Best Universities for Communications and Public Relations in North America

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 770M citations received by 24.2M academic papers made by 798 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
20%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$16,326
Enrollment
50,278

2. University of Toronto

For Communications and Public Relations

#1 in Canada
#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
95,055
Founded
1827

3. Pennsylvania State University

For Communications and Public Relations

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,719
Enrollment
40,363

4. University of Washington - Seattle

For Communications and Public Relations

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$15,895
Enrollment
52,434

5. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Communications and Public Relations

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$12,201
Enrollment
77,881

6. Stanford University

For Communications and Public Relations

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

7. University of Pennsylvania

For Communications and Public Relations

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$14,578

8. Ohio State University

For Communications and Public Relations

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
83%

9. Michigan State University

For Communications and Public Relations

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
72%

10. Harvard University

For Communications and Public Relations

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$13,910

11. University of California - Berkeley

For Communications and Public Relations

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

12. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Communications and Public Relations

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
64%

13. Western University

For Communications and Public Relations

#2 in Canada
#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
27,300
Founded
1878

14. University of Texas at Austin

For Communications and Public Relations

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

15. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Communications and Public Relations

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

16. University of Southern California

For Communications and Public Relations

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

17. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Communications and Public Relations

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
79%

18. University of Maryland - College Park

For Communications and Public Relations

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
68%

19. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Communications and Public Relations

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
85%

20. Boston University

For Communications and Public Relations

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$25,852

21. University of British Columbia

For Communications and Public Relations

#3 in Canada
#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
59,659
Founded
1908

22. New York University

For Communications and Public Relations

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$50,991

23. Cornell University

For Communications and Public Relations

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,262

24. Columbia University

For Communications and Public Relations

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$12,411

25. University of Alberta

For Communications and Public Relations

#4 in Canada
#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
1908

26. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Communications and Public Relations

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
60%

27. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Communications and Public Relations

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

28. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Communications and Public Relations

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
78%

29. University of Florida

For Communications and Public Relations

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

30. University of Pittsburgh

For Communications and Public Relations

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
78%

31. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Communications and Public Relations

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,958
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,562

32. George Washington University

For Communications and Public Relations

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$31,240

33. York University

For Communications and Public Relations

#5 in Canada
#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

34. University of Virginia

For Communications and Public Relations

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
63%

35. Georgia State University

For Communications and Public Relations

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

36. University of South Florida

For Communications and Public Relations

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
99%

37. Yale University

For Communications and Public Relations

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,605

38. University of Arizona

For Communications and Public Relations

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

39. McGill University

For Communications and Public Relations

#6 in Canada
#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
40,036
Founded
1821

40. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Communications and Public Relations

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

41. University of California - Los Angeles

For Communications and Public Relations

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

42. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Communications and Public Relations

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

43. Florida State University

For Communications and Public Relations

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

44. University of Calgary

For Communications and Public Relations

#7 in Canada
#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

45. Georgetown University

For Communications and Public Relations

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,049

46. University of Central Florida

For Communications and Public Relations

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

47. McMaster University

For Communications and Public Relations

#8 in Canada
#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
30,117
Founded
1887

48. University of Chicago

For Communications and Public Relations

#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,727

49. George Mason University

For Communications and Public Relations

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
79%

50. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Communications and Public Relations

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

51. University of Ottawa

For Communications and Public Relations

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

52. University of Iowa

For Communications and Public Relations

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
87%

53. University of Kentucky

For Communications and Public Relations

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
94%

54. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Communications and Public Relations

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

55. Boston College

For Communications and Public Relations

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,159

56. University of Delaware

For Communications and Public Relations

#93 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1248
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
90%

57. Duke University

For Communications and Public Relations

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1513
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,297

58. Syracuse University

For Communications and Public Relations

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,545

59. Temple University

For Communications and Public Relations

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$11,292
Enrollment
35,626

60. Carnegie Mellon University

For Communications and Public Relations

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$37,450

61. University of Georgia

For Communications and Public Relations

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

62. Johns Hopkins University

For Communications and Public Relations

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Net Price
$20,680
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$45,373

63. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Communications and Public Relations

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
72%

64. Northwestern University

For Communications and Public Relations

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$29,999

65. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Communications and Public Relations

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
74%

66. Simon Fraser University

For Communications and Public Relations

#10 in Canada
#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1965

67. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Communications and Public Relations

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
100%

68. University of Kansas

For Communications and Public Relations

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
86%

69. University of California - Irvine

For Communications and Public Relations

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$16,868
Enrollment
36,505

70. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Communications and Public Relations

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

71. Queen's University

For Communications and Public Relations

#11 in Canada
#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

72. University of Notre Dame

For Communications and Public Relations

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,513

73. Iowa State University

For Communications and Public Relations

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

74. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Communications and Public Relations

#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$13,432

75. University of Alabama

For Communications and Public Relations

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
85%

76. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Communications and Public Relations

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
72%

77. Binghamton University

For Communications and Public Relations

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
76%

78. University of Cincinnati

For Communications and Public Relations

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
85%

79. University of California - San Francisco

For Communications and Public Relations

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
3,165
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

80. Case Western Reserve University

For Communications and Public Relations

#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,166

81. SUNY at Albany

For Communications and Public Relations

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
92%

82. Texas Tech University

For Communications and Public Relations

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

83. Wayne State University

For Communications and Public Relations

#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
99%

84. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Communications and Public Relations

#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

85. University of Houston

For Communications and Public Relations

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
85%

86. University of Utah

For Communications and Public Relations

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
89%

87. University of Colorado Boulder

For Communications and Public Relations

#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
65%

88. Vanderbilt University

For Communications and Public Relations

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,553

89. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Communications and Public Relations

#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
85%

90. Emory University

For Communications and Public Relations

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$28,367

91. University of Miami

For Communications and Public Relations

#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$34,492

92. University of Connecticut

For Communications and Public Relations

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

93. University of Montreal

For Communications and Public Relations

#12 in Canada
#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
45,360
Founded
1878

94. San Diego State University

For Communications and Public Relations

#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$9,026
Enrollment
36,484

95. Florida International University

For Communications and Public Relations

#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
96%

96. University of California - Davis

For Communications and Public Relations

#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

97. Washington State University

For Communications and Public Relations

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$9,993
Enrollment
29,843

98. American University in Washington

For Communications and Public Relations

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$28,622

99. University of Waterloo

For Communications and Public Relations

#13 in Canada
#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

100. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Communications and Public Relations

#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$8,717
Enrollment
19,969