Ranked 13th in the world for Communication & Media Studies
Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Communication & Media Studies, 2026
Full ranking profile 29 placements
Every placement the Index records for University of Vienna. The headline figure is the strongest of these.
| Ranking table | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| QS by Subject 2026 Headline Communication & Media Studies | Quacquarelli Symonds | =13 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =60 |
| THE-Rep 2025 reputation | Times Higher Education | =93 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | =95 |
| Nature 2025 physical sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | =97 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | =98 |
| Nature 2025 Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | =109 |
| Nature 2025 biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | =110 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | =131 |
| NTU 2025 Agriculture | National Taiwan University | =139 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =140 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | =148 |
| Leiden 2025 biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =174 |
| NTU 2025 Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | =185 |
| NTU 2025 Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | =199 |
| NTU 2025 Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | =204 |
| Nature 2025 | Nature / Springer Nature | =217 |
| Leiden 2025 social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =226 |
| Leiden 2025 life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =238 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =257 |
| Leiden 2025 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =266 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | =278 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | =301 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | =339 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =357 |
| Leiden 2025 mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =358 |
| Nature 2025 health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | =359 |
| Leiden 2025 physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =409 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =485 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.