Rankings by major · 345 schools scored

Best colleges for sociology & anthropology

Every school we cover is scored 0–100 for sociology & anthropology. The score blends how graduates in the major do four years out against the national norm for the same major, the strength of the student body, how many undergraduate courses the department lists, and the size of the program. Small programs (under five graduates a year) are capped. 80 and up is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid.

The top sociology & anthropology schools: Princeton University, Washington University in St. Louis, Dartmouth College.

Top 100 colleges for sociology & anthropology
Rank	School	Score (0–100)	Tier	Graduates per year in the major	Share of the class	Pay vs. national, same major	Acceptance rate
1	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	96	Standout	64	5.1%	–	4%
2	Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO	95	Standout	121	6.5%	1.52×	12%
2	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	95	Standout	72	6.9%	1.54×	6%
2	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	95	Standout	58	3.4%	–	4%
5	Columbia University New York, NY	94	Standout	99	4.5%	1.89×	5%
6	Duke University Durham, NC	93	Standout	52	2.8%	1.28×	5%
6	Brown University Providence, RI	93	Standout	51	3%	–	5%
8	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	92	Standout	66	3.2%	1.43×	7%
8	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	92	Standout	50	2.9%	–	4%
8	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	92	Standout	48	2.8%	1.59×	6%
11	University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	91	Standout	854	9.2%	1.22×	9%
11	Emory University Atlanta, GA	91	Standout	108	5.1%	1.69×	10%
11	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	91	Standout	64	7.5%	1.24×	40%
11	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	91	Standout	61	2.8%	1.32×	11%
15	Yale University New Haven, CT	90	Standout	33	2.3%	–	5%
16	Georgetown University Washington, DC	89	Standout	45	2.5%	–	13%
16	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	89	Standout	33	5.9%	–	14%
18	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	88	Standout	187	2.3%	1.19×	16%
18	Barnard College New York, NY	88	Standout	57	7.8%	1.48×	9%
18	Bates College Lewiston, ME	88	Standout	40	8.4%	–	13%
18	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	88	Standout	30	2.1%	–	8%
18	Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	88	Standout	29	6.6%	–	7%
23	University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA	87	Standout	367	4.2%	1.36×	11%
23	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	87	Standout	55	3.5%	1.66×	34%
23	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	87	Standout	53	4.1%	–	35%
23	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	87	Standout	53	1.4%	1.39×	9%
23	Stanford University Stanford, CA	87	Standout	22	1.4%	–	4%
28	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	86	Standout	151	3.1%	1.11×	17%
28	New York University New York, NY	86	Standout	87	1.3%	1.47×	9%
28	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	86	Standout	75	1.4%	1.34×	10%
28	Tufts University Medford, MA	86	Standout	60	4.1%	1.17×	11%
28	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	86	Standout	53	2.3%	1.33×	16%
28	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	86	Standout	50	12.5%	–	15%
28	Colby College Waterville, ME	86	Standout	24	4.5%	–	7%
28	Davidson College Davidson, NC	86	Standout	24	5.2%	–	13%
36	Reed College Portland, OR	85	Standout	28	9.4%	–	29%
36	Hamilton College Clinton, NY	85	Standout	25	5.1%	–	14%
36	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	85	Standout	24	0.8%	1.37×	5%
39	University of Washington Seattle, WA	84	Standout	270	3.1%	1.14×	39%
39	University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA	84	Standout	114	2.5%	1.23×	17%
39	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	84	Standout	99	4.7%	1.05×	14%
39	George Washington University Washington, DC	84	Standout	52	1.8%	1.43×	47%
39	Pomona College Claremont, CA	84	Standout	20	5.5%	–	7%
39	Rice University Houston, TX	84	Standout	19	1.9%	–	8%
45	Wake Forest University Winston Salem, NC	83	Standout	45	3.5%	1.15×	22%
45	Trinity College Hartford, CT	83	Standout	40	7.7%	–	30%
