Best Universities for Media Studies in North America

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Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Media Studies. A graph of 1.89M citations received by 222K academic papers made by 596 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. Columbia University

For Media Studies

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

2. University of British Columbia

For Media Studies

#1 in Canada
#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
20,893
Founded
1908

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Media Studies

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

4. University of Toronto

For Media Studies

#2 in Canada
#5 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

5. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Media Studies

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

6. University of Texas at Austin

For Media Studies

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

7. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Media Studies

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

8. New York University

For Media Studies

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

9. Stanford University

For Media Studies

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

10. University of Chicago

For Media Studies

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

11. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Media Studies

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

12. University of Washington - Seattle

For Media Studies

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

13. Ohio State University

For Media Studies

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

14. Pennsylvania State University

For Media Studies

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

15. Michigan State University

For Media Studies

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

16. University of California - Berkeley

For Media Studies

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

17. University of Pennsylvania

For Media Studies

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

18. Cornell University

For Media Studies

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

19. University of California - Los Angeles

For Media Studies

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

20. University of Southern California

For Media Studies

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

21. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Media Studies

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

22. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Media Studies

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

23. McGill University

For Media Studies

#3 in Canada
#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

24. Harvard University

For Media Studies

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

25. University of Maryland - College Park

For Media Studies

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

26. Yale University

For Media Studies

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

27. Princeton University

For Media Studies

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

28. University of Iowa

For Media Studies

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

29. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Media Studies

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

30. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Media Studies

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

31. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Media Studies

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

32. University of Arizona

For Media Studies

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

33. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Media Studies

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

34. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Media Studies

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

35. Temple University

For Media Studies

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,575
Enrollment
33,196

36. George Washington University

For Media Studies

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$42,723

37. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Media Studies

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

38. University of California-San Diego

For Media Studies

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

39. University of California - Irvine

For Media Studies

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

40. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Media Studies

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

41. Syracuse University

For Media Studies

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,651

42. York University

For Media Studies

#4 in Canada
#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
53,000
Founded
1959

43. Georgetown University

For Media Studies

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,566

44. University of Pittsburgh

For Media Studies

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

45. Northwestern University

For Media Studies

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

46. Simon Fraser University

For Media Studies

#5 in Canada
#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

47. Duke University

For Media Studies

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

48. California University of Pennsylvania

For Media Studies

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$6,250
Enrollment
6,885

49. University of Florida

For Media Studies

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

50. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Media Studies

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

51. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Media Studies

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%

52. Florida State University

For Media Studies

#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

53. University of Georgia

For Media Studies

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

54. University of Kansas

For Media Studies

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

55. Western University

For Media Studies

#6 in Canada
#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

56. University of Alabama

For Media Studies

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

57. University of Alberta

For Media Studies

#7 in Canada
#103 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

58. University of Kentucky

For Media Studies

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

59. Johns Hopkins University

For Media Studies

#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

60. Boston College

For Media Studies

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1488
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,559

61. University of Colorado Boulder

For Media Studies

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

62. Kent State University at Kent

For Media Studies

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
98%

63. Washington State University

For Media Studies

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$10,689
Enrollment
27,539

64. University of Notre Dame

For Media Studies

#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,474

65. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Media Studies

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
8,733
Male:Female
32:68
Founded
1961

66. University of California - Davis

For Media Studies

#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

67. University of Calgary

For Media Studies

#8 in Canada
#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

68. Emory University

For Media Studies

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

69. University of Virginia

For Media Studies

#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

70. American University in Washington

For Media Studies

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$41,369

71. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Media Studies

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

72. SUNY at Albany

For Media Studies

#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

73. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Media Studies

#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

74. University at Buffalo

For Media Studies

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

75. University of Ottawa

For Media Studies

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

76. University of Utah

For Media Studies

#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

77. Iowa State University

For Media Studies

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

78. University of Victoria

For Media Studies

#10 in Canada
#148 in the World
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1963

79. University of Delaware

For Media Studies

#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

80. Bowling Green State University

For Media Studies

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1095
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%

81. Queen's University

For Media Studies

#11 in Canada
#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

82. University of Oregon

For Media Studies

#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

83. University of South Florida

For Media Studies

#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

84. George Mason University

For Media Studies

#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

85. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Media Studies

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

86. Carleton University

For Media Studies

#12 in Canada
#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,109
Founded
1942

87. University of California - Riverside

For Media Studies

#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809

88. Stony Brook University

For Media Studies

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

89. University of Hawaii at Manoa

For Media Studies

#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
80%

90. Northeastern University

For Media Studies

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,827

91. Georgia State University

For Media Studies

#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
95%

92. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Media Studies

#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

93. University of Houston

For Media Studies

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

94. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Media Studies

#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$21,202
Enrollment
19,478

95. Carnegie Mellon University

For Media Studies

#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

96. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Media Studies

#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1374
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$13,521

97. Boston University

For Media Studies

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

98. New School

For Media Studies

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Net Price
$55,480
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$21,504

99. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

For Media Studies

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$5,963

100. Dartmouth College

For Media Studies

#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,208