QS World University Rankings for Physics & Astronomy 2021

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Year 2025

Subject Arts and Humanities

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Rank	University	Overall Score	H-index Citations	Citations per Paper	Academic Reputation
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States	98.5	96.6	95.9	100
2	Stanford University United States	97.5	100	98.2	96.1
3	Harvard University United States	97.1	94.2	96.8	97.7

4	University of Cambridge United Kingdom	95.9	93.9	93.1	97.6
5	University of Oxford United Kingdom	95.2	92.2	95.8	95.7
6	University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States	94.6	92.5	96.9	95.8
7	California Institute of Technology (Caltech) United States	93	93.2	90.8	94.7
8	Princeton University United States	91.6	90.2	94.3	93.6
9	ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Switzerland	90.8	88.6	92.7	91.2
10	The University of Tokyo Japan	89.9	88.6	86.1	92.9
11	Imperial College London United Kingdom	89.8	90	91.6	88.7

12	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States	87	85.5	91.4	84.7
13	Tsinghua University China (Mainland)	86.8	90.9	85.6	85.4
14	EPFL Switzerland	86.7	87.5	95.2	83.5
15	National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore	86.6	82.5	93	84.4
16	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign United States	86.4	88.2	92.3	85.2
16	Yale University United States	86.4	87.2	98.9	82.4
18	Columbia University United States	86.1	89.8	97.1	79.8
18	University of Chicago United States	86.1	93	92.6	86

20	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) Singapore	85.9	83.9	90	84.6
21	Peking University China (Mainland)	85.6	85.5	87.6	85
22	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Germany	85.1	85.6	93.3	87.6
22	Technical University of Munich Germany	85.1	81.4	88.6	86.8
24	Cornell University United States	85	85.1	92.6	82.8
25	University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) United States	84.8	89.2	99.2	86

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Rank	University Overall score Selected indicator will be visible in the table	Overall	H-index Citations	Citations per Paper	Academic Reputation	Employer Reputation
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States	98.5	96.6	95.9	100	100
2	Stanford University United States	97.5	100	98.2	96.1	97.2
3	Harvard University United States	97.1	94.2	96.8	97.7	99.3
4	University of Cambridge United Kingdom	95.9	93.9	93.1	97.6	97.2
5	University of Oxford United Kingdom	95.2	92.2	95.8	95.7	96.6
6	University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States	94.6	92.5	96.9	95.8	91.8
7	California Institute of Technology (Caltech) United States	93	93.2	90.8	94.7	91.8
8	Princeton University United States	91.6	90.2	94.3	93.6	86.4
9	ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Switzerland	90.8	88.6	92.7	91.2	90.2
10	The University of Tokyo Japan	89.9	88.6	86.1	92.9	89
11	Imperial College London United Kingdom	89.8	90	91.6	88.7	89.9
12	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States	87	85.5	91.4	84.7	88.5
13	Tsinghua University China (Mainland)	86.8	90.9	85.6	85.4	86.5
14	EPFL Switzerland	86.7	87.5	95.2	83.5	84
15	National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore	86.6	82.5	93	84.4	88.6
16	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign United States	86.4	88.2	92.3	85.2	81
16	Yale University United States	86.4	87.2	98.9	82.4	81.3
18	Columbia University United States	86.1	89.8	97.1	79.8	84
18	University of Chicago United States	86.1	93	92.6	86	72.8
20	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) Singapore	85.9	83.9	90	84.6	86.2
21	Peking University China (Mainland)	85.6	85.5	87.6	85	85
22	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Germany	85.1	85.6	93.3	87.6	71.3
22	Technical University of Munich Germany	85.1	81.4	88.6	86.8	82
24	Cornell University United States	85	85.1	92.6	82.8	81.7
25	University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) United States	84.8	89.2	99.2	86	63.8


1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States
2	Stanford University United States
3	Harvard University United States
4	University of Cambridge United Kingdom
5	University of Oxford United Kingdom
6	University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States
7	California Institute of Technology (Caltech) United States
8	Princeton University United States
9	ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Switzerland
10	The University of Tokyo Japan
11	Imperial College London United Kingdom
12	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States
13	Tsinghua University China (Mainland)
14	EPFL Switzerland
15	National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore
16	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign United States
16	Yale University United States
18	Columbia University United States
18	University of Chicago United States
20	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) Singapore
21	Peking University China (Mainland)
22	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Germany
22	Technical University of Munich Germany
24	Cornell University United States
25	University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) United States