The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 provides a ranking of the world’s 300 top universities for economics and econometrics – expanded from the 200 institutions featured last year. The ranking is based on a methodology which assesses academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact.
Below you’ll find this year’s top 10 universities for economics, followed by a closer look at the best economics schools in each world region. To see the full interactive table, click here.
| Top 10 Universities for Economics Worldwide Based on the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016
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| Rank
| Name of Institution
| Location
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| 1
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
| United States
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| 2
| Harvard University
| United States
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| 3
| Stanford University
| United States
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| 4=
| Princeton University
| United States
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| 4=
| University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
| United States
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| 4=
| University of Chicago
| United States
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| 7
| London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
| United Kingdom
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| 8
| University of Oxford
| United Kingdom
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| 9
| Yale University
| United States
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| 10
| University of Cambridge
| United Kingdom
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Top universities for economics in the US & Canada
Including the seven US institutions featured in the top 10 (above), the US claims 69 of the world’s best universities for economics in this year’s ranking. Also in the top 25 are Columbia University (11th), the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA, joint 12th), the University of Pennsylvania (joint 12th), New York University (14th),Northwestern University (15th), the University of Michigan(19th), Duke University (joint 21st), University of California, San Diego (joint 21st), and Cornell University (24th).
Canada boasts 14 top economics schools, including the University of Toronto and the University of British Colombia at 23rd and 28th respectively, while McGill University is also ranked within the top 100.
United States:
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
2Harvard University
3Stanford University
=4Princeton University
=4University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
=4University of Chicago
9Yale University
11Columbia University
=12University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
=12University of Pennsylvania
14New York University (NYU)
15Northwestern University
19University of Michigan
=21Duke University
=21University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
24Cornell University
29Brown University
35Boston University
=42California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
=42University of Minnesota
=48University of Wisconsin-Madison
51-100Boston College
51-100Carnegie Mellon University
51-100Dartmouth College
51-100Georgetown University
51-100Johns Hopkins University
51-100Michigan State University
51-100The Ohio State University
51-100Pennsylvania State University
51-100University of California, Davis
51-100University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
51-100University of Maryland, College Park
51-100University of Southern California
51-100University of Texas at Austin
101-150Arizona State University
101-150Georgia Institute of Technology
101-150Indiana University Bloomington
101-150Purdue University
101-150Texas A&M University
101-150University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
101-150University of Massachusetts Amherst
101-150University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
101-150University of Rochester
101-150University of Virginia
101-150University of Washington
101-150Washington University in St. Louis
151-200American University
151-200George Washington University
151-200The University of Arizona
151-200University of California, Irvine
151-200University of Colorado Boulder
151-200University of Florida
151-200University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC)
151-200University of Notre Dame
201-300City University of New York
201-300Colorado State University
201-300Emory University
201-300Florida State University
201-300George Mason University
201-300Iowa State University
201-300The New School
201-300North Carolina State University
201-300Northeastern University
201-300Syracuse University
201-300University of Houston
201-300University of Iowa
201-300University of Pittsburgh
201-300University of Texas Dallas
201-300Vanderbilt University
Canada:
23University of Toronto
28University of British Columbia
51-100McGill University
51-100The University of Western Ontario
101-150Queen's University at Kingston
101-150Université de Montréal
151-200McMaster University
151-200Simon Fraser University
151-200University of Alberta
151-200University of Calgary
151-200York University
201-300Laval University
201-300Université du Québec
201-300University of Ottawa
Top universities for economics in Europe
The UK is home to 34 of the world’s top 300 universities for economics, including nine entries within the top 100. In addition to the three UK entries in the top 10, the top 50 also features UCL (University College London, 16th) the University of Warwick (26th) and London Business School (27th).
After the UK, Italy is the European country with the next largest number of representatives in the ranking, making 16 appearances. Its leading economics school is claimed by the specialized institution Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (17th).
Germany offers 15 top economics schools, led by Universität Mannheim (joint 50th). A further nine of the world’s best economics schools are located in the Netherlands, including Erasmus University Rotterdam, the University of Amsterdam and Tilburg University, all within the world’s top 50.
Also with nine entrants is Spain, including two within the top 50: Universitat Pompeu Fabra (20th) andUniversidad Carlos III de Madrid (joint 50th). Meanwhile France has eight representatives, including Ecole Polytechnique ParisTech in the 51-100 range.
Sweden and Switzerland each have six representatives. TheStockholm School of Economics (34th) is Sweden’s leader in the field, while Switzerland’s ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich are both also in the top 50.
Meanwhile Belgium makes five appearances in the economics ranking, including Katholieke Universiteit Leuvenat 51-100. Denmark claims four entries, including Aarhus University and the University of Copenhagen in the top 100.
Austria, Russia and Finland each lay claim to three of the world’s best economics schools, with Austria’s University of Vienna and Russia’s Lomonosov Moscow State University both ranking at 101-150, while Finland’s highest-ranked economics school is Aalto University at 151-200.
The Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland and Norway all feature twice in the economics ranking, with the Irish Trinity College Dublin and the Norwegian University of Oslo both ranking 101-150. Hungary’sCentral European University is ranked 151-200 while the Czech Republic’s Charles University is in the 201-300 range.
Finally, Greece and Portugal each have one entrant, with the Greek Athens University of Economics and Business ranking 151-200.
