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Communication

The National Research Council assessed programs according to 21 different criteria. Here are the NRC's five major ratings summarizing those criteria. For a detailed explanation, see our FAQ.

S-Rank: Programs are ranked highly if they are strong in the criteria that scholars say are most important.
Research: Derived from faculty publications, citation rates, grants, and awards.
Students: Derived from students' completion rates, financial aid, and other criteria.
Diversity: Reflects gender balance, ethnic diversity, and the proportion of international students.
R-Rank: Programs are ranked highly if they have similar features to programs viewed by faculty as top-notch.

Institution, program	S-Rank High	S-Rank Low	Research High	Research Low	Students High	Students Low	Diversity High	Diversity Low	R-Rank High	R-Rank Low
Arizona State U. Communication	25	49	35	55	5	38	11	30	13	65
Bowling Green State U. Communication Studies	48	71	50	75	19	63	7	19	14	82
Cornell U. Communication	3	14	2	10	36	73	4	15	2	67
Florida State U. Communication	70	81	58	81	46	71	24	50	20	79
Georgia State U. Communication	53	69	64	78	3	18	17	45	18	73
Howard U. Communications	31	52	77	82	31	63	1	1	2	83
Indiana U. at Blooming- ton Communication & Culture	45	67	52	66	24	72	45	68	7	70
Indiana U. at Blooming- ton Mass Communications	21	43	34	52	6	52	27	54	4	65
Indiana U. at Blooming- ton Mass Communications (Tel)	6	19	9	13	13	74	25	52	2	57
Kent State U. Main Campus Communication Studies	69	81	71	81	26	75	23	56	3	81
Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge Communication Studies	45	67	65	80	27	69	46	74	4	76
Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge Mass Communication & Public Affairs	32	55	44	57	3	16	11	27	7	67
Michigan State U. Communication	1	11	3	16	5	29	19	49	5	54
Michigan State U. Communication Arts & Sciences Media and Information Studies	6	19	14	25	27	62	22	49	7	69
New Mexico State U. at Las Cruces Rhetoric & Professional Communication	67	78	82	83	42	67	2	9	13	78
New York U. Culture and Communications	69	81	55	70	77	82	56	75	12	73
North Dakota State U. Main Campus Communication	73	81	58	80	12	34	69	81	7	78
North- western U. Communication Studies	38	62	24	39	49	74	56	75	10	79
Ohio State U. Main Campus Communication	3	10	1	7	22	61	44	67	8	79
Ohio U. Main Campus Communication Studies	37	61	56	76	4	34	21	49	3	82
Ohio U. Main Campus Mass Communications	38	59	53	65	36	69	28	53	4	68
Pennsyl- vania State U. Communication Arts and Sciences	7	18	14	23	8	35	25	54	2	50
Pennsyl- vania State U. Mass Communications	15	32	27	43	19	45	16	40	9	67
Purdue U. Main Campus Communication	14	30	14	24	16	57	36	65	11	68
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Communication and Rhetoric	35	61	50	70	14	54	36	61	1	72
Rutgers U. at New Brunswick Communication, Information, and Library Studies	33	61	12	23	75	81	31	60	1	83
Southern Illinois U. at Carbondale Mass Communications and Media Arts	59	72	69	81	23	57	52	75	7	82
Southern Illinois U. at Carbondale Speech Communication	67	79	80	83	8	37	56	76	27	83
Stanford U. Communication	1	3	1	5	24	71	60	78	1	61
Syracuse U. Main Campus Mass Communications	14	34	19	35	3	30	22	57	3	69
Temple U. Mass Media & Communication	31	60	28	50	23	70	13	37	24	78
Texas A&M U. Communications, Telecomm. & Media	25	53	22	36	9	51	60	77	9	58
U. at Buffalo (SUNY) Communication	41	68	15	42	54	73	73	82	8	81
U. of Alabama Communication	30	59	22	46	13	49	54	74	23	80
U. of Arizona Communication	6	22	4	11	43	70	63	81	9	73
U. of California at San Diego Communication	31	57	22	36	64	79	5	16	6	75
