Top 50 Universities for Rhetoric in the World (2026)
Exploring Rhetoric programs worldwide? This page highlights 50 universities. Compare rankings, tuition fees, and admission rates to find the right match. These institutions are recognized for strong performance in Rhetoric education and research.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Ann Arbor, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
3 World
3 North America
3
United States
1 Ann Arbor
University Information
Acceptance
18%
Publications
488505
Citations
22226614
2
Berkeley, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
6 World
5 North America
5
United States
2 Berkeley
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
392253
Citations
21489706
3
Minneapolis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
18 World
15 North America
14
United States
1 Minneapolis
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
315563
Citations
13918850
4
Champaign, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
24 World
20 North America
19
United States
2 Champaign
University Information
Acceptance
44%
Publications
303409
Citations
12500654
5
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
27 World
23 North America
22
United States
5 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
250052
Citations
10201550
6
East Lansing, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
38 World
33 North America
31
United States
2 East Lansing
University Information
Acceptance
84%
Publications
212433
Citations
7681949
7
Pittsburgh, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
41 World
35 North America
33
United States
3 Pittsburgh
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
270060
Citations
11530096
8
Tucson, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
43 World
37 North America
34
United States
1 Tucson
University Information
Acceptance
86%
Publications
231352
Citations
8679223
9
Pittsburgh, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
50 World
41 North America
38
United States
4 Pittsburgh
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
137967
Citations
7118629
10
Salt Lake, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
54 World
44 North America
41
United States
1 Salt Lake
University Information
Acceptance
87%
Publications
195055
Citations
7256213
11
Ames, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
91 World
60 North America
56
United States
2 Ames
University Information
Acceptance
89%
Publications
180621
Citations
4539834
12
Blacksburg, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
102 World
62 North America
58
United States
2 Blacksburg
University Information
Acceptance
57%
Publications
148192
Citations
4224601
13
Lexington, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
109 World
65 North America
61
United States
1 Lexington
University Information
Acceptance
92%
Publications
136236
Citations
4248633
14
Cincinnati, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
170 World
88 North America
78
United States
3 Cincinnati
University Information
Acceptance
88%
Publications
117295
Citations
3710850
15
Albuquerque, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
183 World
93 North America
82
United States
1 Albuquerque
University Information
Acceptance
95%
Publications
88773
Citations
3178027
16
Fairfax, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
233 World
112 North America
98
United States
3 Fairfax
University Information
Acceptance
89%
Publications
68075
Citations
1740527
17
Orlando, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
243 World
114 North America
100
United States
5 Orlando
University Information
Acceptance
40%
Publications
74206
Citations
1777825
18
Clemson, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
275 World
124 North America
109
United States
2 Clemson
University Information
Acceptance
38%
Publications
65391
Citations
1656141
19
Syracuse, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
298 World
131 North America
114
United States
7 Syracuse
University Information
Acceptance
42%
Publications
67623
Citations
2020556
20
Louisville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
343 World
145 North America
125
United States
2 Louisville
University Information
Acceptance
81%
Publications
66183
Citations
1929112
21
University, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
484 World
173 North America
150
United States
2 University
University Information
Acceptance
98%
Publications
37345
Citations
1047967
22
Norfolk, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
549 World
193 North America
168
United States
6 Norfolk
University Information
Acceptance
91%
Publications
35570
Citations
858955
23
Flagstaff, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
606 World
210 North America
185
United States
3 Flagstaff
University Information
Acceptance
91%
Publications
22678
Citations
755021
24
Bowling Green, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
614 World
212 North America
187
United States
7 Bowling Green
University Information
Acceptance
81%
Publications
24723
Citations
614673
25
Houghton, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
616 World
213 North America
188
United States
4 Houghton
University Information
Acceptance
88%
Publications
26715
Citations
693197
26
Chicago, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
639 World
220 North America
194
United States
9 Chicago
University Information
Acceptance
74%
Publications
20337
Citations
412574
27
El Paso, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
706 World
231 North America
205
United States
18 El Paso
University Information
Acceptance
100%
Publications
26509
Citations
537442
28
San Marcos, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
717 World
235 North America
208
United States
19 San Marcos
University Information
Acceptance
89%
Publications
21940
Citations
400755
29
Fort Lauderdale, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
775 World
245 North America
218
United States
8 Fort Lauderdale
University Information
Acceptance
73%
Publications
17782
Citations
433342
30
Boise, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
780 World
246 North America
219
United States
2 Boise
University Information
Acceptance
84%
Publications
16442
Citations
334628
31
Richmond, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
842 World
257 North America
228
United States
7 Richmond
University Information
Acceptance
23%
Publications
14512
Citations
241242
32
Fort Worth, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
856 World
262 North America
233
United States
20 Fort Worth
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
13879
Citations
364936
33
Johnson, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
965 World
286 North America
255
United States
5 Johnson
University Information
Acceptance
87%
Publications
16589
Citations
307326
34
Pittsburgh, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
1011 World
298 North America
267
United States
11 Pittsburgh
University Information
Acceptance
79%
Publications
12915
Citations
261100
35
Malibu, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
1077 World
305 North America
274
United States
26 Malibu
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
7384
Citations
108770
36
Huntington, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
1116 World
320 North America
289
United States
2 Huntington
University Information
Acceptance
96%
Publications
10500
Citations
189507
37
Ypsilanti, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
1176 World
332 North America
301
United States
9 Ypsilanti
University Information
Acceptance
81%
Publications
9155
Citations
175091
38
San Antonio, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
1390 World
376 North America
339
United States
23 San Antonio
University Information
Acceptance
28%
Publications
6942
Citations
196650
39
Jackson, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
1497 World
401 North America
361
United States
5 Jackson
University Information
Acceptance
91%
Publications
7016
Citations
211478
40
West Chester, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
1506 World
404 North America
363
United States
17 West Chester
University Information
Acceptance
79%
Publications
6331
Citations
120304
41
Denton, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
1588 World
427 North America
384
United States
26 Denton
University Information
Acceptance
95%
Publications
6728
Citations
109770
42
Des Moines, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
1606 World
432 North America
388
United States
4 Des Moines
University Information
Acceptance
64%
Publications
4772
Citations
86012
43
Lewiston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
1703 World
460 North America
414
United States
4 Lewiston
University Information
Acceptance
13%
Publications
3586
Citations
86152
44
Youngstown, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
1735 World
471 North America
424
United States
15 Youngstown
University Information
Acceptance
80%
Publications
5955
Citations
99893
45
Lynchburg, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
1776 World
483 North America
436
United States
13 Lynchburg
University Information
Acceptance
99%
Publications
3337
Citations
19537
46
Walla Walla, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
1978 World
534 North America
486
United States
9 Walla Walla
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
2845
Citations
116129
47
Milledgeville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
1991 World
542 North America
494
United States
11 Milledgeville
University Information
Acceptance
88%
Publications
5905
Citations
100192
48
Atlanta, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
2001 World
544 North America
496
United States
13 Atlanta
University Information
Acceptance
65%
Publications
3895
Citations
84814
49
Jacksonville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
2020 World
550 North America
500
United States
18 Jacksonville
University Information
Acceptance
75%
Publications
22557
Citations
602966
50
Kearney, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Rhetoric
Rankings
2100 World
567 North America
516
United States
5 Kearney
University Information
Acceptance
86%
Publications
4393
Citations
73521