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THE - QS World University Rankings 2009 - Arts and Humanities

2009 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 OXFORD United Kingdom 96.5
3 University of CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom 95.6
4 University of California, BERKELEY United States 85.8
5 YALE University United States 81.0
6 PRINCETON University United States 78.7
7 STANFORD University United States 75.6
8 University of CHICAGO United States 71.9
9 University of California, Los Angeles (u... United States 71.0
10 COLUMBIA University United States 70.8
11 University of TORONTO Canada 68.3
12 AUSTRALIAN National University Australia 67.3
13 University of TOKYO Japan 63.2
14= CORNELL University United States 59.8
14= Mcgill University Canada 59.8
16 PEKING University China 59.3
17 University of MELBOURNE Australia 58.0
18 NEW YORK University (nyu) United States 57.3
19 University of SYDNEY Australia 55.9
20 KYOTO University Japan 55.4
21 Paris-SORBONNE University (Paris IV) France 55.3
22 University of BRITISH COLUMBIA Canada 55.1
23 National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore 55.0
24 University of EDINBURGH United Kingdom 54.1
25 UCL (University College London) United Kingdom 53.2
26 University of MICHIGAN United States 52.8
27= Free University of BERLIN Germany 51.2
27= Massachusetts Institute of Technology (m... United States 51.2
29 LEIDEN University Netherlands 49.4
30 DUKE University United States 49.3
31 University of AMSTERDAM Netherlands 49.1
32 London School of Economics And Political... United Kingdom 49.0
33 SEOUL National University Korea, South 48.9
34 University of HONG KONG Hong Kong 48.8
35 University of PENNSYLVANIA United States 48.3
36 BROWN University United States 47.0
37 MONASH University Australia 46.6
38 JOHNS HOPKINS University United States 46.0
39 HUMBOLDT University of Berlin Germany 45.8
40 KING'S College London United Kingdom 45.7
41 TRINITY College Dublin Ireland 44.9
42 The University of AUCKLAND New Zealand 44.3
43 Catholic University of LEUVEN Belgium 44.2
44 HEIDELBERG University Germany 43.3
45 Ecole Normale Superieure, PARIS France 43.2
46 University of VIENNA Austria 42.1
47 SOAS - School of Oriental And African St... United Kingdom 41.9
48 Ludwig Maximilian - University of MUNICH... Germany 40.9
49= WASEDA University Japan 40.7
49= CHULALONGKORN University Thailand 40.7
51 University of BOLOGNA Italy 40.4
52 University of NEW SOUTH WALES Australia 39.2
53 TSINGHUA University China 39.1
54= University of MANCHESTER United Kingdom 39.0
54= University of WARWICK United Kingdom 39.0
54= UPPSALA University Sweden 39.0
57 University of HELSINKI Finland 38.6
58 University of TEXAS At Austin United States 38.1
59 Hebrew University of JERUSALEM Israel 37.8
60 NATIONAL TAIWAN University (NTU) Taiwan 37.7
61 FUDAN University China 37.6
62= University of ST ANDREWS United Kingdom 37.4
62= University of Wisconsin-madison United States 37.4
64 Sapienza University of Rome Italy 37.2
65= BOSTON University United States 36.9
65= UTRECHT University Netherlands 36.9
67 The Chinese University of HONG KONG Hong Kong 36.6
68= University of COPENHAGEN Denmark 36.5
68= University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne France 36.5
70 JAWAHARLAL NEHRU University India 35.9
71 RUTGERS, The State University of New Jer... United States 35.4
72 University College DUBLIN Ireland 34.6
73 University of Fribourg Germany 34.5
74 Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen Germany 34.4
75= Catholic University of LOUVAIN (UCL) Belgium 34.3
75= GEORGETOWN University United States 34.3
77 University of LEEDS United Kingdom 33.9
78 INDIANA University Bloomington United States 33.7
79 YONSEI University Korea, South 33.4
80 AARHUS University Denmark 33.1
81 Université De Montréal Canada 33.0
82 University of QUEENSLAND Australia 32.8
83 LUND University Sweden 32.3
84 City University of NEW YORK United States 32.1
85= University of CALIFORNIA, San Diego United States 31.9
85= University of GENEVA Switzerland 31.9
87 University of OSLO Norway 31.8
88 ATENEO De Manila University Philippines 31.7
89 NORTHWESTERN University United States 31.5
90 University of ZURICH Switzerland 31.2
91= Complutense University of MADRID Spain 31.0
91= STOCKHOLM University Sweden 31.0
93 University of The PHILIPPINES Philippines 30.9
94= University of NORTH CAROLINA, Chapel Hil... United States 30.8
94= University of BRISTOL United Kingdom 30.8
96= MACQUARIE University Australia 30.7
96= University of OTAGO New Zealand 30.7
98= University of NOTRE DAME United States 30.4
98= University of BASEL Switzerland 30.4
