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FJMC is a leader in national and world academic rankings

On July 31, 2025, the Accreditation Council of the National Agency for Academic Accreditation and Evaluation granted program accreditation to professional field 3.5. Public Communications and Information Sciences at Sofia University on the basis of an overall rating of 9.52 – full compliance. The accreditation covers 30 specialties at Sofia University. Of these, 23 are in the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication (4 for bachelor's degrees and 19 for master's degrees). Of a total of 9 higher education institutions with accreditation under PN 3.5, as of 2023, only 7 higher education institutions will have valid accreditation at the end of 2025 (no new accreditation has been requested by Burgas Free University; accreditation has been denied to the American University in Blagoevgrad). Sofia University is the undisputed leader in this ranking.

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  1. The Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication at Sofia University ranks first among the nine higher education institutions in its professional field of "Public Communications and Information Sciences" in the Ranking System of Higher Education Institutions in Bulgaria of the Ministry of Education and Science ten times in the history of the ranking (since 2012) and continuously in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
  2. The Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication at Sofia University is the Bulgarian leader in the academic field of "Liberal Arts & Social Sciences" in the international EduRank ranking for 2025.
  3. The Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication at Sofia University is the only representative for Bulgaria in the subject area of "Communication and Media Studies" in the international THE World University Rankings by Subject for 2025.
  4. The Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication at Sofia University is the only representative for Bulgaria in the subject area "Communication & Media Studies" in the international QS World University Rankings by Subject for 2026.Official websites of Sofia University: