100 Best colleges for Advertising in the United States

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Advertising. A graph of 9.13M citations received by 331K academic papers made by 646 universities in the United States was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Advertising

#1 in North America

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Advertising

#2 in North America

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

3. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Advertising

#3 in North America

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

4. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Advertising

#4 in North America

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

5. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Advertising

#5 in North America

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

6. University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Advertising

#6 in North America

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

7. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Advertising

#7 in North America

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

8. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Advertising

#9 in North America

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

9. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Advertising

#10 in North America

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

10. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Advertising

#11 in North America

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

11. University of Texas at Austin

For Advertising

#12 in North America

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

12. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Advertising

#13 in North America

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

13. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Advertising

#14 in North America

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

14. Carnegie Mellon University

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Advertising

#15 in North America

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

15. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Advertising

#16 in North America

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

16. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Advertising

#17 in North America

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

17. New York University

New York State | New York City

For Advertising

#18 in North America

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

18. University of Florida

Florida | Gainesville

For Advertising

#19 in North America

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

19. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Advertising

#20 in North America

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

20. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Advertising

#21 in North America

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

21. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Advertising

#22 in North America

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

22. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Advertising

#23 in North America

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

23. Arizona State University - Tempe

Arizona | Tempe

For Advertising

#24 in North America

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

24. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Advertising

#26 in North America

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

25. Purdue University

Indiana | West Lafayette

For Advertising

#27 in North America

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

26. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Advertising

#28 in North America

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

27. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina | Chapel Hill

For Advertising

#29 in North America

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 58%

28. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Advertising

#30 in North America

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

29. Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas | College Station

For Advertising

#31 in North America

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

30. Northwestern University

Illinois | Evanston

For Advertising

#32 in North America

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

31. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Advertising

#33 in North America

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

32. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Advertising

#34 in North America

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,844

33. University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Advertising

#35 in North America

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

34. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia | Blacksburg

For Advertising

#36 in North America

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

35. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Advertising

#37 in North America

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,422

36. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Advertising

#38 in North America

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

37. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Advertising

#39 in North America

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

38. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Advertising

#40 in North America

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

39. University of Georgia

Georgia | Athens

For Advertising

#41 in North America

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

40. Florida State University

Florida | Tallahassee

For Advertising

#42 in North America

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

41. University of Missouri - Columbia

Missouri | Columbia

For Advertising

#43 in North America

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

42. Indiana University - Bloomington

Indiana | Bloomington

For Advertising

#44 in North America

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 83%

43. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Advertising

#45 in North America

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

44. Iowa State University

Iowa State | Ames

For Advertising

#46 in North America

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

45. Georgetown University

District of Columbia | Washington

For Advertising

#47 in North America

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,967

46. Dartmouth College

New Hampshire | Hanover

For Advertising

#49 in North America

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,322

47. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Advertising

#50 in North America

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1289
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

48. Temple University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Advertising

#51 in North America

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,891
Enrollment: 30,205

49. Boston University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Advertising

#52 in North America

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

50. Vanderbilt University

Tennessee | Nashville

For Advertising

#53 in North America

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,689

51. University of California - Irvine

California | Irvine

For Advertising

#54 in North America

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

52. Princeton University

New Jersey | Princeton

For Advertising

#55 in North America

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

53. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Massachusetts | Amherst

For Advertising

#56 in North America

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

54. University of Illinois at Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Advertising

#57 in North America

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

55. University of South Carolina - Columbia

South Carolina | Columbia

For Advertising

#58 in North America

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

56. Emory University

Georgia | Atlanta

For Advertising

#60 in North America

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,986

57. University of Alabama

Alabama | Tuscaloosa

For Advertising

#61 in North America

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 84%

58. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Louisiana | Baton Rouge

For Advertising

#62 in North America

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 93%

59. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Advertising

#64 in North America

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 88%

60. Georgia State University

Georgia | Atlanta

For Advertising

#65 in North America

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

61. Washington University in St Louis

Missouri | St. Louis

For Advertising

#66 in North America

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,440

62. University of California - San Francisco

California | San Francisco

For Advertising

#67 in North America

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

63. University of Miami

Florida | Coral Gables

For Advertising

#68 in North America

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $41,028

64. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Advertising

#69 in North America

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

65. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tennessee | Knoxville

For Advertising

#70 in North America

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 90%

66. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Advertising

#72 in North America

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

67. University at Buffalo

New York State | Buffalo

For Advertising

#73 in North America

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

68. Syracuse University

New York State | Syracuse

For Advertising

#74 in North America

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $51,520

69. Washington State University

Washington | Pullman

For Advertising

#75 in North America

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $10,370
Enrollment: 26,490

70. University of Connecticut

Connecticut | Storrs

For Advertising

#76 in North America

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

71. Clemson University

South Carolina | Clemson

For Advertising

#79 in North America

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 84%

72. University of California - Santa Barbara

California | Santa Barbara

For Advertising

#80 in North America

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

73. Texas Tech University

Texas | Lubbock

For Advertising

#81 in North America

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

74. George Washington University

District of Columbia | Washington

For Advertising

#82 in North America

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,466

75. University of Houston

Texas | Houston

For Advertising

#83 in North America

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

76. Boston College

Massachusetts | Boston

For Advertising

#84 in North America

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

77. University of North Texas

For Advertising

#85 in North America

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 91%

78. University of Central Florida

Florida | Orlando

For Advertising

#87 in North America

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

79. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Advertising

#88 in North America

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $14,643

80. Villanova University

Pennsylvania | Villanova

For Advertising

#90 in North America

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,946

81. University of Rochester

New York State | Rochester

For Advertising

#91 in North America

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,900

82. Northeastern University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Advertising

#92 in North America

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,770

83. University of South Florida

Florida | Tampa

For Advertising

#93 in North America

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

84. George Mason University

Virginia | Fairfax

For Advertising

#94 in North America

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

85. Kansas State University

Kansas State | Manhattan

For Advertising

#95 in North America

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

86. Auburn University

Alabama | Auburn

For Advertising

#97 in North America

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 81%

87. University of Colorado Boulder

Colorado | Boulder

For Advertising

#98 in North America

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 66%

88. Drexel University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Advertising

#99 in North America

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,342

89. University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Nevada | Las Vegas

For Advertising

#100 in North America

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

90. University of Cincinnati

Ohio | Cincinnati

For Advertising

#101 in North America

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 87%

91. University of Oklahoma - Norman

Oklahoma State | Norman

For Advertising

#102 in North America

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

92. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Colorado | Fort Collins

For Advertising

#103 in North America

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $10,554
Enrollment: 33,500

93. University of Kansas

Kansas State | Lawrence

For Advertising

#104 in North America

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 93%

94. DePaul University

Illinois | Chicago

For Advertising

#106 in North America

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $32,129

95. Rice University

Texas | Houston

For Advertising

#107 in North America

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,587

96. University of Delaware

Delaware | Newark

For Advertising

#108 in North America

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 92%

97. University of Notre Dame

Indiana | Notre Dame

For Advertising

#109 in North America

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,083

98. University of Oregon

Oregon | Eugene

For Advertising

#110 in North America

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

99. Kent State University at Kent

For Advertising

#111 in North America

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

100. Tufts University

Massachusetts | Medford

For Advertising

#112 in North America

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

The best cities to study Advertising in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Stanford, Ann Arbor, Berkeley, and Ithaca.