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World University Rankings 2008 - Arts and Humanities

2008 World Rank School Name Country Arts Score
Source: QS Intelligence Unit (www.topuniversities.com) 
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1 HARVARD University United States 100.0
2 University of California, BERKELEY United States 93.1
3 University of OXFORD United Kingdom 91.3
4 University of CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom 89.1
5 YALE University United States 86.2
6 PRINCETON University United States 81.8
7 COLUMBIA University United States 81.7
8 STANFORD University United States 80.3
9 University of CHICAGO United States 79.3
10 University of CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles (U... United States 77.3
11 University of TORONTO Canada 74.3
12 AUSTRALIAN National University Australia 74.0
13 MCGILL University Canada 70.8
14 CORNELL University United States 67.2
15 NEW YORK University (NYU) United States 64.2
16 University of MELBOURNE Australia 62.8
17 University of SYDNEY Australia 62.6
18 University of BRITISH COLUMBIA Canada 61.9
19 University of MICHIGAN United States 61.5
20 MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology (M... United States 60.5
21 DUKE University United States 58.4
22 JOHNS HOPKINS University United States 57.1
23 PEKING University China 56.4
24 Freie Universitaet BERLIN Germany 55.2
25 Université Paris Sorbonne (PARIS IV) France 55.0
26 University of EDINBURGH United Kingdom 54.8
27 BROWN University United States 54.3
28 University of TOKYO Japan 54.1
29 UCL (University College London) United Kingdom 53.6
30 National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore 53.1
31 LONDON School of Economics and Political... United Kingdom 52.9
32 TRINITY College Dublin Ireland 52.8
33 MONASH University Australia 52.5
34 Ecole normale supérieure, PARIS France 51.3
35 LEIDEN University Netherlands 51.0
36 University of AMSTERDAM Netherlands 50.7
37 KYOTO University Japan 50.4
38 KING'S College London United Kingdom 50.1
39 The University of AUCKLAND New Zealand 49.7
40 University of PENNSYLVANIA United States 49.4
41 Hebrew University of JERUSALEM Israel 48.1
42 Katholieke Universiteit LEUVEN Belgium 47.8
43 RUTGERS, The State University of New Jer... United States 47.4
44 University of VIENNA Austria 47.1
45 University of TEXAS at Austin United States 46.3
46 University of HONG KONG Hong Kong 45.7
47 UPPSALA University Sweden 45.6
48 HEIDELBERG University Germany 45.4
49 BOSTON University United States 45.2
50 HUMBOLDT-Universität zu Berlin Germany 44.9
51 University of NEW SOUTH WALES Australia 44.7
52 University of HELSINKI Finland 44.4
53 INDIANA University Bloomington United States 44.2
54 Sapienza University of Rome Italy 43.9
55 University of BOLOGNA Italy 43.8
56= University of WISCONSIN-Madison United States 42.5
56= WASEDA University Japan 42.5
58 University of COPENHAGEN Denmark 42.4
59 Université de Montréal Canada 42.3
60= Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit�t M�nch... Germany 42.1
60= SOAS - School of Oriental and African St... United Kingdom 42.1
60= Université catholique de LOUVAIN (UCL) Belgium 42.1
63 GEORGETOWN University United States 41.4
64 MACQUARIE University Australia 41.0
65 UTRECHT University Netherlands 40.9
66 University of MANCHESTER United Kingdom 40.7
67 University of QUEENSLAND Australia 40.4
68 Université PARIS I Panthéon Sorbonne France 40.0
69 Universität FREIBURG Germany 39.2
70 YORK University Canada 39.0
71 University of ST ANDREWS United Kingdom 38.8
72 Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen Germany 38.7
73 University College DUBLIN Ireland 38.6
74 City University of NEW YORK United States 38.5
75 University of WARWICK United Kingdom 38.4
76 SEOUL National University Korea, South 38.1
77 University of LEEDS United Kingdom 37.6
78 University Complutense MADRID Spain 37.4
79 Ateneo de MANILA University Philippines 37.3
80 TEL AVIV University Israel 37.1
81 University of OTAGO New Zealand 36.8
82= University of the PHILIPPINES Philippines 36.6
82= University of NOTRE DAME United States 36.6
84 University of CALIFORNIA, Irvine United States 36.4
85 TSINGHUA University China 36.0
86 LA TROBE University Australia 35.9
87 University of PITTSBURGH United States 35.7
88 University of ALBERTA Canada 35.5
89 FUDAN University China 35.4
90 University of BRISTOL United Kingdom 35.3
91= University of BASEL Switzerland 35.1
91= STONY BROOK University, State University... United States 35.1
93 University of CALIFORNIA, San Diego United States 35.0
94 University of BARCELONA Spain 34.6
95 Universität GÖTTINGEN Germany 34.5
96 LUND University Sweden 34.4
97= University of GENEVA Switzerland 33.9
97= Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ... Mexico 33.9
