QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019: Philosophy

Three universities in particular have made great strides towards the top of this year’s philosophy subject ranking. King’s College London (KCL) has climbed six places to 10th, while the University of St Andrews has made an improvement of eight places to now be ranked eighth. Both UK institutions are out-done by the improvement of the Australian National University (ANU) however, which has risen a monumental 15 places to now be ranked fifth best in the world for philosophy.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).

Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more information. Registered users will also be able to use the site’s Compare function to see facts and statistics about multiple universities side-by-side.

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