U. of California at Santa Barbara Communication	6	22	9	16	8	61	60	79	2	81
U. of Colorado at Boulder Communication	47	68	19	36	45	73	39	63	32	75
U. of Connec- ticut Business Administration Ph.D. Marketing	64	81	28	64	36	79	80	83	7	78
U. of Connec- ticut Comm Sci: Comm Processes & Marketing Comm	15	55	3	12	75	82	54	73	3	79
U. of Florida Mass Communication	19	38	36	51	3	19	12	30	2	78
U. of Georgia Mass Communication	9	24	33	47	1	13	15	40	9	56
U. of Georgia Speech Communication	8	28	6	14	41	71	17	45	6	81
U. of Hawaii- Manoa Communication & Information Science	81	82	36	56	82	83	71	81	5	81
U. of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Communications	28	52	48	59	17	64	5	14	7	75
U. of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Speech Communication	4	10	6	10	10	58	20	48	2	68
U. of Iowa Communication Studies	32	56	32	48	24	59	70	81	11	77
U. of Iowa Mass Communications	23	45	34	53	6	34	2	9	12	80
U. of Kansas Communication Studies	25	48	55	78	2	18	26	56	6	77
U. of Kentucky Communication	14	36	14	29	31	65	33	59	7	56
U. of Maryland at College Park Communication	47	69	55	75	9	65	14	42	7	74
U. of Maryland at College Park Journalism and Public Communication	70	80	62	76	66	79	27	54	22	81
U. of Massachu- setts at Amherst Communication	39	63	51	72	46	75	9	23	12	67
U. of Memphis Communication	69	81	60	78	56	77	56	74	4	81
U. of Miami Communication	59	76	70	79	23	52	3	13	1	82
U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor Communication Studies	7	22	8	13	45	79	2	11	2	58
U. of Minnesota- Twin Cities Communication Studies	62	76	46	66	61	79	68	81	23	72
U. of Minnesota- Twin Cities Mass Communication	40	63	41	53	18	57	52	73	12	77
U. of Missouri at Columbia Communication	14	45	12	42	5	30	40	68	15	78
U. of Missouri at Columbia Journalism	8	24	14	32	1	20	4	15	7	83
U. of Nebraska at Lincoln Communication Studies	24	58	28	64	2	33	11	34	8	77
U. of New Mexico Main Campus Communication	52	68	62	78	26	56	2	8	6	79
U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Journalism and Mass Communication	9	23	32	48	1	11	25	55	13	71
U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Communication Studies	10	26	34	50	4	30	53	73	3	82
U. of Oklahoma Norman Campus Communication	25	50	16	36	18	53	51	71	24	71
U. of Oregon Communication and Society	33	61	57	78	1	7	42	69	14	72
U. of Pennsyl- vania Communication(Annenberg)	1	5	1	5	14	53	15	38	2	44
U. of Pittsburgh Main Campus Communication	44	66	36	55	26	71	75	82	9	68
U. of South Carolina at Columbia Mass Communications	66	79	48	64	39	72	28	55	7	83
U. of South Florida Communication	35	60	57	77	3	29	22	53	3	76
U. of Southern California Communication	17	37	15	32	26	70	39	66	6	76
U. of Southern Mississippi Communication	83	83	71	81	38	80	81	83	13	82
U. of Tennessee Communication and Information	38	59	25	38	34	71	16	43	25	71
U. of Texas at Austin Advertising	43	69	26	56	74	82	2	10	16	83
U. of Texas at Austin Communication Studies	18	34	19	33	32	65	15	38	12	68
U. of Texas at Austin Journalism	13	30	34	54	13	48	7	23	1	69
U. of Texas at Austin Radio-Television-Film	12	30	16	27	13	60	14	38	5	70
U. of Utah Communication	44	80	61	75	12	82	42	68	13	78
U. of Washing- ton Communication	26	48	21	34	35	70	37	63	15	66
U. of Wisconsin at Madison Communication Arts	60	73	49	63	25	63	66	79	24	75
U. of Wisconsin at Madison Mass Communications	1	6	1	6	51	72	35	58	2	77
Washing- ton State U. Edward R. Murrow School of Communication	19	41	19	37	14	39	15	44	7	65
Wayne State U. Communication	71	81	62	76	73	81	16	39	13	82
Methodology: This interactive tool is based on rankings developed by the NRC. For a complete explanation of the methods the research council used, go to its site; registration may be required.