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The best universities for studying anthropology in Europe according to the QS World University Rankings offer courses that study the problems of the development of various societies in a historical and cultural context.
Anthropologists find and identify facts about the societies that once lived on our planet, their social hierarchy, customs, traditions, governance, allowing you to learn the past and put together a picture obtained from the found marks.
European institutions organize anthropology courses in modern classrooms with free access to archaeological artifacts. The training is conducted by scientists with a wide range of knowledge, training modules are constantly revised, reflecting advanced scientific achievements.
European universities and particularly universities in England rank among the world's leaders in anthropological research with unique study programs that will prepare you for a successful scientific career.
Options for programs with the study of anthropology at universities in Europe:
- Social anthropology
- Social anthropology, criminology
- Social anthropology, philosophy
- Social anthropology, quantitative methods
- Politics, social anthropology
- Master in Anthropological Studies
- Master in Social Anthropology
- Visual Anthropology MA
- Doctor of Anthropology, Media, Performance
- PhD in Social Anthropology.
Best Anthropology universities in Europe 2026 - QS World University rankings
| 1 | University of Oxford |
| 2 | University of Cambridge |
| 3 | UCL |
| 4 | The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) |
| 5 | University of Amsterdam |
| 6 | The University of Edinburgh |
| 7 | SOAS University of London |
| 8 | The University of Manchester |
| 9 | Leiden University |
| 10 | Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales |
| 11 | Durham University |
| 12 | University of Vienna |
| 13 | University of Copenhagen |
| 14 | University of Oslo |
| 15 | Aarhus University |
| 16 | Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne |
| 17 | Freie Universitaet Berlin |
| 18 | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| 19 | University of St Andrews |
| 20 | Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen |
| 21 | Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna |
| 22 | Complutense University of Madrid |
| 23 | KU Leuven |
| 24 | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |
| 25 | Sapienza University of Rome |
| 26 | Stockholm University |
| 27 | The University of Sheffield |
| 28 | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| 29 | Universitat de Barcelona |
| 30 | University of Aberdeen |
| 31 | University of Bergen |
| 32 | University of Bristol |
| 33 | University of Cologne |
| 34 | University of Exeter |
| 35 | University of Helsinki |
| 36 | University of Sussex |
| 37 | University of Zurich |
| 38 | Université Paris-Nanterre |
| 39 | Utrecht University |
| 40 | Aix-Marseille University |
| 41 | Ca' Foscari University of Venice |
| 42 | Central European University |
| 43 | Charles University |
| 44 | Ghent University |
| 45 | Goldsmiths, University of London |
| 46 | Jagiellonian University |
| 47 | Lund University |
| 48 | Queen's University Belfast |
| 49 | Radboud University |
| 50 | Sciences Po |
