QS World University Rankings for Communication and Media Studies 2021

University rankings
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Year 2025

Subject Arts and Humanities

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Rank	University	Overall Score	H-index Citations	Citations per Paper	Academic Reputation
1	University of Amsterdam Netherlands	97	99.3	96.6	100
2	University of Southern California United States	94.7	91.9	97.1	98.9
3	The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) United Kingdom	94.3	92.9	98.9	93.1

4	University of Texas at Austin United States	93.7	100	96.7	92.9
5	Stanford University United States	93	85.5	97.1	93.1
6	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) Singapore	91.3	88.6	95.9	91.2
7	New York University (NYU) United States	89.9	88.6	93.8	89.2
8	University of Pennsylvania United States	89.8	89.2	92.7	89.6
9	University of Wisconsin-Madison United States	89.7	93.8	95.7	90
10	University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States	89	80.4	91.1	91
11	The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Hong Kong SAR	88.8	90.3	95	88.4

12	Goldsmiths, University of London United Kingdom	88.6	81.2	89.5	96.4
13	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States	88.1	75.9	94.3	88.2
14	Michigan State University United States	88	91.4	93.4	87.4
15	Northwestern University United States	87.4	91.4	95.7	84.5
16	Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Australia	87.1	87.4	97	85.5
16	University of Zurich Switzerland	87.1	92.9	100	82.8
18	Columbia University United States	86.6	78.7	84.9	89.7
18	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States	86.6	79.5	85.9	88.5

20	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor United States	86.3	90.9	92.5	83.1
21	National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore	85.8	75.9	88.9	87.1
22	The University of Sydney Australia	85.4	89.2	91.2	81.2
23	King's College London United Kingdom	85.2	87.4	90.9	82.9
24	University of Vienna Austria	84.9	91.4	95.5	81.7
25	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Germany	84.8	89.8	94.7	80.7

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Year 2025

Subject Arts and Humanities

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Rank	University Overall score Selected indicator will be visible in the table	Overall	H-index Citations	Citations per Paper	Academic Reputation	Employer Reputation
1	University of Amsterdam Netherlands	97	99.3	96.6	100	78.5
2	University of Southern California United States	94.7	91.9	97.1	98.9	74.7
3	The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) United Kingdom	94.3	92.9	98.9	93.1	94.3
4	University of Texas at Austin United States	93.7	100	96.7	92.9	79
5	Stanford University United States	93	85.5	97.1	93.1	99.2
6	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) Singapore	91.3	88.6	95.9	91.2	88
7	New York University (NYU) United States	89.9	88.6	93.8	89.2	88.5
8	University of Pennsylvania United States	89.8	89.2	92.7	89.6	85.7
9	University of Wisconsin-Madison United States	89.7	93.8	95.7	90	68.4
10	University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States	89	80.4	91.1	91	92
11	The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Hong Kong SAR	88.8	90.3	95	88.4	75.8
12	Goldsmiths, University of London United Kingdom	88.6	81.2	89.5	96.4	63
13	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States	88.1	75.9	94.3	88.2	100
14	Michigan State University United States	88	91.4	93.4	87.4	73.7
15	Northwestern University United States	87.4	91.4	95.7	84.5	77.7
16	Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Australia	87.1	87.4	97	85.5	74.5
16	University of Zurich Switzerland	87.1	92.9	100	82.8	71.6
18	Columbia University United States	86.6	78.7	84.9	89.7	90.2
18	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States	86.6	79.5	85.9	88.5	92.5
20	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor United States	86.3	90.9	92.5	83.1	80.8
21	National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore	85.8	75.9	88.9	87.1	92.9
22	The University of Sydney Australia	85.4	89.2	91.2	81.2	87.1
23	King's College London United Kingdom	85.2	87.4	90.9	82.9	80.6
24	University of Vienna Austria	84.9	91.4	95.5	81.7	66.2
25	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Germany	84.8	89.8	94.7	80.7	75.7


1	University of Amsterdam Netherlands
2	University of Southern California United States
3	The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) United Kingdom
4	University of Texas at Austin United States
5	Stanford University United States
6	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) Singapore
7	New York University (NYU) United States
8	University of Pennsylvania United States
9	University of Wisconsin-Madison United States
10	University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States
11	The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Hong Kong SAR
12	Goldsmiths, University of London United Kingdom
13	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States
14	Michigan State University United States
15	Northwestern University United States
16	Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Australia
16	University of Zurich Switzerland
18	Columbia University United States
18	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States
20	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor United States
21	National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore
22	The University of Sydney Australia
23	King's College London United Kingdom
24	University of Vienna Austria
25	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Germany