World’s top archaeology schools

The US is fantastically well-represented in the archaeology ranking. Strong US performances come from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Yale University, the University of Chicago among others.

Fellow North American nation Canada has several representatives in the ranking, including University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia and the University of Alberta.

European countries collectively account for the majority of the world's top 100 universities for archaeology. This includes universities in the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden.

Top European universities include Germany’s Freie Universität Berlin, France’s Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, the UK’s University of Sheffield and Italy’s Sapienza - Università di Roma. 

Other European nations home to at least one of the world’s top archaeology departments include Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Norway and Switzerland.

Australia claims several representatives in the ranking, including Australian National University, the University of Sydney, the University of Melbourne, La Trobe University, the University of Queensland and the University of Western Australia.

Neighbouring New Zealand is represented by a particularly strong showing from University of Auckland. The University of Otago also is included.

While the regions listed above account for the majority of the spots in the ranking, there are several stand-out performances from leading archaeology departments elsewhere in the world.

South Africa’s University of the Witwatersrand, Japan’s University of Tokyo, mainland China’s Peking University, Mexico’s Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Israel’s Tel Aviv University and South Africa’s University of Cape Town are among the notable performers.