QS World University Rankings for Communication and Media Studies 2019

University rankings
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Year 2025

Subject Arts and Humanities

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Rank	University	Overall Score	Academic Reputation	Citations per Paper	H-index Citations
1	University of Amsterdam Netherlands	95.8	100	98.4	94.3
2	Stanford University United States	93.7	93.1	96.8	89.8
3	University of Southern California United States	93.2	97.4	94.3	89.8

4	The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) United Kingdom	92.6	92.5	98.2	86.9
5	University of Texas at Austin United States	92	88.4	99.5	100
6	University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States	89.7	91.6	90.5	82.6
7	Goldsmiths, University of London United Kingdom 5 QS Stars	89.2	96.7	93	82.6
8	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) Singapore	89	91.6	89.7	81.7
9	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States	88.5	87.6	92.1	85.3
10	University of Pennsylvania United States	88.1	88.2	89.7	87.7
11	Columbia University United States	87.3	89.8	88.5	78.6

12	University of Wisconsin-Madison United States	86.7	85.2	93.7	91.8
13	Michigan State University United States	86.6	84.2	95.7	91.2
14	National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore	86.5	88.5	87.2	77.5
15	The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Hong Kong SAR	86.3	86.4	92.7	82.6
=16	New York University (NYU) United States	85.9	86.1	88.7	81.7
=16	Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Australia	85.9	84.5	97.7	83.5
18	Northwestern University United States	85.2	80.1	96.5	89.8
19	University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) United States	84.7	82	96.5	89.1

=20	The University of Sydney Australia	84.6	83.1	87.3	83.5
=20	University of Zurich Switzerland	84.6	81.9	95.9	85.3
22	University of Leeds United Kingdom	83.7	84.7	86.2	82.6
23	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor United States	83.1	79.5	90.1	85.3
24	The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR	83	86	84.7	72.5
25	Cardiff University United Kingdom	82.8	80.2	93.7	85.3

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Rank	University Overall score Selected indicator will be visible in the table	Overall	Academic Reputation	Citations per Paper	H-index Citations	Employer Reputation
1	University of Amsterdam Netherlands	95.8	100	98.4	94.3	72.8
2	Stanford University United States	93.7	93.1	96.8	89.8	98
3	University of Southern California United States	93.2	97.4	94.3	89.8	76.6
4	The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) United Kingdom	92.6	92.5	98.2	86.9	93.6
5	University of Texas at Austin United States	92	88.4	99.5	100	78.6
6	University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States	89.7	91.6	90.5	82.6	92.9
7	Goldsmiths, University of London United Kingdom 5 QS Stars	89.2	96.7	93	82.6	57.1
8	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) Singapore	89	91.6	89.7	81.7	89.1
9	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States	88.5	87.6	92.1	85.3	92.2
10	University of Pennsylvania United States	88.1	88.2	89.7	87.7	85.1
11	Columbia University United States	87.3	89.8	88.5	78.6	90.1
12	University of Wisconsin-Madison United States	86.7	85.2	93.7	91.8	70.3
13	Michigan State University United States	86.6	84.2	95.7	91.2	71.3
14	National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore	86.5	88.5	87.2	77.5	93.1
15	The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Hong Kong SAR	86.3	86.4	92.7	82.6	80.8
=16	New York University (NYU) United States	85.9	86.1	88.7	81.7	87.6
=16	Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Australia	85.9	84.5	97.7	83.5	74.3
18	Northwestern University United States	85.2	80.1	96.5	89.8	78.7
19	University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) United States	84.7	82	96.5	89.1	65.3
=20	The University of Sydney Australia	84.6	83.1	87.3	83.5	88.5
=20	University of Zurich Switzerland	84.6	81.9	95.9	85.3	74.2
22	University of Leeds United Kingdom	83.7	84.7	86.2	82.6	76.3
23	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor United States	83.1	79.5	90.1	85.3	82.5
24	The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR	83	86	84.7	72.5	85.8
25	Cardiff University United Kingdom	82.8	80.2	93.7	85.3	69


1	University of Amsterdam Netherlands
2	Stanford University United States
3	University of Southern California United States
4	The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) United Kingdom
5	University of Texas at Austin United States
6	University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States
7	Goldsmiths, University of London United Kingdom 5 QS Stars
8	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) Singapore
9	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States
10	University of Pennsylvania United States
11	Columbia University United States
12	University of Wisconsin-Madison United States
13	Michigan State University United States
14	National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore
15	The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Hong Kong SAR
=16	New York University (NYU) United States
=16	Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Australia
18	Northwestern University United States
19	University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) United States
=20	The University of Sydney Australia
=20	University of Zurich Switzerland
22	University of Leeds United Kingdom
23	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor United States
24	The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR
25	Cardiff University United Kingdom