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World University Rankings 2008 - Social Sciences

2008 World Rank School Name Country Social 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 91.6
3 STANFORD University United States 82.6
4 LONDON School of Economics and Political... United Kingdom 82.1
5 University of CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom 81.8
6 University of OXFORD United Kingdom 80.8
7 YALE University United States 80.5
8 University of CHICAGO United States 79.2
9 PRINCETON University United States 76.8
10 MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology (M... United States 76.1
11 COLUMBIA University United States 75.2
12 University of BRITISH COLUMBIA Canada 72.0
13 University of CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles (U... United States 71.5
14= AUSTRALIAN National University Australia 71.4
14= MCGILL University Canada 71.4
16 University of TORONTO Canada 71.0
17 CORNELL University United States 64.6
18 National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore 61.9
19 University of MELBOURNE Australia 61.7
20 University of MICHIGAN United States 60.9
21 University of TOKYO Japan 59.9
22 University of PENNSYLVANIA United States 58.4
23 NEW YORK University (NYU) United States 58.2
24 PEKING University China 57.8
25 MONASH University Australia 57.6
26 DUKE University United States 53.2
27 University of SYDNEY Australia 51.4
28 University of NEW SOUTH WALES Australia 50.9
29 NORTHWESTERN University United States 50.6
30 The University of AUCKLAND New Zealand 49.7
31= University of COPENHAGEN Denmark 48.8
31= UCL (University College London) United Kingdom 48.8
33 SEOUL National University Korea, South 47.9
34 University of HONG KONG Hong Kong 47.5
35= University of WARWICK United Kingdom 47.2
35= CARNEGIE MELLON University United States 47.2
37 Université catholique de LOUVAIN (UCL) Belgium 46.2
38 University of CALIFORNIA, San Diego United States 45.9
39 University of QUEENSLAND Australia 45.7
40 University of WISCONSIN-Madison United States 45.4
41 JOHNS HOPKINS University United States 45.1
42 KYOTO University Japan 44.8
43 University of AMSTERDAM Netherlands 44.7
44 TSINGHUA University China 44.1
45 Katholieke Universiteit LEUVEN Belgium 43.7
46 BOSTON University United States 43.5
47 GEORGETOWN University United States 42.9
48 KING'S College London United Kingdom 42.4
49 Hebrew University of JERUSALEM Israel 42.3
50 MAASTRICHT University Netherlands 42.2
51= ERASMUS University Rotterdam Netherlands 41.7
51= FUDAN University China 41.7
53 YORK University Canada 41.6
54= University of VIENNA Austria 41.0
54= University of EDINBURGH United Kingdom 41.0
56= TEL AVIV University Israel 40.9
56= QUEEN'S University Canada 40.9
58 LEIDEN University Netherlands 40.8
59= University of Illinois, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN United States 40.7
59= TRINITY College Dublin Ireland 40.7
61 The University of WESTERN ONTARIO Canada 40.6
62= Freie Universitaet BERLIN Germany 40.1
62= STOCKHOLM School of Economics Sweden 40.1
64 SIMON FRASER University Canada 40.0
65 BROWN University United States 39.5
66= The CHINESE University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 39.3
66= University of MANCHESTER United Kingdom 39.3
68 University of HELSINKI Finland 38.8
69 HONG KONG University of Science and Tech... Hong Kong 38.6
70 Université de Montréal Canada 38.5
71 University of MINNESOTA United States 38.1
72 CHULALONGKORN University Thailand 37.8
73 PENNSYLVANIA STATE University United States 37.7
74 National TAIWAN University Taiwan 37.6
75= University College DUBLIN Ireland 37.5
75= Università Commerciale Luigi BOCCONI Italy 37.5
77 LUND University Sweden 37.4
78= CALIFORNIA Institute of Technology (Calt... United States 37.0
78= Université Paris Sorbonne (PARIS IV) France 37.0
80 UPPSALA University Sweden 36.9
81 Universitat POMPEU FABRA Spain 36.6
82 University of DELHI India 36.5
83= University of TOULOUSE I - Sciences Soci... France 36.4
83= WASEDA University Japan 36.4
85 IMPERIAL College London United Kingdom 36.2
86= OHIO STATE University United States 36.1
86= Université PARIS I Panthéon Sorbonne France 36.1
86= University of TEXAS at Austin United States 36.1
89 Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore 35.9
90 University of BOLOGNA Italy 35.8
91= JAWAHARLAL NEHRU University India 35.7
91= UTRECHT University Netherlands 35.7
91= HUMBOLDT-Universität zu Berlin Germany 35.7
94= MCMASTER University Canada 35.1
94= AARHUS University Denmark 35.1
96 Universidad Autónoma de BARCELONA Spain 34.8
97 LANCASTER University United Kingdom 34.4
98 University of OTAGO New Zealand 34.3
99 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit�t M�nch... Germany 33.6
100 VICTORIA University of Wellington New Zealand 33.2
