Best Universities for Media Studies in the World

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Media Studies. A graph of 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 1,202 universities in the World 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. Columbia University

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$12,411

2. University of British Columbia

For Media Studies

#1 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
59,659
Founded
1908

4. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
64%

5. University of Texas at Austin

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

6. University of Toronto

For Media Studies

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

7. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
20%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$16,326
Enrollment
50,278

8. New York University

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$50,991

9. University of Oxford

For Media Studies

#2 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1096

10. University of Melbourne

For Media Studies

#1 in Oceania
#1 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

11. University of Amsterdam

For Media Studies

#3 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
31,123
Founded
1632

12. University of Washington - Seattle

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
53%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$15,895
Enrollment
52,434

13. University of Chicago

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,727

14. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
85%

15. University of Pennsylvania

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$14,578

16. University of Sydney

For Media Studies

#2 in Oceania
#2 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

18. University of California - Los Angeles

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

20. Stanford University

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

21. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

22. Ohio State University

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
83%

23. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
79%

24. Pennsylvania State University

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,719
Enrollment
40,363

25. Michigan State University

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
72%

27. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$12,201
Enrollment
77,881

28. University of Queensland

For Media Studies

#3 in Oceania
#3 in Australia
Enrollment
48,771
Founded
1909

29. University of California - Berkeley

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

30. University of Southern California

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

32. University of Warwick

For Media Studies

#8 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

33. Cardiff University

For Media Studies

#9 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1997

35. Yale University

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,605

36. Princeton University

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,908

37. Lancaster University

For Media Studies

#11 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
1964

38. King's College London

For Media Studies

#12 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1829

39. Cornell University

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,262

40. University of Sheffield

For Media Studies

#13 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1905

41. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
60%

42. University of Iowa

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
87%

43. University of Maryland - College Park

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
68%

44. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

45. McGill University

For Media Studies

#3 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
40,036
Founded
1821

46. University of York

For Media Studies

#14 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

48. Monash University

For Media Studies

#4 in Oceania
#4 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

50. Australian National University

For Media Studies

#5 in Oceania
#5 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1946

51. University of Leicester

For Media Studies

#17 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

53. University of Bristol

For Media Studies

#19 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

54. University of Liverpool

For Media Studies

#20 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

55. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

56. Newcastle University

For Media Studies

#21 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
1963

57. Durham University

For Media Studies

#22 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

58. University of New South Wales

For Media Studies

#6 in Oceania
#6 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1949

59. George Washington University

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$31,240

60. University of London

For Media Studies

#23 in Europe
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

61. Loughborough University

For Media Studies

#24 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

62. University of California - Irvine

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$16,868
Enrollment
36,505

63. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,958
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,562

64. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$18,107
Enrollment
26,124

65. Temple University

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
72%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$11,292
Enrollment
35,626

67. York University

For Media Studies

#4 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

68. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

69. Syracuse University

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,545

70. Northwestern University

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$29,999

71. University of California-San Diego

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$18,083
Enrollment
41,885

72. Boston University

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$25,852

75. University of Arizona

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

77. Harvard University

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$13,910

78. La Trobe University

For Media Studies

#8 in Oceania
#8 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
7,500
Founded
1964

80. Simon Fraser University

For Media Studies

#5 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1965

81. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

83. University of Florida

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

85. University of Exeter

For Media Studies

#29 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

87. Griffith University

For Media Studies

#10 in Oceania
#9 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1971

88. University of Oslo

For Media Studies

#30 in Europe
#1 in Norway
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

89. University of Alberta

For Media Studies

#6 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
1908

90. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

91. Western University

For Media Studies

#7 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
27,300
Founded
1878

92. University of Wollongong

For Media Studies

#11 in Oceania
#10 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
31,313
Founded
1975

93. University of Copenhagen

For Media Studies

#31 in Europe
#1 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

94. Duke University

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1513
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,297

95. Macquarie University

For Media Studies

#12 in Oceania
#11 in Australia
Enrollment
38,747
Founded
1964

96. Georgetown University

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,049

97. Florida State University

For Media Studies

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

98. Deakin University

For Media Studies

#13 in Oceania
#12 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
34,616
Founded
1974

99. University of Sussex

For Media Studies

#32 in Europe
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

100. University of Technology Sydney

For Media Studies

#14 in Oceania
#13 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
1965