The World University Index

Columbus, United States

Ohio State University

Ranked in the world

7

Ohio State University is ranked 7th in the world for Communication.

Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects: Communication, 2025

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Full ranking profile

Ohio State University's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.

RankingPublisherWorld rank
ARWU GRAS 2025Headlinein the world for CommunicationShanghaiRanking Consultancy7
ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for EducationShanghaiRanking Consultancy7
QS by Subject 2026in the world for Veterinary ScienceQuacquarelli Symonds8
URAP 2024-2025in the world for EducationMETU (URAP Lab)15
URAP 2024-2025in the world for NursingURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University16
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University25
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Veterinary SciencesMETU (URAP Lab)34
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC35
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Human Movement & Sports SciencesURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University36
NTU 2025in the world for Psychiatry/PsychologyNational Taiwan University36
NTU 2025in the world for Clinical MedicineNational Taiwan University40
USN-Nat 2026U.S. News & World Report41
NTU 2025in the world for MicrobiologyNational Taiwan University42
NTU 2025in the world for Space ScienceNational Taiwan University42
NTU 2025in the world for Clinical MedicineNational Taiwan University44
NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences, GeneralNational Taiwan University44
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Medical and Health SciencesMETU (URAP Lab)46
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University48
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University49
Time 2026Time / Statista49
NTU 2025National Taiwan University52
Nature 2025in the world for health sciencesNature / Springer Nature52
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University59
SCImago 2026SCImago Research Group66
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University67
NTU 2025in the world for Life SciencesNational Taiwan University73
NTU 2025in the world for Natural SciencesNational Taiwan University80
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)83
Forbes 2025-2026Forbes83
Nature 2025in the world for biological sciencesNature / Springer Nature93
Nature 2025Nature / Springer Nature94
RUR 2026in the world for teachingRUR Rankings Agency98
NTU 2025in the world for AgricultureNational Taiwan University99
RUR 2026RUR Rankings Agency100
THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputationTimes Higher Education101
RUR 2026in the world for international diversityRUR Rankings Agency104
THE 2026Times Higher Education108
ARTU 2025UNSW Sydney108
NTU 2025in the world for EngineeringNational Taiwan University110
Nature 2025in the world for physical sciencesNature / Springer Nature122
Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciencesNature / Springer Nature145
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University185
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds190
Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University209
RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainabilityRUR Rankings Agency210
RUR 2026in the world for researchRUR Rankings Agency250
Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University311
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University321
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University322
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University557

Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.