United Kingdom:
7London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
8University of Oxford
10University of Cambridge
16UCL (University College London)
26The University of Warwick
27London Business School
51-100The University of Manchester
51-100The University of Nottingham
51-100The University of Edinburgh
101-150University of Bath
101-150University of Birmingham
101-150University of Bristol
101-150University of Essex
101-150University of Glasgow
101-150University of York
151-200City, University of London
151-200Queen Mary University of London
151-200University of East Anglia (UEA)
151-200University of Leeds
151-200University of Reading
151-200University of Southampton
151-200University of St Andrews
151-200University of Sussex
201-300Cardiff University
201-300Durham University
201-300Kingston University, London
201-300Lancaster University
201-300Newcastle University
201-300Oxford Brookes University
201-300SOAS University of London
201-300The University of Sheffield
201-300University of Aberdeen
201-300The University of Exeter
201-300University of Surrey
Italy:
17Bocconi University
51-100Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna
101-150Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
101-150University of Rome University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
151-200Sapienza University of Rome
151-200Ca' Foscari University of Venice
151-200University of Milan
151-200Università di Padova
201-300European University Institute
201-300Luiss Guido Carli University
201-300Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Pisa di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento
201-300University of Florence
201-300University of Naples - Federico II
201-300University of Turin
201-300University of Trento
201-300University of Milano-Bicocca
Germany:
=50Universität Mannheim
51-100Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
51-100Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
101-150Freie Universitaet Berlin
101-150Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
101-150Ruprecht-Karls-Universitaet Heidelberg
101-150Universität Frankfurt am Main
151-200Christian-Albrechts-University zu Kiel
151-200Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin)
151-200University of Cologne
201-300Georg-August-University Goettingen
201-300KIT, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
201-300RWTH Aachen University
201-300Universität Hamburg
201-300Universität Konstanz
Netherlands：
40Erasmus University Rotterdam
41University of Amsterdam
47Tilburg University
51-100Maastricht University
101-150University of Groningen
101-150Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
151-200Utrecht University
151-200Wageningen University
201-300Leiden University
Spain：
20Universitat Pompeu Fabra
=50Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M)
51-100Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
101-150University of Barcelona
151-200Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
151-200University Complutense Madrid
201-300University of Navarra
201-300Universidad de Zaragoza
201-300Universitat de Valencia
France：
51-100Ecole Polytechnique
51-100Sciences Po
51-100Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
101-150Université Toulouse 1 Capitole
151-200Université Paris Dauphine
201-300ESSEC Business School
201-300Aix-Marseille University
201-300Université de Strasbourg
Switzerland：
36ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
=48University of Zurich
51-100University of St.Gallen (HSG)
101-150University of Lausanne
201-300University of Basel
201-300University of Geneva
Sweden：
34Stockholm School of Economics
51-100Stockholm University
101-150Lund University
151-200Uppsala University
201-300KTH Royal Institute of Technology
201-300University of Gothenburg
Belgium：
51-100KU Leuven
51-100Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL)
51-100Universite libre de Bruxelles
151-200University of Antwerp
201-300Ghent University
Denmark：
51-100Aarhus University
51-100University of Copenhagen
201-300Aalborg University
201-300University of Southern Denmark
Austria:
101-150University of Vienna
101-150WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
201-300Universität Innsbruck
Russia:
101-150Lomonosov Moscow State University
101-150National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE, Moscow)
151-200Saint-Petersburg State University
Finland:
151-200Aalto University
201-300University of Helsinki
201-300University of Turku
Czech Republic:
201-300Charles University in Prague
201-300University of Economics, Prague
Hungary:
151-200Central European University
201-300Corvinus University of Budapest
Ireland:
101-150Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin
101-150University College Dublin
Norway:
101-150University of Oslo
201-300Norwegian University of Science And Technology
Greece:
151-200Athens University of Economics and Business
Portugal:
201-300University of Porto
Top universities for economics in Australia & New Zealand
Australia is home to 17 of the world’s best universities for economics, including seven in the world’s top 100. In the top 50 are Australian National University, the University of Melbourne, the University of New South Wales and Monash University.
Six of the world’s best economics schools can also be found in New Zealand. Of these, the University of Auckland is the highest ranked at 51-100, while the University of Canterbury, the University of Otago and the University of Waikato all rank 151-200.
Top universities for economics in Asia
Asia claims 47 of the world’s best universities for economics, led by China with 11 entrants, including Peking University and Tsinghua University at 33rd and 44th respectively. Japan is close behind with 10 entrants, including the University of Tokyo (31st), while also in the top 100 are Hitotsubashi University and Kyoto University.
Meanwhile Hong Kong has six representatives in the economics ranking, of which three are among the world’s top 50: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST, 25th), the University of Hong Kong (37th) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (46th).
Of South Korea’s five entries, three are within the top 100, and Seoul National University comes within the top 50. Singapore’s three offerings are all within the top 100, led by the National University of Singapore (18th).
Other Asian countries featured include Taiwain (with five entries), Malaysia (four), and Thailand (one).
Top universities for economics in Africa & the Middle East
New to the economics ranking this year, South Africa’s University of Cape Town places 201-300. Heading into the Middle East, Israel offers two of the world’s best economics schools, with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University both ranking 101-150.
Top universities for economics in Latin America
Five countries in Latin America appear in the economics ranking, with four ranked schools in Brazil, three each in Mexico and Argentina, two in Colombia and one in Chile.
Of these, the highest ranked are Chile’s Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Brazil’s Universidade de São Paulo (USP), both at 51-100. The next two highest ranked economics schools are Brazil’s Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) and Colombia’s Universidad de Los Andes Colombia, both at 101-150.
Also ranked among the top 200 best universities for economics are two Mexican entrants: Instituto Tecnológico Autonomo de México (ITAM) and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Meanwhile, Argentina’s three entries are all ranked 201-300.