100 University of YORK United Kingdom 30.3
101 University of ALBERTA Canada 30.1
102= KEIO University Japan 29.9
102= University of CALIFORNIA, Irvine United States 29.9
104 University of INDONESIA Indonesia 29.8
105 TEL AVIV University Israel 29.5
106= University of BARCELONA Spain 29.4
106= University of BIRMINGHAM United Kingdom 29.4
108 YORK University Canada 29.1
109= GOLDSMITHS, University of London United Kingdom 28.9
109= DURHAM University United Kingdom 28.9
111= University of GRONINGEN Netherlands 28.8
111= GADJAH MADA University Indonesia 28.8
113 CARNEGIE MELLON University United States 28.6
114 University of Göttingen Germany 28.5
115 NANJING University China 28.2
116= Goethe University FRANKFURT Germany 28.1
116= University of BERGEN Norway 28.1
118 University of VIRGINIA United States 28.0
119 KOREA University Korea, South 27.9
120= DARTMOUTH College United States 27.8
120= University of PITTSBURGH United States 27.8
122 LA TROBE University Australia 27.7
123= University of ADELAIDE Australia 27.5
123= University of CALIFORNIA, Santa Barbara United States 27.5
125 University of HAWAII United States 27.4
126= Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore 27.3
126= University of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA United States 27.3
128 LANCASTER University United Kingdom 27.0
129 University of GHENT Belgium 26.9
130 University of ARIZONA United States 26.7
131 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (U of I)
 United States 26.6
132 University of DELHI India 26.5
133 Ecole Normale Supérieure Lettres et Sci... France 26.4
134 QUEEN'S University Canada 26.2
135 University of MINNESOTA United States 26.0
136= JAGIELLONIAN University Poland 25.9
136= IMPERIAL College London United Kingdom 25.9
138= City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 25.7
138= VICTORIA University of Wellington New Zealand 25.7
140= CHARLES University Czech Republic 25.6
140= University of GLASGOW United Kingdom 25.6
142 University of WESTERN AUSTRALIA Australia 25.4
143 University of COIMBRA Portugal 25.3
144= SIMON FRASER University Canada 25.1
144= OSAKA University Japan 25.1
146= ROYAL HOLLOWAY University of London United Kingdom 24.8
146= National Autonomous University of Mexico... Mexico 24.8
146= University of WASHINGTON United States 24.8
149 University of CALIFORNIA, Santa Cruz United States 24.6
150= BOSTON College United States 24.5
150= University of SUSSEX United Kingdom 24.5
152 University of SHEFFIELD United Kingdom 24.4
153 LOMONOSOV MOSCOW State University Russia 24.3
154 SOGANG University Korea, South 24.2
155 University of NOTTINGHAM United Kingdom 23.8
156= CARDIFF University United Kingdom 23.7
156= THAMMASAT University Thailand 23.7
158= CAIRO University Egypt 23.6
158= University of CAPE TOWN South Africa 23.6
158= Autonomous University of BARCELONA Spain 23.6
158= University of São Paulo Brazil 23.6
162 OHIO STATE University United States 23.5
163 EMORY University United States 23.4
164 University of CALCUTTA India 23.3
165 QUEEN MARY, University of London United Kingdom 23.2
166 Saint-petersburg State University Russia 23.1
167 VU University AMSTERDAM Netherlands 23.0
168= LAVAL University Canada 22.9
168= The University of WESTERN ONTARIO Canada 22.9
170 University of CANTERBURY New Zealand 22.8
171= EWHA WOMANS University Korea, South 22.7
171= Free University of Brussels Belgium 22.7
173 University of Cologne Germany 22.6
174 ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of T... Switzerland 22.5
175= Université PARIS X - Nanterre France 22.4
175= University of ATHENS Greece 22.4
175= University of WARSAW Poland 22.4
178= University of MALAYA (UM) Malaysia 22.3
178= University of GOTHENBURG Sweden 22.3
180= BRANDEIS University United States 22.0
180= University of FLORENCE Italy 22.0
180= University of KONSTANZ Germany 22.0
183 ZHEJIANG University China 21.9
184= University of EXETER United Kingdom 21.7
184= PURDUE University United States 21.7
186= Mcmaster University Canada 21.3
186= University of BUENOS AIRES Argentina 21.3
186= PENNSYLVANIA STATE University United States 21.3
189 Paris Diderot University France 21.2
190= University of ANTWERP Belgium 21.1
190= The OPEN University United Kingdom 21.1
192= University of READING United Kingdom 21.0
192= Aristotle University of THESSALONIKI Greece 21.0
194 University of LEIPZIG Germany 20.9
195= University of LIVERPOOL United Kingdom 20.8
195= University of PADUA Italy 20.8
195= University of CALGARY Canada 20.8
198= University of MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst United States 20.6
198= The HONG KONG Polytechnic University Hong Kong 20.6
