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
201–300Aarhus UniversityAarhus Municipality, Denmark · World #85201–300Bar-Ilan UniversityRamat Gan, Israel · World 501–600201–300Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing, China · World 101–150201–300Bielefeld UniversityNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · World 701–800201–300Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OH, United States · UG fees ~₹21.5 lakh/yr201–300Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA, United States · World 301–400 · UG fees ~₹65.2 lakh/yr201–300Carlos III University of MadridMadrid, Spain · World 901–1000201–300Clemson UniversityClemson, SC, United States · World 601–700 · UG fees ~₹39.1 lakh/yr201–300Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, CO, United States · World 301–400 · UG fees ~₹33.3 lakh/yr201–300Complutense University of MadridMadrid, Spain · World 301–400201–300Curtin UniversityBentley, Perth, Western Australia, Australia · World 201–300Admission guide201–300East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC, United States · UG fees ~₹22.6 lakh/yr201–300Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, FL, United States · UG fees ~₹16.6 lakh/yr201–300Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA, United States · World 601–700 · UG fees ~₹23.8 lakh/yr201–300HSE UniversityMoscow, Russia · World 801–900201–300Jagiellonian UniversityKraków, Poland · World 501–600201–300Karlstad UniversityKarlstad Municipality, Sweden201–300Karolinska InstitutetSolna Municipality, Sweden · World #50Admission guide201–300Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, GA, United States · UG fees ~₹17 lakh/yr201–300Koc UniversityTürkiye · World 701–800201–300La Trobe UniversityMelbourne, Victoria, Australia · World 301–400201–300Lancaster UniversityLancaster, United Kingdom · World 301–400201–300Louisiana State University, Baton RougeUnited States · World 401–500201–300Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC, United States · World 501–600201–300Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's, Canada · World 701–800201–300National Taiwan UniversityDa'an District, Taiwan · World 201–300201–300New York University Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · World 801–900 · UG fees ~₹65.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide201–300Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL, United States · UG fees ~₹12.7 lakh/yr201–300Oslo Metropolitan UniversityAkershus, Norway201–300Pompeu Fabra UniversityBarcelona, Spain · World 301–400201–300Pontifical Catholic University of ChileSantiago, Chile · World 501–600201–300Portland State UniversityPortland, OR, United States · UG fees ~₹29.8 lakh/yr201–300Queen's University BelfastBelfast, United Kingdom · World 301–400 · UG fees ~₹28.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide201–300Queensland University of TechnologyBrisbane, Queensland, Australia · World 301–400201–300Rutgers University, NewarkNewark, NJ, United States · World 901–1000 · UG fees ~₹35.2 lakh/yr201–300Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, United States · World 301–400 · UG fees ~₹31.4 lakh/yr201–300Technical University of BerlinCharlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Germany · World 201–300201–300Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA, United States · World 401–500 · UG fees ~₹37.3 lakh/yr201–300The University of Alabama, TuscaloosaUnited States · World 701–800201–300The University of AucklandAuckland, New Zealand · World 201–300Admission guide201–300The University of ReadingReading, Berkshire, United Kingdom · World 401–500 · UG fees ~₹34.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide201–300The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX, United States · World 701–800 · UG fees ~₹21.1 lakh/yr201–300The University of Western AustraliaPerth, Western Australia, Australia · World 101–150Admission guide201–300Tsinghua UniversityBeijing, China · World #18201–300Tufts UniversityMedford, MA, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹67.7 lakh/yr201–300Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA, United States · World 501–600 · UG fees ~₹65.8 lakh/yr201–300Umea UniversityUmeå Municipality, Sweden · World 401–500201–300University of AntwerpAntwerp, Belgium · World 301–400201–300University of BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain · World 151–200201–300University of BernBern, Switzerland · World 151–200
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025 — Sociology. Beyond the top 100 ranks are published in bands.