹69.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#31University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, Maryland, United States · World #55 · UG fees ~₹39.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide#32University of GroningenGroningen, Netherlands · World #73Admission guide#33University of British ColumbiaVancouver, British Columbia, Canada · World #53Admission guide#33University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado, United States · World #62 · UG fees ~₹43 lakh/yrAdmission guide#35University of California, San DiegoLa Jolla, San Diego, California, United States · World #20 · UG fees ~₹48.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#36University of OsloNorway · World #83#37The London School of Economics and Political ScienceLondon, United Kingdom · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹53.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide#38University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands · World 101–150Admission guide#39Utrecht UniversityUtrecht, Netherlands · World #56Admission guide#40University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah, United States · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹31.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide#41The University of MelbourneParkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · World #38Admission guide#42University of Massachusetts, AmherstAmherst, MA, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹38.7 lakh/yr#43Arizona State UniversityTempe, Arizona, United States · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹37.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#43King's College LondonLondon, England, United Kingdom · World #61Admission guide#45Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina, United States · World #46 · UG fees ~₹65.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#46Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹61.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide#47Indiana University, BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹42.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide#48McGill UniversityMontreal, Quebec, Canada · World #76Admission guide#48University of PittsburghPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States · World #88 · UG fees ~₹41.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide#50Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeUnited States
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025 — Sociology. Beyond the top 100 ranks are published in bands.