45	Haverford College Haverford, PA	83	Standout	19	6.2%	–	12%
45	Williams College Williamstown, MA	83	Standout	17	3.3%	–	9%
49	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	82	Standout	63	8.3%	1.23×	18%
49	Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	82	Standout	45	5.6%	–	16%
51	Smith College Northampton, MA	81	Standout	46	7.7%	1.11×	21%
51	Colgate University Hamilton, NY	81	Standout	39	5.2%	–	14%
51	Franklin & Marshall College Lancaster, PA	81	Standout	39	7.1%	1.20×	28%
51	Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	81	Standout	31	4.8%	–	34%
51	Trinity University San Antonio, TX	81	Standout	30	5.2%	–	26%
51	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	81	Standout	26	4%	1.11×	11%
51	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	81	Standout	25	3.8%	1.16×	19%
51	Amherst College Amherst, MA	81	Standout	15	3%	–	9%
59	University of California, Davis Davis, CA	80	Standout	393	4.5%	1.15×	44%
59	The University of Texas–Austin Austin, TX	80	Standout	189	1.8%	1.09×	27%
59	University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, WI	80	Standout	138	1.8%	1.12×	45%
59	Connecticut College New London, CT	80	Standout	31	7.3%	1.21×	37%
59	United States Military Academy at West Point West Point, NY	80	Standout	19	1.8%	–	12%
64	University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD	79	Strong	86	1%	1.22×	45%
64	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	79	Strong	72	2.1%	1.24×	46%
64	Boston University Boston, MA	79	Strong	68	1.4%	1.19×	13%
64	Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	79	Strong	42	7.3%	–	24%
68	University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	78	Strong	813	12.9%	1.15×	38%
68	Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	78	Strong	211	2.9%	1.21×	55%
70	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	77	Strong	185	2.1%	1.13×	85%
70	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	77	Strong	33	3.7%	–	29%
70	Kenyon College Gambier, OH	77	Strong	30	6.5%	–	31%
70	University of Richmond Richmond, VA	77	Strong	18	2.3%	–	22%
74	University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	76	Strong	221	2.5%	1.11×	29%
74	University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	76	Strong	130	1.7%	1.06×	80%
74	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	76	Strong	87	1.6%	1.14×	54%
74	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	76	Strong	42	1.5%	1.21×	19%
74	University of Denver Denver, CO	76	Strong	36	2.7%	–	85%
74	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	76	Strong	34	2.5%	–	48%
74	American University Washington, DC	76	Strong	32	1.8%	1.14×	62%
74	Northeastern University Boston, MA	76	Strong	19	0.4%	1.32×	5%
74	Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	76	Strong	17	3.3%	–	42%
83	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	75	Strong	257	3.8%	1.12×	78%
83	University of Delaware Newark, DE	75	Strong	53	1.2%	1.17×	71%
83	Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	75	Strong	32	5%	–	40%
83	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	75	Strong	32	5.5%	1.03×	36%
83	Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	75	Strong	26	4.8%	–	29%
83	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	75	Strong	19	1%	–	42%
89	Texas A&M University College Station, TX	74	Strong	206	1.5%	1.10×	52%
89	University of Georgia Athens, GA	74	Strong	145	1.8%	1.07×	38%
89	Stony Brook University–SUNY Stony Brook, NY	74	Strong	136	2.9%	1.14×	49%
89	Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO	74	Strong	37	7.4%	1.08×	18%
89	Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	74	Strong	36	12.2%	0.81×	29%
89	Whitman College Walla Walla, WA	74	Strong	19	5.6%	–	38%
89	Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	74	Strong	16	3.3%	1.11×	45%
96	Purdue University–Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	73	Strong	161	1.9%	1.07×	50%
96	Fordham University New York, NY	73	Strong	85	3.7%	1.38×	59%
96	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	73	Strong	42	2.5%	1.29×	45%
96	Chapman University Orange, CA	73	Strong	37	1.9%	1.18×	72%
96	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	73	Strong	19	1%	–	48%

245 more schools are on the full sociology & anthropology ranking.

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