97= VICTORIA University of Wellington New Zealand 33.9
100 AARHUS University Denmark 33.8
101 University of GRONINGEN Netherlands 33.6
102 University of ARIZONA United States 33.1
103 University of Illinois, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN United States 32.8
104 University of ZURICH Switzerland 32.6
105= GOLDSMITHS, University of London United Kingdom 32.4
105= École Normale Supérieure Lettres et Scie... France 32.4
107 University of VIRGINIA United States 32.2
108 NORTHWESTERN University United States 32.1
109= University of SUSSEX United Kingdom 31.9
109= STOCKHOLM University Sweden 31.9
111= The CHINESE University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 31.8
111= University of YORK United Kingdom 31.8
113 CARNEGIE MELLON University United States 31.7
114 DARTMOUTH College United States 31.6
115 University of HAWAII United States 31.5
116 QUEEN'S University Canada 31.4
117= MCMASTER University Canada 31.2
117= JAGIELLONIAN University Poland 31.2
119 CHULALONGKORN University Thailand 31.0
120= University of GHENT Belgium 30.8
120= University of OSLO Norway 30.8
122= Universität FRANKFURT am Main Germany 30.6
122= University of MINNESOTA United States 30.6
122= University of SÃO PAULO Brazil 30.6
125= LAVAL University Canada 30.4
125= DURHAM University United Kingdom 30.4
125= The OPEN University United Kingdom 30.4
128= University of WESTERN AUSTRALIA Australia 30.3
128= University of NOTTINGHAM United Kingdom 30.3
130= University of FLORIDA United States 29.9
130= EMORY University United States 29.9
132 SIMON FRASER University Canada 29.8
133 LANCASTER University United Kingdom 29.6
134 University of BIRMINGHAM United Kingdom 29.3
135= University of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA United States 29.2
135= University of DELHI India 29.2
135= University of NORTH CAROLINA, Chapel Hil... United States 29.2
138 University of COIMBRA Portugal 28.8
139 University of BUENOS AIRES Argentina 28.7
140= University of SHEFFIELD United Kingdom 28.2
140= University of BERGEN Norway 28.2
140= Universitaet KONSTANZ Germany 28.2
140= WARSAW University Poland 28.2
144= Université PARIS X - Nanterre France 28.1
144= JAWAHARLAL NEHRU University India 28.1
146= BRANDEIS University United States 27.9
146= University of ADELAIDE Australia 27.9
148 University of CALIFORNIA, Santa Cruz United States 27.8
149= CHARLES University Czech Republic 27.7
149= RMIT University Australia 27.7
151 BOSTON College United States 27.6
152 National TAIWAN University Taiwan 27.3
153 University of GLASGOW United Kingdom 27.2
154= Universite Libre de BRUXELLES (ULB) Belgium 27.1
154= VU University AMSTERDAM Netherlands 27.1
154= OSAKA University Japan 27.1
154= NANJING University China 27.1
158 CARDIFF University United Kingdom 27.0
159 CITY University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 26.8
160= University of SOUTH AUSTRALIA Australia 26.7
160= LOYOLA University Chicago United States 26.7
160= GEORGE WASHINGTON University United States 26.7
163= Universität LEIPZIG Germany 26.4
163= University of EXETER United Kingdom 26.4
163= The University of WESTERN ONTARIO Canada 26.4
166= KOREA University Korea, South 26.3
166= Lomonosov MOSCOW STATE University Russia 26.3
168 University of CALIFORNIA, Davis United States 26.1
169 University of CALIFORNIA, Santa Barbara United States 26.0
170 Universität KÖLN (Cologne) Germany 25.9
171= University of CAPE TOWN South Africa 25.8
171= University of FLORENCE Italy 25.8
173 Universitas INDONESIA Indonesia 25.7
174 University of PADUA Italy 25.6
175= Universidad Autónoma de BARCELONA Spain 25.5
175= University of CANTERBURY New Zealand 25.5
177 University of GOTHENBURG Sweden 25.3
178= Universitas GADJAH MADA Indonesia 25.2
178= FLORIDA STATE University United States 25.2
180= University of ANTWERP Belgium 25.1
180= KYUSHU University Japan 25.1
182 University of WASHINGTON United States 25.0
183 University of PISA Italy 24.9
184= ROYAL HOLLOWAY University of London United Kingdom 24.8
184= University of LIVERPOOL United Kingdom 24.8
186= KEIO University Japan 24.7
186= University of ATHENS Greece 24.7
188= ERASMUS University Rotterdam Netherlands 24.6
188= University of SANTO TOMAS Philippines 24.6
190 Universiti Malaya (UM) Malaysia 24.5
191= University of MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst United States 24.3
191= SAINT-PETERSBURG State University Russia 24.3
193= University of TASMANIA Australia 24.1
193= Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore 24.1
195 QUEENSLAND University of Technology Australia 24.0
196 University of CALCUTTA India 23.8
197= University of TOULOUSE II - Le Mirail France 23.7
197= University College CORK Ireland 23.7
199 University of WOLLONGONG Australia 23.6
200= University of Technology, Sydney Australia 23.5
