Best Media Studies Universities in the World [2026 Rankings]

1

New Zealand | Palmerston North

Massey University

#26 in Oceania #5 in New Zealand

70% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

1963 Founded

2

New Zealand | Wellington

Victoria University of Wellington

#25 in Oceania #4 in New Zealand

70% Acceptance

21,833 Enrollment

1897 Founded

3

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

#220 in Africa #43 in Nigeria

58% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

4

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

#4 in Africa #4 in South Africa

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

5

Brazil | Natal

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

#30 in Latin America #17 in Brazil

14% Acceptance

23,744 Enrollment

1958 Founded

6

Australia | Hawthorn

Swinburne University of Technology

#29 in Oceania #24 in Australia

74% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1908 Founded

7

Australia | Brisbane

Queensland University of Technology

#11 in Oceania #10 in Australia

77% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1989 Founded

8

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

#57 in Africa #7 in Nigeria

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

9

Argentina | La Plata

National University of La Plata

#15 in Latin America #2 in Argentina

70% Acceptance

178,288 Enrollment

1905 Founded

10

Brazil | Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo State University

#9 in Latin America #6 in Brazil

35% Acceptance

97,964 Enrollment

1976 Founded

11

Australia | Melbourne

RMIT University

#15 in Oceania #13 in Australia

69% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1887 Founded

12

Ghana | Winneba

University of Education, Winneba

#106 in Africa #5 in Ghana

79% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

13

South Africa | Durban

Durban University of Technology

#49 in Africa #14 in South Africa

75% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2002 Founded

14

Brazil | Londrina

State University of Londrina

#48 in Latin America #29 in Brazil

40% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

15

Colombia | Bogota

University of America in Colombia

#272 in Latin America #34 in Colombia

61% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

16

Australia | Canberra

University of Canberra

#35 in Oceania #29 in Australia

78% Acceptance

17,576 Enrollment

1967 Founded

17

Australia | Murdoch

Murdoch University

#33 in Oceania #27 in Australia

72% Acceptance

22,475 Enrollment

1975 Founded

18

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

#176 in Africa #35 in Nigeria

10% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1982 Founded

19

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

#3 in Africa #3 in South Africa

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

20

Brazil | Sao Paulo

Federal University of Sao Paulo

#26 in Latin America #16 in Brazil

16% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1933 Founded

21

New Zealand | Auckland

Auckland University of Technology

#36 in Oceania #7 in New Zealand

91% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

2000 Founded

22

Australia | Crawley

University of Western Australia

#8 in Oceania #7 in Australia

72% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1911 Founded

23

Nigeria | Ota

Covenant University

#48 in Africa #6 in Nigeria

89% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

24

Argentina | Buenos Aires

University of Buenos Aires

#6 in Latin America #1 in Argentina

64% Acceptance

262,932 Enrollment

1821 Founded

25

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

Federal University of Minas Gerais

#8 in Latin America #5 in Brazil

17% Acceptance

45,038 Enrollment

1927 Founded

26

Australia | Sydney

University of Technology Sydney

#13 in Oceania #11 in Australia

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1965 Founded

27

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

#45 in Africa #3 in Ghana

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

28

South Africa | Pretoria

Tshwane University of Technology

#34 in Africa #13 in South Africa

89% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2003 Founded

29

Brazil | Pelotas

Federal University of Pelotas

#46 in Latin America #28 in Brazil

34% Acceptance

23,744 Enrollment

1969 Founded

30

Colombia | Chia

University of La Sabana

#113 in Latin America #11 in Colombia

45% Acceptance

13,226 Enrollment

1980 Founded

31

New Zealand | Hamilton

University of Waikato

#32 in Oceania #6 in New Zealand

71% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

1964 Founded

32

New Zealand | Christchurch

University of Canterbury

#22 in Oceania #3 in New Zealand

72% Acceptance

17,299 Enrollment

1873 Founded

33

Nigeria | Abraka

Delta State University, Abraka

#162 in Africa #31 in Nigeria

60% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

34

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

#2 in Africa #2 in South Africa

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

35

Brazil | Fortaleza

Federal University of Ceara

#25 in Latin America #15 in Brazil

10% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

36

Australia | North Sydney

Australian Catholic University

#38 in Oceania #31 in Australia

72% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1991 Founded

37

Australia | Adelaide

Flinders University

#24 in Oceania #21 in Australia

73% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1966 Founded

38

Nigeria | Zaria

Ahmadu Bello University

#40 in Africa #5 in Nigeria

8% Acceptance

49,436 Enrollment

1962 Founded

39

Brazil | Sao Bernardo do Campo

Methodist University of Sao Paulo

#195 in Latin America #69 in Brazil

48% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

40

Brazil | Porto Alegre

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

#7 in Latin America #4 in Brazil

18% Acceptance

67,329 Enrollment

1934 Founded

41

Australia | Sydney

Macquarie University

#10 in Oceania #9 in Australia

72% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1964 Founded

42

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

#13 in Africa #1 in Ghana

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

43

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

#32 in Africa #12 in South Africa

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

44

Brazil | Vitoria

Federal University of Espirito Santo

#45 in Latin America #27 in Brazil

26% Acceptance

23,744 Enrollment

1954 Founded

45

Colombia | Bogota

El Rosario University

#59 in Latin America #6 in Colombia

45% Acceptance

13,226 Enrollment

1653 Founded

46

Australia | Toowoomba

University of Southern Queensland

#39 in Oceania #32 in Australia

70% Acceptance

17,576 Enrollment

1967 Founded

47

Australia | Joondalup

Edith Cowan University

#30 in Oceania #25 in Australia

73% Acceptance

58,607 Enrollment

1991 Founded

48

Nigeria | Maiduguri

University of Maiduguri

#156 in Africa #29 in Nigeria

32% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

49

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

#1 in Africa #1 in South Africa

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

50

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

#24 in Latin America #14 in Brazil

37% Acceptance

12,446 Enrollment

1941 Founded

51

Fiji | Suva

University of the South Pacific

#47 in Oceania #1 in Fiji

56% Acceptance

16,980 Enrollment

1968 Founded

52

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

University of Papua New Guinea

#49 in Oceania #1 in Papua New Guinea

12% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1966 Founded

53

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

#37 in Africa #4 in Nigeria

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

54

Brazil | Ponta Grossa

State University of Ponta Grossa

#102 in Latin America #50 in Brazil

15% Acceptance

25,494 Enrollment

1970 Founded

55

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

#5 in Latin America #3 in Brazil

10% Acceptance

67,329 Enrollment

1920 Founded

56

Australia | Sippy Downs

University of the Sunshine Coast

#44 in Oceania #37 in Australia

82% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1994 Founded

57

Kenya | Eldoret

Moi University

#60 in Africa #4 in Kenya

93% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

58

South Africa | Makhanda

Rhodes University

#20 in Africa #11 in South Africa

61% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1904 Founded

59

Brazil | Uberlandia

Federal University of Uberlandia

#44 in Latin America #26 in Brazil

20% Acceptance

25,494 Enrollment

1969 Founded

60

Colombia | Bogota

Pontifical Javeriana University

#36 in Latin America #4 in Colombia

40% Acceptance

13,226 Enrollment

1623 Founded

61

Australia | Townsville

James Cook University

#28 in Oceania #23 in Australia

74% Acceptance

33,879 Enrollment

1970 Founded

62

Australia | Ballarat

Federation University Australia

#46 in Oceania #38 in Australia

78% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1870 Founded

63

Nigeria | Ede

Redeemer’s University

#149 in Africa #26 in Nigeria

30% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

64

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

University of Dar es Salaam

#28 in Africa #1 in Tanzania

10% Acceptance

45,155 Enrollment

1970 Founded

65

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

#21 in Latin America #13 in Brazil

23% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

66

Australia | Hobart

University of Tasmania

#20 in Oceania #18 in Australia

72% Acceptance

33,879 Enrollment

1890 Founded

67

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

