Ranked 21st in the world for Communication
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects: Communication, 2026
Full ranking profile 41 placements
Every placement the Index records for Loughborough University. The headline figure is the strongest of these.
| Ranking table | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Headline Communication | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =21 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Geography | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =51 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Sociology | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =51 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Transportation Science & Technology | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =76 |
| QS Europe 2025 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =84 |
| QS Europe 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =86 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Social Sciences | Times Higher Education | =95 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Social Sciences | Times Higher Education | =101 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Energy Science & Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =151 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Materials Science & Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =151 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Mechanical Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =151 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Telecommunication Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =151 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Business and Economics | Times Higher Education | =151 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Psychology | Times Higher Education | =151 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Arts and Humanities | Times Higher Education | =176 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Psychology | Times Higher Education | =176 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Economics | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =201 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Education | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =201 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Electrical & Electronic Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =201 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Instruments Science & Technology | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =201 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Political Sciences | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =201 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Psychology | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =201 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Water Resources | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =201 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Arts and Humanities | Times Higher Education | =201 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Business and Economics | Times Higher Education | =201 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Computer Science | Times Higher Education | =201 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Engineering | Times Higher Education | =201 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Computer Science | Times Higher Education | =251 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Engineering | Times Higher Education | =251 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Environmental Science & Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =301 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Public Health | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =301 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Life Sciences | Times Higher Education | =301 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Life Sciences | Times Higher Education | =301 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Physical Sciences | Times Higher Education | =301 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Physical Sciences | Times Higher Education | =301 |
| THE 2027 | Times Higher Education | =326 |
| Leiden Open 2024 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =359 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Computer Science & Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =401 |
| Leiden Open 2025 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =474 |
| Leiden Open 2024 | CWTS, Leiden University | =613 |
| Leiden Open 2025 | CWTS, Leiden University | =656 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.