101 HITOTSUBASHI University Japan 32.9
102 University of SUSSEX United Kingdom 32.4
103 CITY University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 32.3
104 University of OSLO Norway 31.9
105= University of ZURICH Switzerland 31.6
105= Sciences Po PARIS France 31.6
107 University of ADELAIDE Australia 31.5
108= University of WATERLOO Canada 31.4
108= HEIDELBERG University Germany 31.4
108= DARTMOUTH College United States 31.4
111 University of VIRGINIA United States 31.3
112 University of NORTH CAROLINA, Chapel Hil... United States 31.2
113= University of ALBERTA Canada 31.1
113= Ecole normale supérieure, PARIS France 31.1
113= University of WASHINGTON United States 31.1
116 STOCKHOLM University Sweden 31.0
117 KEIO University Japan 30.9
118 Sapienza University of Rome Italy 30.7
119 University of OTTAWA Canada 30.6
120= RUTGERS, The State University of New Jer... United States 30.4
120= SOAS - School of Oriental and African St... United Kingdom 30.4
122 MACQUARIE University Australia 30.2
123 University of ESSEX United Kingdom 30.0
124 VU University AMSTERDAM Netherlands 29.9
125 University of ST GALLEN (HSG) Switzerland 29.8
126= KOREA University Korea, South 29.7
126= University of BIRMINGHAM United Kingdom 29.7
128 HEC Paris School of Management France 29.6
129= YONSEI University Korea, South 29.3
129= MICHIGAN STATE University United States 29.3
131= ESSEC Business School, Paris France 29.1
131= Universitas INDONESIA Indonesia 29.1
133= KOBE University Japan 29.0
133= University Complutense MADRID Spain 29.0
135= University of CALIFORNIA, Irvine United States 28.9
135= University of CANTERBURY New Zealand 28.9
137= Universiti Malaya (UM) Malaysia 28.7
137= University of NOTTINGHAM United Kingdom 28.7
139 University of BERGEN Norway 28.5
140= ESADE Business School Spain 28.3
140= PURDUE University United States 28.3
140= Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ... Mexico 28.3
143= University of GRONINGEN Netherlands 28.2
143= University of ARIZONA United States 28.2
143= University of the PHILIPPINES Philippines 28.2
146= University of GENEVA Switzerland 28.0
146= OSAKA University Japan 28.0
148 DURHAM University United Kingdom 27.9
149 Universität BIELEFELD Germany 27.8
150 University of BRISTOL United Kingdom 27.7
151 University of CAPE TOWN South Africa 27.6
152 University of CALIFORNIA, Santa Barbara United States 27.5
153= NANJING University China 27.4
153= University of SÃO PAULO Brazil 27.4
155= University of SHEFFIELD United Kingdom 27.3
155= Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Malaysia 27.3
155= University of LEEDS United Kingdom 27.3
158= Universität MANNHEIM Germany 27.1
158= University of BUENOS AIRES Argentina 27.1
160= INDIANA University Bloomington United States 27.0
160= ARIZONA STATE University United States 27.0
160= ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of T... Switzerland 27.0
163= CARDIFF University United Kingdom 26.8
163= University of VICTORIA Canada 26.8
163= Ateneo de MANILA University Philippines 26.8
163= University of CALIFORNIA, Davis United States 26.8
167= Universitas GADJAH MADA Indonesia 26.6
167= Universität FRANKFURT am Main Germany 26.6
169= University of CALGARY Canada 26.4
169= DALHOUSIE University Canada 26.4
171 University of FLORENCE Italy 26.3
172= The OPEN University United Kingdom 26.2
172= University of ROCHESTER United States 26.2
174 Universite Libre de BRUXELLES (ULB) Belgium 26.1
175 University of BARCELONA Spain 26.0
176 University of WESTERN AUSTRALIA Australia 25.9
177= SHANGHAI JIAO TONG University China 25.7
177= LAVAL University Canada 25.7
179 CARLETON University Canada 25.6
180= University of GLASGOW United Kingdom 25.4
180= LA TROBE University Australia 25.4
180= QUEENSLAND University of Technology Australia 25.4
183 University of LAUSANNE Switzerland 25.2
184= TEXAS A&M University United States 25.0
184= University of GOTHENBURG Sweden 25.0
184= University of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA United States 25.0
187= University of YORK United Kingdom 24.9
187= CURTIN University of Technology Australia 24.9
187= University of MARYLAND, College Park United States 24.9
190= CONCORDIA University Canada 24.8
190= University of CALCUTTA India 24.8
192= Université du QUÉBEC Canada 24.7
192= MASSEY University New Zealand 24.7
194 University of MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst United States 24.3
195 Université PARIS X - Nanterre France 24.2
196 RMIT University Australia 24.1
197= VANDERBILT University United States 23.9
197= University of BONN Germany 23.9
199 THAMMASAT University Thailand 23.8
200= University of NOTRE DAME United States 23.7
200= Universidad Autónoma de MADRID Spain 23.7
202= Universität KÖLN (Cologne) Germany 23.4
202= TEMPLE University United States 23.4
204 ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE France 23.1
