Best Universities for Publishing in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Publishing. A graph of 800K citations received by 110K academic papers made by 971 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. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Publishing

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Publishing

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

3. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Publishing

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Publishing

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Publishing

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Publishing

#5 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

7. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Publishing

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

8. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Publishing

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

9. Stanford University

United States | California

For Publishing

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

10. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Publishing

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Publishing

#6 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Publishing

#7 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

13. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Publishing

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

14. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Publishing

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

15. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Publishing

#8 in Australia

Founded: 1971

16. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Publishing

#5 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

17. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Publishing

#6 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

18. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Publishing

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

19. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Publishing

#9 in Australia

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

20. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Publishing

#10 in Oceania

#10 in Australia

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

21. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Publishing

#4 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

22. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Publishing

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

23. Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Publishing

#9 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

24. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Publishing

#10 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

25. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Publishing

#11 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

26. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Publishing

#12 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

27. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Publishing

#13 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

28. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Publishing

#11 in Oceania

#11 in Australia

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

29. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Publishing

#14 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

30. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Publishing

#12 in Oceania

#12 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

31. Hanken School of Economics

Finland | Helsinki

For Publishing

#5 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

32. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Publishing

#15 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

33. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Publishing

#13 in Oceania

#13 in Australia

Founded: 1966

34. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Publishing

#14 in Oceania

#14 in Australia

Founded: 1965

35. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Publishing

#16 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

36. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Publishing

#15 in Oceania

#15 in Australia

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

37. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Publishing

#16 in Oceania

#16 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

38. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Publishing

#6 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1900

39. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Publishing

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

40. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Publishing

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

41. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Publishing

#7 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

42. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Publishing

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

43. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Publishing

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

44. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Publishing

#8 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

45. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Publishing

#17 in Oceania

#1 in New Zealand

Founded: 1883

46. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Publishing

#9 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1829

47. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Publishing

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

48. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Publishing

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

49. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Publishing

#18 in Oceania

#17 in Australia

Founded: 1991

50. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Publishing

#19 in Oceania

#18 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

51. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Publishing

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

52. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Publishing

#23 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

53. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Publishing

#24 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

54. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Publishing

#25 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,606

55. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Publishing

#10 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

56. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Publishing

#20 in Oceania

#19 in Australia

Founded: 1887

57. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Publishing

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

58. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Publishing

#21 in Oceania

#20 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

59. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Publishing

#27 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

60. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Publishing

#11 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

61. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Publishing

#28 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 66,972
Founded: 1878

62. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Publishing

#22 in Oceania

#21 in Australia

Founded: 1970

63. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Publishing

#12 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1997

64. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Publishing

#13 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

65. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Publishing

#29 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

66. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Publishing

#14 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

67. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Publishing

#15 in Europe

#13 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

68. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Publishing

#30 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

69. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Publishing

#31 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

70. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Publishing

#23 in Oceania

#22 in Australia

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

71. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Publishing

#32 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

72. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Publishing

#33 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

73. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Publishing

#24 in Oceania

#23 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,607
Founded: 1966

74. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Publishing

#34 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 63%

75. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Publishing

#2 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

76. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Publishing

#35 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

77. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Publishing

#36 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

78. New York University

United States | New York State

For Publishing

#37 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

79. University of Wolverhampton

United Kingdom | England

For Publishing

#16 in Europe

#14 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1992

80. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Publishing

#38 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

81. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Publishing

#39 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

82. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Publishing

#17 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

83. Concordia University

Canada | Quebec State

For Publishing

#40 in North America

#6 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

84. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Publishing

#18 in Europe

#15 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

85. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Publishing

#25 in Oceania

#24 in Australia

Founded: 1991

86. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Publishing

#41 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

87. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Publishing

#42 in North America

#7 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

88. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Publishing

#19 in Europe

#16 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

89. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Publishing

#43 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

90. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Publishing

#44 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

91. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Publishing

#26 in Oceania

#2 in New Zealand

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,833
Founded: 1897

92. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Publishing

#45 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

93. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Publishing

#27 in Oceania

#25 in Australia

Founded: 1991

94. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Publishing

#20 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

95. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Publishing

#21 in Europe

#17 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

96. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Publishing

#22 in Europe

#18 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

97. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Publishing

#46 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

98. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Publishing

#28 in Oceania

#26 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

99. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Publishing

#47 in North America

#8 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

100. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Publishing

#23 in Europe

#19 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in the World

Anthropology4117

Archaeology6040

Art History1941

Broadcast Journalism1052

Classics and Ancient History2556

Communications and Public Relations3255

Criminology and Criminal Justice1307

Early Childhood Education1039

Education Majors4239

Forensic Science1000

Gender Studies2091

Human Rights Law1000

Intellectual Property and Patent Law1054

International Law1021

International Relations and Diplomacy1024

Journalism and Digital Media1510

Law Enforcement1013

Library and Information science2980

Linguistics5870

Media Studies1385

Military science1139

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution1019

Occupational Safety and Health1027

Political Economy1244

Political Science6606

Public Policy / Administration1677

Radio and Television broadcasting1187

Social Work1028

Special Education1011

Sports / Exercise science1145

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies4103

Urban and Regional planning1321