Ranked 2nd in the world for Communication & Media Studies
Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Communication & Media Studies, 2026
Full ranking profile 72 placements
Every placement the Index records for Nanyang Technological University. The headline figure is the strongest of these.
| Ranking table | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| QS by Subject 2026 Headline Communication & Media Studies | Quacquarelli Symonds | =2 |
| QS by Subject 2026 Materials Science | Quacquarelli Symonds | =3 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025 Mechanical Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =3 |
| NTU 2025 Electrical Engineering | National Taiwan University | =4 |
| NTU 2025 Materials Science | National Taiwan University | =4 |
| NTU 2025 Chemistry | National Taiwan University | =5 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Information & Computing Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | =5 |
| NTU 2025 Computer Science | National Taiwan University | =6 |
| NTU 2025 Engineering | National Taiwan University | =7 |
| Leiden 2025 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =8 |
| Leiden 2025 physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =8 |
| Leiden 2025 mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =8 |
| NTU 2025 Chemical Engineering | National Taiwan University | =8 |
| NTU 2025 Mechanical Engineering | National Taiwan University | =9 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =12 |
| NTU 2025 Civil Engineering | National Taiwan University | =12 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Engineering | METU (URAP Lab) | =12 |
| NTU 2025 Energy Science & Engineering | National Taiwan University | =13 |
| SCImago 2025 Computer Science | SCImago Research Group | =14 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Chemical Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | =19 |
| SCImago 2025 Engineering | SCImago Research Group | =21 |
| NTU 2025 Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | =23 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Physical Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | =24 |
| SCImago 2025 Mathematics | SCImago Research Group | =26 |
| SCImago 2026 Chemistry | SCImago Research Group | =29 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Mathematical Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | =30 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | =31 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Education | METU (URAP Lab) | =34 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | =36 |
| RUR 2026 international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | =37 |
| NTU 2025 Physics | National Taiwan University | =37 |
| RUR 2026 research | RUR Rankings Agency | =38 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | =38 |
| THE-Rep 2025 reputation | Times Higher Education | =39 |
| SCImago 2026 Physics and Astronomy | SCImago Research Group | =43 |
| RUR 2026 financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | =44 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | =44 |
| SCImago 2026 Environmental Science | SCImago Research Group | =45 |
| NTU 2025 Biomedical Engineering | National Taiwan University | =46 |
| NTU 2025 Environmental Science & Engineering | National Taiwan University | =47 |
| SCImago 2026 Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | =47 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =48 |
| Leiden 2025 biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =55 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | =59 |
| SCImago 2025 Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | =59 |
| Nature 2025 | Nature / Springer Nature | =64 |
| Nature 2025 physical sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | =68 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | =83 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | =87 |
| SCImago 2026 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | SCImago Research Group | =109 |
| Nature 2025 Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | =110 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =113 |
| NTU 2025 Agriculture | National Taiwan University | =113 |
| NTU 2025 Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | =122 |
| Nature 2025 health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | =132 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | =134 |
| Leiden 2025 life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =156 |
| SCImago 2025 Psychology | SCImago Research Group | =162 |
| SCImago 2026 Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | =169 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =172 |
| Nature 2025 biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | =181 |
| SCImago 2025 Agricultural and Biological Sciences | SCImago Research Group | =183 |
| NTU 2025 Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | =200 |
| SCImago 2025 Earth and Planetary Sciences | SCImago Research Group | =206 |
| SCImago 2025 Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | SCImago Research Group | =209 |
| SCImago 2025 Medicine | SCImago Research Group | =220 |
| SCImago 2025 Economics, Econometrics and Finance | SCImago Research Group | =224 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =245 |
| Leiden 2025 social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =294 |
| NTU 2025 Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | =375 |
| SCImago 2026 Veterinary | SCImago Research Group | =395 |
| RUR 2026 teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | =525 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.
In their own words
Nanyang Technological University on the subject of its own standing, quoted from its published material.
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In the 13th Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings released in May 2024, NTU was ranked the world's best young university for the second year.
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