200= Aristotle University of THESSALONIKI Greece 23.5
202 ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of T... Switzerland 23.4
203 DELFT University of Technology Netherlands 23.3
204 University of CALIFORNIA, Riverside United States 23.2
205 University of SALAMANCA Spain 23.1
206= Universitat de VALENCIA Spain 23.0
206= University of READING United Kingdom 23.0
208= CONCORDIA University Canada 22.9
208= IMPERIAL College London United Kingdom 22.9
208= HITOTSUBASHI University Japan 22.9
211= FORDHAM University United States 22.8
211= PURDUE University United States 22.8
213= Universität BIELEFELD Germany 22.7
213= University of OTTAWA Canada 22.7
213= Eötvös Loránd Universtiy Hungary 22.7
213= CALIFORNIA Institute of Technology (Calt... United States 22.7
217 Karl-Franzens-Universitaet GRAZ Austria 22.6
218 University of TAMPERE Finland 22.3
219= University of CALGARY Canada 22.2
219= Université PARIS VII Denis Diderot France 22.2
221= University of VICTORIA Canada 21.9
221= University of MONTPELLIER III - Paul Val... France 21.9
221= University of the WITWATERSRAND South Africa 21.9
221= CARLETON University Canada 21.9
225 University of TURIN Italy 21.8
226 Pontificia Universidad Católica de CHIL... Chile 21.7
227= University of EAST Anglia (UEA) United Kingdom 21.5
227= Universit�t WüRZBURG Germany 21.5
229 University of SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom 21.4
230 ABERYSTWYTH University United Kingdom 21.3
231 QUEEN MARY, University of London United Kingdom 21.2
232= ZHEJIANG University China 21.1
232= THAMMASAT University Thailand 21.1
234 CAIRO University Egypt 21.0
235 University of TURKU Finland 20.9
236= WASHINGTON University in St. Louis United States 20.8
236= Université du QUÉBEC Canada 20.8
238 PENNSYLVANIA STATE University United States 20.6
239 University of WATERLOO Canada 20.5
240= University of IOWA United States 20.4
240= YONSEI University Korea, South 20.4
242= University of LEICESTER United Kingdom 20.3
242= University of BERN Switzerland 20.3
242= Universitat POMPEU FABRA Spain 20.3
245= Universidade Nova de LISBOA Portugal 20.2
245= QUEEN'S University of Belfast United Kingdom 20.2
245= Universität HAMBURG Germany 20.2
248 University of WAIKATO New Zealand 20.0
249 Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) Belgium 19.9
250= TECHNION - Israel Institute of Technolog... Israel 19.7
250= Universidad de CHILE Chile 19.7
252= TOKYO Institute of Technology Japan 19.6
252= TUFTS University United States 19.6
252= Universidad de SANTIAGO de Chile Chile 19.6
255 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Malaysia 19.5
256 ARIZONA STATE University United States 19.3
257= Universidade de SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA Spain 19.2
257= University of BONN Germany 19.2
259 University of TRIESTE Italy 19.1
260= Università degli Studi di PAVIA Italy 19.0
260= DE LA SALLE University Philippines 19.0
260= Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Malaysia 19.0
263= University of LAUSANNE Switzerland 18.8
263= University of ESSEX United Kingdom 18.8
263= SHANGHAI JIAO TONG University China 18.8
263= OHIO STATE University United States 18.8
267= DALHOUSIE University Canada 18.7
267= Universität INNSBRUCK Austria 18.7
269 Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Italy 18.5
270= University of LYON III - Jean Moulin France 18.4
270= CHIANG MAI University Thailand 18.4
272 RICE University United States 18.3
273= University of ROCHESTER United States 18.2
273= Universit�t M�nster Germany 18.2
275= Pontificia Universidad Católica del PERÚ... Peru 18.1
275= The HONG KONG Polytechnic University Hong Kong 18.1
275= BILKENT University Turkey 18.1
278= University of CINCINNATI United States 18.0
278= University of BATH United Kingdom 18.0
278= University of LIEGE Belgium 18.0
281= Universidad Autónoma de MADRID Spain 17.9
281= Radboud University NIJMEGEN Netherlands 17.9
281= ISTANBUL University Turkey 17.9
284 University of NAPLES - Federico II Italy 17.8
285= University of SOUTHERN DENMARK Denmark 17.7
285= SYRACUSE University United States 17.7
287 Federal University of RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil 17.6
288= University of MARYLAND, College Park United States 17.5
288= Politecnico di MILANO Italy 17.5
290= University of GRANADA Spain 17.4
290= University of MANITOBA Canada 17.4
290= BEN GURION University of the Negev Israel 17.4
290= RENSSELAER Polytechnic Institute United States 17.4
294= CASE WESTERN RESERVE University United States 17.3
294= University Lumiere LYON II France 17.3
294= University of PUNE India 17.3
294= TEXAS A&M University United States 17.3
298= University of CAMPINAS (Unicamp) Brazil 17.2
298= LODZ University Poland 17.2
300 Universidad de ZARAGOZA Spain 17.1