205= Universität FREIBURG Germany 22.9
205= University of GHENT Belgium 22.9
207 Lomonosov MOSCOW STATE University Russia 22.8
208= University of TAMPERE Finland 22.7
208= University of TWENTE Netherlands 22.7
208= STONY BROOK University, State University... United States 22.7
211= BOSTON College United States 22.6
211= University of PITTSBURGH United States 22.6
213 University of NEWCASTLE Australia 22.5
214= LOYOLA University Chicago United States 22.4
214= University of TURKU Finland 22.4
216 University of Technology, Sydney Australia 22.3
217 University of MUMBAI India 22.2
218= GRIFFITH University Australia 22.0
218= BEN GURION University of the Negev Israel 22.0
218= NAGOYA University Japan 22.0
221= University of BASEL Switzerland 21.9
221= QUEEN MARY, University of London United Kingdom 21.9
223= University of SOUTH AUSTRALIA Australia 21.7
223= University of FLORIDA United States 21.7
225 Pontificia Universidad Católica de CHIL... Chile 21.6
226= RICE University United States 21.5
226= WASHINGTON University in St. Louis United States 21.5
226= GEORGE WASHINGTON University United States 21.5
229= University of WAIKATO New Zealand 21.4
229= Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Malaysia 21.4
229= University of SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom 21.4
232= Université PARIS IX Dauphine France 21.3
232= The HONG KONG Polytechnic University Hong Kong 21.3
234 University of BATH United Kingdom 21.2
235= Universität BREMEN Germany 21.1
235= Federal University of RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil 21.1
237= City University of NEW YORK United States 21.0
237= Fundacao GETULIO VARGAS Brazil 21.0
239= CASE WESTERN RESERVE University United States 20.9
239= Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen Germany 20.9
239= University of HAWAII United States 20.9
242 University of ANTWERP Belgium 20.8
243= University of ST ANDREWS United Kingdom 20.7
243= Tecnologico de MONTERREY at MONTERREY (I... Mexico 20.7
243= University of IOWA United States 20.7
246= CRANFIELD University United Kingdom 20.6
246= University of WOLLONGONG Australia 20.6
248= University of STRATHCLYDE United Kingdom 20.5
248= University of the WITWATERSRAND South Africa 20.5
250 LOUGHBOROUGH University United Kingdom 20.4
251 University of LEICESTER United Kingdom 20.3
252 FLORIDA STATE University United States 20.1
253= Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (I... India 20.0
253= CHARLES University Czech Republic 20.0
253= EMORY University United States 20.0
256= University of SIENA Italy 19.8
256= University of COLORADO at Boulder United States 19.8
258= University of CAMPINAS (Unicamp) Brazil 19.7
258= DEAKIN University Australia 19.7
258= Universität HAMBURG Germany 19.7
258= Karl-Franzens-Universitaet GRAZ Austria 19.7
262 ZHEJIANG University China 19.6
263 National SUN YAT-SEN University Taiwan 19.5
264 University of CALIFORNIA, Santa Cruz United States 19.3
265 ESCP Europe France 19.2
266 Pontifical University RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil 19.1
267= DELFT University of Technology Netherlands 19.0
267= CHALMERS University of Technology Sweden 19.0
267= University of ATHENS Greece 19.0
267= National CHENGCHI University Taiwan 19.0
271= GOLDSMITHS, University of London United Kingdom 18.9
271= TUFTS University United States 18.9
273= University of ABERDEEN United Kingdom 18.8
273= Universitaet KONSTANZ Germany 18.8
273= CAIRO University Egypt 18.8
276= University of BERN Switzerland 18.7
276= BRANDEIS University United States 18.7
278= HELSINKI University of Technology TKK Finland 18.6
278= University of CALIFORNIA, Riverside United States 18.6
278= Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) Belgium 18.6
278= Universität INNSBRUCK Austria 18.6
282= Universidad de CHILE Chile 18.5
282= GEORGIA Institute of Technology United States 18.5
284= ISTANBUL University Turkey 18.4
284= University of COIMBRA Portugal 18.4
284= SAINT-PETERSBURG State University Russia 18.4
284= HIROSHIMA University Japan 18.4
288= University of TASMANIA Australia 18.2
288= Radboud University NIJMEGEN Netherlands 18.2
288= Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Malaysia 18.2
291= École Normale Supérieure Lettres et Scie... France 18.1
291= University of PADUA Italy 18.1
293= Universit�t M�nster Germany 18.0
293= University of TSUKUBA Japan 18.0
293= TECHNION - Israel Institute of Technolog... Israel 18.0
296 AMERICAN University United States 17.9
297= KAROLINSKA Institute Sweden 17.8
297= Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (II... India 17.8
299= IOWA STATE University United States 17.7
299= University of TRENTO Italy 17.7
299= KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Scie... Korea, South 17.7
299= WARSAW University Poland 17.7