Best Universities for Communications and Public Relations in North America

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Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 19.8M citations received by 589K academic papers made by 905 universities in North America 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. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Communications and Public Relations

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
69%

2. University of Toronto

For Communications and Public Relations

#1 in Canada
#2 in the World
Enrollment
102,431
Founded
1827

3. Pennsylvania State University

For Communications and Public Relations

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

4. University of Washington - Seattle

For Communications and Public Relations

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$16,156
Enrollment
56,997

5. Harvard University

For Communications and Public Relations

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

6. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Communications and Public Relations

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,172
Enrollment
79,818

7. Stanford University

For Communications and Public Relations

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,078

8. University of Pennsylvania

For Communications and Public Relations

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,570

9. University of California - Berkeley

For Communications and Public Relations

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$29,608
Enrollment
45,882

10. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Communications and Public Relations

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

11. Michigan State University

For Communications and Public Relations

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

12. Cornell University

For Communications and Public Relations

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,361

13. Western University

For Communications and Public Relations

#2 in Canada
#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

14. University of Maryland - College Park

For Communications and Public Relations

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
67%

15. University of British Columbia

For Communications and Public Relations

#3 in Canada
#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

16. New York University

For Communications and Public Relations

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$30,325

17. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Communications and Public Relations

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

18. Columbia University

For Communications and Public Relations

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,520

19. Ohio State University

For Communications and Public Relations

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
80%

20. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Communications and Public Relations

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
69%

21. University of Southern California

For Communications and Public Relations

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$43,412

22. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Communications and Public Relations

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

23. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Communications and Public Relations

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

24. University of Florida

For Communications and Public Relations

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

25. University of Texas at Austin

For Communications and Public Relations

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
65%

26. University of Virginia

For Communications and Public Relations

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
57%

27. University of Alberta

For Communications and Public Relations

#4 in Canada
#43 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

28. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Communications and Public Relations

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

29. Johns Hopkins University

For Communications and Public Relations

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

30. York University

For Communications and Public Relations

#5 in Canada
#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

31. University of Georgia

For Communications and Public Relations

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
89%

32. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Communications and Public Relations

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

33. Yale University

For Communications and Public Relations

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

34. Purdue University

For Communications and Public Relations

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

35. George Washington University

For Communications and Public Relations

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$46,485

36. Boston University

For Communications and Public Relations

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,420

37. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Communications and Public Relations

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

38. University of Pittsburgh

For Communications and Public Relations

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
74%

39. University of California - Los Angeles

For Communications and Public Relations

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$25,627
Enrollment
47,335

40. University of South Florida

For Communications and Public Relations

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
89%

41. Northwestern University

For Communications and Public Relations

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,830

42. Georgetown University

For Communications and Public Relations

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,083

43. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Communications and Public Relations

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1550
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,996

44. McGill University

For Communications and Public Relations

#6 in Canada
#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

45. Georgia State University

For Communications and Public Relations

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1060
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
94%

46. University of Arizona

For Communications and Public Relations

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

47. University of Calgary

For Communications and Public Relations

#7 in Canada
#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

48. Florida State University

For Communications and Public Relations

#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

49. University of Chicago

For Communications and Public Relations

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$28,060

50. McMaster University

For Communications and Public Relations

#8 in Canada
#83 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

51. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Communications and Public Relations

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
94%

52. University of Ottawa

For Communications and Public Relations

#9 in Canada
#85 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

53. Duke University

For Communications and Public Relations

#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,981

54. Boston College

For Communications and Public Relations

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,519

55. University of Iowa

For Communications and Public Relations

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
90%

56. University of Central Florida

For Communications and Public Relations

#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
92%

57. George Mason University

For Communications and Public Relations

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
79%

58. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Communications and Public Relations

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

59. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Communications and Public Relations

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

60. Simon Fraser University

For Communications and Public Relations

#10 in Canada
#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

61. University of Kentucky

For Communications and Public Relations

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

62. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Communications and Public Relations

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

63. SUNY at Albany

For Communications and Public Relations

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$11,210
Enrollment
17,560

64. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Communications and Public Relations

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1214
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

65. Syracuse University

For Communications and Public Relations

#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$48,215

66. University of California - Irvine

For Communications and Public Relations

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$23,110
Enrollment
37,297

67. Carnegie Mellon University

For Communications and Public Relations

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$35,552

68. University of California - San Francisco

For Communications and Public Relations

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,007
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1864

69. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Communications and Public Relations

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

70. Temple University

For Communications and Public Relations

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$14,837
Enrollment
29,640

71. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Communications and Public Relations

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

72. University of California-San Diego

For Communications and Public Relations

#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$25,757
Enrollment
44,256

73. University of Delaware

For Communications and Public Relations

#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

74. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Communications and Public Relations

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
73%

75. Queen's University

For Communications and Public Relations

#11 in Canada
#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
35,612
Founded
1841

76. University of Kansas

For Communications and Public Relations

#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
94%

77. Iowa State University

For Communications and Public Relations

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

78. Texas Tech University

For Communications and Public Relations

#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

79. University of Colorado Boulder

For Communications and Public Relations

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
67%

80. Emory University

For Communications and Public Relations

#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,303

81. San Diego State University

For Communications and Public Relations

#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Receiving Aid
62%
Average Aid
$12,053
Enrollment
41,137

82. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Communications and Public Relations

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$16,694

83. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Communications and Public Relations

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

84. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Communications and Public Relations

#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$10,160
Enrollment
34,096

85. University of Notre Dame

For Communications and Public Relations

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1508
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,300

86. University of Houston

For Communications and Public Relations

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

87. Binghamton University

For Communications and Public Relations

#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
79%

88. University of California - Davis

For Communications and Public Relations

#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$24,591
Enrollment
40,065

89. University of Cincinnati

For Communications and Public Relations

#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

90. University of Utah

For Communications and Public Relations

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

91. Vanderbilt University

For Communications and Public Relations

#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,186

92. University of Alabama

For Communications and Public Relations

#173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
88%

93. University of Miami

For Communications and Public Relations

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,397

94. Case Western Reserve University

For Communications and Public Relations

#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,000

95. University of Montreal

For Communications and Public Relations

#12 in Canada
#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

96. Washington University in St Louis

For Communications and Public Relations

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

97. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Communications and Public Relations

#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

98. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Communications and Public Relations

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
92%

99. Florida International University

For Communications and Public Relations

#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

100. Ryerson University

For Communications and Public Relations

#13 in Canada
#189 in the World
Enrollment
38,950
Founded
1948