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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 | The University of Edinburgh |
| 6 | Leiden University |
| 7 | SOAS University of London |
| 8 | University of Amsterdam |
| 9 | Durham University |
| 10 | The University of Manchester |
| 11 | University of Copenhagen |
| 12 | Aarhus University |
| 13 | Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales |
| 14 | University of Vienna |
| 15 | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| 16 | Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne |
| 17 | Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna |
| 18 | Complutense University of Madrid |
| 19 | Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen |
| 20 | Freie Universität Berlin |
| 21 | Goldsmiths, University of London |
| 22 | Ludwig Maximilian Universität München |
| 23 | Radboud University |
| 24 | Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg |
| 25 | Sapienza University of Rome |
| 26 | Stockholm University |
| 27 | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid |
| 28 | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| 29 | Universitat de Barcelona |
| 30 | University of Aberdeen |
| 31 | University of Bergen |
| 32 | University of Helsinki |
| 33 | University of Oslo |
| 34 | University of St Andrews |
| 35 | Université PSL |
| 36 | Utrecht University |
| 37 | Aix-Marseille University |
| 38 | Ca' Foscari University of Venice |
| 39 | Central European University |
| 40 | Lomonosov Moscow State University |
| 41 | The University of Sheffield |
| 42 | Universidad de Sevilla |
| 43 | University of Bern |
| 44 | University of Bordeaux |
| 45 | University of Bristol |
| 46 | University of Cologne |
| 47 | University of Gottingen |
| 48 | University of Sussex |
| 49 | University of Warsaw |
| 50 | University of Zurich |
