The World University Index

Minneapolis, United States

University of Minnesota

Ranked in the world

6

University of Minnesota is ranked 6th in the world for Communication.

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

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Full ranking profile

University of Minnesota'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 Consultancy6
ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for PsychologyShanghaiRanking Consultancy12
ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Library & Information ScienceShanghaiRanking Consultancy13
URAP 2024-2025in the world for EducationMETU (URAP Lab)25
NTU 2025in the world for AgricultureNational Taiwan University29
NTU 2025in the world for Plant & Animal ScienceNational Taiwan University29
NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences, GeneralNational Taiwan University30
URAP 2024-2025in the world for AgricultureMETU (URAP Lab)30
NTU 2025in the world for Psychiatry/PsychologyNational Taiwan University31
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University33
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University37
NTU 2025in the world for MicrobiologyNational Taiwan University37
NTU 2025in the world for Environmental Science & EngineeringNational Taiwan University38
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University39
NTU 2025in the world for Environment/EcologyNational Taiwan University40
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Biological SciencesMETU (URAP Lab)42
Time 2026Time / Statista43
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Psychology and Cognitive SciencesMETU (URAP Lab)46
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Environmental SciencesMETU (URAP Lab)47
URAP 2024-2025in the world for NursingURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University49
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Human Movement & Sports SciencesURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University52
RUR 2026in the world for teachingRUR Rankings Agency56
Nature 2025in the world for health sciencesNature / Springer Nature56
RUR 2026RUR Rankings Agency57
NTU 2025National Taiwan University58
Nature 2025in the world for physical sciencesNature / Springer Nature59
USN-Nat 2026U.S. News & World Report59
Nature 2025in the world for biological sciencesNature / Springer Nature62
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University63
THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputationTimes Higher Education69
NTU 2025in the world for Life SciencesNational Taiwan University70
SCImago 2026SCImago Research Group70
Nature 2025Nature / Springer Nature70
NTU 2025in the world for Clinical MedicineNational Taiwan University72
NTU 2025in the world for Natural SciencesNational Taiwan University74
Forbes 2025-2026Forbes78
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University79
THE 2026Times Higher Education88
ARTU 2025UNSW Sydney96
Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciencesNature / Springer Nature97
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)106
RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainabilityRUR Rankings Agency107
NTU 2025in the world for EngineeringNational Taiwan University130
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University138
RUR 2026in the world for researchRUR Rankings Agency162
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds210
RUR 2026in the world for international diversityRUR Rankings Agency239
Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University245
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC264
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University358
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University376
Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University421
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University520

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