#43 in Africa #1 in Botswana

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

68

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

#33 in Africa #3 in Nigeria

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

69

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro State Federal University

#88 in Latin America #48 in Brazil

15% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1969 Founded

70

Brazil | Campinas

State University of Campinas

#4 in Latin America #2 in Brazil

15% Acceptance

97,964 Enrollment

1966 Founded

71

Australia | Canberra

Australian National University

#6 in Oceania #6 in Australia

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1946 Founded

72

Kenya | Nairobi

Kenyatta University

#46 in Africa #2 in Kenya

70% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

73

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

#19 in Africa #10 in South Africa

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

74

Brazil | Belem

Federal University of Para

#41 in Latin America #24 in Brazil

17% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1957 Founded

75

Colombia | Bogota

University of the Andes, Colombia

#27 in Latin America #2 in Colombia

48% Acceptance

9,795 Enrollment

1949 Founded

76

Australia | Callaghan

University of Newcastle

#21 in Oceania #19 in Australia

80% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1965 Founded

77

Australia | Brisbane

Griffith University

#16 in Oceania #14 in Australia

65% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1971 Founded

78

Nigeria | Uyo

University of Uyo

#139 in Africa #22 in Nigeria

41% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

79

Uganda | Kampala

Makerere University

#8 in Africa #1 in Uganda

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

80

Brazil | Salvador

Federal University of Bahia

#19 in Latin America #12 in Brazil

19% Acceptance

45,038 Enrollment

1946 Founded

81

Australia | Bathurst

Charles Sturt University

#34 in Oceania #28 in Australia

71% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1989 Founded

82

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

#55 in Africa #10 in Egypt

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

83

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

#26 in Africa #2 in Nigeria

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

84

Brazil | Sao Luis

Federal University of Maranhao

#79 in Latin America #43 in Brazil

10% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1966 Founded

85

Brazil | Sao Paulo

University of Sao Paulo

#1 in Latin America #1 in Brazil

9% Acceptance

97,964 Enrollment

1827 Founded

86

Australia | Sydney

University of New South Wales

#4 in Oceania #4 in Australia

60% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1949 Founded

87

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

#10 in Africa #1 in Kenya

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

88

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

#18 in Africa #9 in South Africa

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

89

Brazil | Goiania

Federal University of Goias

#38 in Latin America #22 in Brazil

12% Acceptance

25,494 Enrollment

1960 Founded

90

Colombia | Bogota

National University of Colombia

#14 in Latin America #1 in Colombia

10% Acceptance

54,284 Enrollment

1867 Founded

91

Australia | Armidale

University of New England, Australia

#31 in Oceania #26 in Australia

70% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1938 Founded

92

Australia | Adelaide

University of Adelaide

#9 in Oceania #8 in Australia

73% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1874 Founded

93

Nigeria | Calabar

University of Calabar

#99 in Africa #15 in Nigeria

30% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1975 Founded

94

Zambia | Lusaka

University of Zambia

#38 in Africa #1 in Zambia

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

95

Brazil | Niteroi

Fluminense Federal University

#18 in Latin America #11 in Brazil

15% Acceptance

67,329 Enrollment

1960 Founded

96

Australia | Melbourne

Victoria University

#37 in Oceania #30 in Australia

74% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1990 Founded

97

Egypt | Alexandria

Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

#53 in Africa #8 in Egypt

73% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

98

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

#15 in Africa #1 in Nigeria

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

99

Brazil | Sao Cristovao

Federal University of Sergipe

#70 in Latin America #37 in Brazil

10% Acceptance

23,744 Enrollment

1963 Founded

100

Chile | Santiago

Diego Portales University

#78 in Latin America #8 in Chile

50% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1982 Founded

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