In previous posts we’ve offered you lists of Top Political Science Departments Worldwide and Top Economics Departments in Spain, Latin America and Europe. In this post, we’re shifting our focus from the social sciences to highlight the best math departments around the globe.

Rather than simply copying a list from QS or other global rankings, however, we’ve made a handpicked list of math departments from four continents – North America, Europe, Asia and Oceana. Each of these departments falls within the top 100 worldwide according to diverse ranking systems. In the list below, you’ll find each institution grouped according to geography. If the university you are looking for is not on this list, head to INOMICS, where you’ll find hundreds of other top departments from diverse disciplines.

 North America

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Columbia University

New York, New York

Stanford University

Stanford, California

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario

McGill University

Montréal, Quebec

 Europe

University of Cambridge

Cambridge, United Kingdom

University of Oxford

Oxford, United Kingdom

Trinity College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

Autonomous University of Madrid

Madrid, Spain

Pierre and Marie Curie University

Paris, France

ETH Zurich

Zurich, Switzerland

University of Zurich

Zurich, Switzerland

Catholic University of Leuven

Leuven, Belgium

University of Bonn

Bonn, Germany

 Asia

Kyoto University

Kyoto, Japan

University of Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

 Oceania

Australian National University

Canberra, Australia

University of Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia

University of Auckland

Auckland, New Zealand

 

Photo source: Ed Brambley