The World University Index

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University of Southern California

Ranked in the world

8

University of Southern California is ranked 8th in the world for Communication & Media Studies.

Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Communication & Media Studies, 2026

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Full ranking profile

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

RankingPublisherWorld rank
QS by Subject 2026Headlinein the world for Communication & Media StudiesQuacquarelli Symonds8
ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for FinanceShanghaiRanking Consultancy14
SCImago 2025in the world for PsychologySCImago Research Group24
RUR 2026RUR Rankings Agency27
USN-Nat 2026U.S. News & World Report28
Forbes 2025-2026Forbes28
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC32
RUR 2026in the world for researchRUR Rankings Agency33
WSJ 2026Wall Street Journal37
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University40
NTU 2025in the world for Neuroscience & BehaviorNational Taiwan University43
URAP 2024-2025in the world for EconomicsMETU (URAP Lab)44
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University45
NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences, GeneralNational Taiwan University47
NTU 2025in the world for Mechanical EngineeringNational Taiwan University49
Time 2026Time / Statista53
Nature 2025in the world for health sciencesNature / Springer Nature54
SCImago 2025in the world for Social SciencesSCImago Research Group57
SCImago 2025in the world for Computer ScienceSCImago Research Group58
RUR 2026in the world for teachingRUR Rankings Agency60
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University62
RUR 2026in the world for international diversityRUR Rankings Agency63
SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSCImago Research Group63
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University66
SCImago 2025in the world for MedicineSCImago Research Group66
Nature 2025in the world for biological sciencesNature / Springer Nature69
NTU 2025in the world for Clinical MedicineNational Taiwan University70
SCImago 2025in the world for MathematicsSCImago Research Group72
THE 2026Times Higher Education73
ARTU 2025UNSW Sydney73
NTU 2025in the world for Life SciencesNational Taiwan University75
Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciencesNature / Springer Nature78
SCImago 2026SCImago Research Group82
SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologySCImago Research Group83
THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputationTimes Higher Education87
Nature 2025Nature / Springer Nature88
NTU 2025National Taiwan University96
SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and HumanitiesSCImago Research Group110
SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and AccountingSCImago Research Group111
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University117
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University119
SCImago 2025in the world for EngineeringSCImago Research Group119
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University121
NTU 2025in the world for EngineeringNational Taiwan University122
SCImago 2026in the world for DentistrySCImago Research Group123
SCImago 2025in the world for Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsSCImago Research Group130
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University132
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds146
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University146
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)161
SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and AstronomySCImago Research Group163
SCImago 2026in the world for VeterinarySCImago Research Group176
Nature 2025in the world for physical sciencesNature / Springer Nature179
Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University192
RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainabilityRUR Rankings Agency196
SCImago 2026in the world for ChemistrySCImago Research Group196
NTU 2025in the world for Natural SciencesNational Taiwan University243
SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary SciencesSCImago Research Group281
Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University347
SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological SciencesSCImago Research Group377
SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental ScienceSCImago Research Group439
NTU 2025in the world for AgricultureNational Taiwan University451

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