198= EÖtvÖs LorÁnd University Hungary 20.6
201 University of CALIFORNIA, Davis United States 20.5
202 University of MONTPELLIER III - Paul Val... France 20.4
203 DELFT University of Technology Netherlands 20.3
204= University of PISA Italy 20.2
204= University of HAMBURG Germany 20.2
206= ABERYSTWYTH University United Kingdom 20.1
206= GEORGE WASHINGTON University United States 20.1
208 University of ABERDEEN United Kingdom 19.9
209 Queen's University of BELFAST United Kingdom 19.8
210 University of OTTAWA Canada 19.7
211 ARIZONA STATE University United States 19.5
212= University of ESSEX United Kingdom 19.4
212= University of TAMPERE Finland 19.4
212= Rmit University Australia 19.4
215 University of EAST ANGLIA United Kingdom 19.3
216= MAHIDOL University Thailand 19.2
216= HONG KONG University of Science And Tech... Hong Kong 19.2
216= California Institute of Technology (calt... United States 19.2
216= University College CORK Ireland 19.2
216= University of SALAMANCA Spain 19.2
221 University of Toulouse Ii - Le Mirail France 19.1
222= National TSING HUA University Taiwan 19.0
222= University of The WITWATERSRAND South Africa 19.0
222= STONY BROOK University, State University... United States 19.0
225= ERASMUS University Rotterdam Netherlands 18.9
225= University of GRAZ Austria 18.9
225= RICE University United States 18.9
225= SHANGHAI JIAO TONG University China 18.9
229= University of FLORIDA United States 18.8
229= POMPEU FABRA University Spain 18.8
229= University of LEICESTER United Kingdom 18.8
232 University of BONN Germany 18.7
233 University of VICTORIA Canada 18.6
234= University of TSUKUBA Japan 18.5
234= University of WATERLOO Canada 18.5
234= BIELEFELD University Germany 18.5
234= University of VALENCIA Spain 18.5
238= University of Technology, SYDNEY Australia 18.4
238= TOKYO Institute of Technology Japan 18.4
238= National University of Malaysia (UKM) Malaysia 18.4
241 University of SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom 18.3
242 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (I... India 18.2
243 ISTANBUL University Turkey 18.1
244= National CHENGCHI University Taiwan 18.0
244= University of SOUTH AUSTRALIA Australia 18.0
244= CARLETON University Canada 18.0
247= Radboud University NIJMEGEN Netherlands 17.8
247= University of CALIFORNIA, Riverside United States 17.8
249 University of TURKU Finland 17.6
250 Université Du QUéBEC Canada 17.5
251= BRIGHAM YOUNG University United States 17.4
251= DALHOUSIE University Canada 17.4
253 FORDHAM University United States 17.3
255 CONCORDIA University Canada 17.2
256= RITSUMEIKAN University Japan 17.0
256= University of PAVIA Italy 17.0
258= KYUSHU University Japan 16.9
258= Kaist - Korea Advanced Institute of Scie... Korea, South 16.9
260= University of Würzburg Germany 16.7
260= Free University of BRUSSELS Belgium 16.7
260= NAGOYA University Japan 16.7
260= WASHINGTON University In St. Louis United States 16.7
260= University of MARYLAND, College Park United States 16.7
265= FLORIDA STATE University United States 16.6
265= HITOTSUBASHI University Japan 16.6
265= Universidade De Santiago De Compostela Spain 16.6
268= University of OREGON United States 16.5
268= New University of LISBON Portugal 16.5
268= DUBLIN City University Ireland 16.5
268= GRIFFITH University Australia 16.5
272= National University of Ireland, GALWAY Ireland 16.3
272= NEWCASTLE University United Kingdom 16.3
274 CHIANG MAI University Thailand 16.2
275= Ruhr University BOCHUM Germany 16.1
275= University of Colorado At BOULDER United States 16.1
277= National CHENG KUNG University Taiwan 16.0
277= University of BATH United Kingdom 16.0
279= MICHIGAN STATE University United States 15.9
279= University of BERN Switzerland 15.9
279= University of MANITOBA Canada 15.9
282= University of LIEGE Belgium 15.8
282= University of Science And Technology of ... China 15.8
284 University of WAIKATO New Zealand 15.7
285= University Lumiere Lyon Ii France 15.6
285= University of Lyon Iii - Jean Moulin France 15.6
285= BILKENT University Turkey 15.6
285= University of LAUSANNE Switzerland 15.6
289= NATIONAL TAIWAN Normal University Taiwan 15.5
289= Autonomous University of MADRID Spain 15.5
291= University of Münster Germany 15.4
291= VANDERBILT University United States 15.4
293= TEMPLE University United States 15.3
293= DOSHISHA University Japan 15.3
293= TONGJI University China 15.3
296 University of INNSBRUCK Austria 15.2
297 LOYOLA University Chicago United States 15.1
298= HANYANG University Korea, South 15.0
298= University of IOWA United States 15.0
298= PARIS Institute of Political Studies France 15.0
298= CASE WESTERN RESERVE University United States 15.0