The World University Index

Providence, United States

Brown University

Ranked in the world

6

Brown University is ranked 6th in the world for Sociology.

Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects: Sociology, 2025

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Full ranking profile

Brown University's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.

RankingPublisherWorld rank
ARWU GRAS 2025Headlinein the world for SociologyShanghaiRanking Consultancy6
USN-Nat 2026U.S. News & World Report13
Forbes 2025-2026Forbes18
QS by Subject 2026in the world for ArchaeologyQuacquarelli Symonds24
WSJ 2026Wall Street Journal27
Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University31
RUR 2026RUR Rankings Agency31
SCImago 2025in the world for PsychologySCImago Research Group37
RUR 2026in the world for international diversityRUR Rankings Agency43
Time 2026Time / Statista50
RUR 2026in the world for teachingRUR Rankings Agency53
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)54
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University55
THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputationTimes Higher Education56
RUR 2026in the world for researchRUR Rankings Agency57
Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University58
THE 2026Times Higher Education65
ARTU 2025UNSW Sydney66
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds69
Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciencesNature / Springer Nature71
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC84
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University99
Nature 2025in the world for physical sciencesNature / Springer Nature112
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University115
SCImago 2025in the world for MedicineSCImago Research Group124
NTU 2025in the world for Clinical MedicineNational Taiwan University126
Nature 2025in the world for health sciencesNature / Springer Nature127
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University139
SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and HumanitiesSCImago Research Group158
SCImago 2025in the world for MathematicsSCImago Research Group161
NTU 2025in the world for EngineeringNational Taiwan University168
NTU 2025National Taiwan University178
SCImago 2025in the world for Computer ScienceSCImago Research Group181
RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainabilityRUR Rankings Agency186
SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and AstronomySCImago Research Group187
SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSCImago Research Group189
Nature 2025Nature / Springer Nature196
SCImago 2025in the world for Social SciencesSCImago Research Group203
NTU 2025in the world for Life SciencesNational Taiwan University210
NTU 2025in the world for Natural SciencesNational Taiwan University210
SCImago 2026SCImago Research Group211
Nature 2025in the world for biological sciencesNature / Springer Nature222
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University223
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University240
SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologySCImago Research Group250
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University280
SCImago 2026in the world for ChemistrySCImago Research Group310
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University313
SCImago 2025in the world for EngineeringSCImago Research Group334
SCImago 2026in the world for VeterinarySCImago Research Group375
SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary SciencesSCImago Research Group410
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University422
NTU 2025in the world for AgricultureNational Taiwan University451

Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.