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
101–150Bocconi UniversityMilan, Italy101–150Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA, United States · World 501–600 · UG fees ~₹67.7 lakh/yr101–150Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT, United States · World 701–800 · UG fees ~₹6.4 lakh/yr101–150Carleton UniversityOttawa, Ontario, Canada · World 501–600Admission guide101–150Deakin UniversityMelbourne, Victoria, Australia · World 201–300101–150ETH ZurichZurich, Switzerland · World #22Admission guide101–150George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹37.1 lakh/yr101–150Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany · World 151–200Admission guide101–150Goldsmiths' CollegeLondon Borough of Lewisham, United Kingdom101–150Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA, United States · World 401–500 · UG fees ~₹27.7 lakh/yr101–150KU LeuvenLeuven, Belgium · World #76101–150Leiden UniversityLeiden, Netherlands · World 101–150Admission guide101–150Linkoping UniversityLinköping Municipality, Sweden · World 301–400101–150Loughborough UniversityLoughborough, United Kingdom · World 801–900101–150Lund UniversityLund Municipality, Sweden · World 101–150Admission guide101–150Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester, United Kingdom · World 601–700101–150McMaster UniversityHamilton, Ontario, Canada · World 101–150Admission guide101–150Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom · World 201–300Admission guide101–150North Carolina State University at RaleighUnited States · World 201–300101–150Peking UniversityBeijing, China · World #23101–150The Chinese University of Hong KongSha Tin District, Hong Kong · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹28.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide101–150The Hebrew University of JerusalemIsrael · World #88101–150The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong, Hong Kong · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹29.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide101–150University of CalgaryCalgary, Alberta, Canada · World 151–200Admission guide101–150The University of GeorgiaAthens, United States · World 301–400101–150The University of Hong KongCentral and Western District, Hong Kong · World #67 · UG fees ~₹34.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide101–150The University of ManchesterManchester, England, United Kingdom · World #46Admission guide101–150The University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleUnited States · World 201–300101–150The University of WarwickCoventry, United Kingdom · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹35.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide101–150Tilburg UniversityTilburg, Netherlands · World 701–800101–150Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto, Canada101–150University of Arkansas at FayettevilleFayetteville, AR, United States · World 501–600 · UG fees ~₹28.7 lakh/yr101–150University of BambergBamberg, Germany101–150University of BirminghamBirmingham, United Kingdom · World 151–200Admission guide101–150University of California, RiversideRiverside, CA, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹47.7 lakh/yr101–150University of CologneCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · World 151–200Admission guide101–150University of DelawareNewark, DE, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹39.7 lakh/yr101–150University of EssexEssex, United Kingdom · World 401–500101–150University of FloridaGainesville, Florida, United States · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹33.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide101–150University of HaifaHaifa, Israel · World 601–700101–150University of LeicesterLeicester, United Kingdom · World 301–400Admission guide101–150University of Nebraska, LincolnUnited States · World 301–400101–150University of North TexasDenton, TX, United States · World 601–700 · UG fees ~₹20.3 lakh/yr101–150University of NottinghamNottingham, United Kingdom · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹33.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide101–150University of OttawaOttawa, Ontario, Canada · World 201–300101–150University of ZurichSwitzerland · World #64Admission guide101–150Uppsala UniversityUppsala Municipality, Sweden · World #93Admission guide101–150Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee, United States · World #62 · UG fees ~₹65.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide101–150Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹36.2 lakh/yr101–150Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands · World 151–200Admission guide
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025 — Sociology. Beyond the top 100 ranks are published in bands.