100 Best Journalism and Digital Media schools in the United States

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Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Journalism and Digital Media. A graph of 3.92M citations received by 113K academic papers made by 340 universities in the United States was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Stanford University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

2. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

5. Pennsylvania State University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

6. University of Texas at Austin

For Journalism and Digital Media

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

7. Harvard University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

8. University of California - Berkeley

For Journalism and Digital Media

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

9. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Journalism and Digital Media

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

10. Cornell University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

11. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Journalism and Digital Media

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

12. University of Washington - Seattle

For Journalism and Digital Media

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

13. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Journalism and Digital Media

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

14. Michigan State University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

15. Carnegie Mellon University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

16. Columbia University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

17. University of California - Los Angeles

For Journalism and Digital Media

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

18. University of Maryland - College Park

For Journalism and Digital Media

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

19. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Journalism and Digital Media

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

20. University of Pennsylvania

For Journalism and Digital Media

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

21. Northwestern University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

22. University of Southern California

For Journalism and Digital Media

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

23. University of Arizona

For Journalism and Digital Media

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

24. Yale University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

25. New York University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

26. University of California - Irvine

For Journalism and Digital Media

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

27. University of Florida

For Journalism and Digital Media

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

28. Johns Hopkins University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

29. Ohio State University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

30. Duke University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

31. University of California-San Diego

For Journalism and Digital Media

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

32. University of Chicago

For Journalism and Digital Media

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

33. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Journalism and Digital Media

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

34. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Journalism and Digital Media

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
73%

35. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Journalism and Digital Media

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

36. California Institute of Technology

For Journalism and Digital Media

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$20,755
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$59,192

37. University of California - San Francisco

For Journalism and Digital Media

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

38. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Journalism and Digital Media

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

39. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Journalism and Digital Media

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

40. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Journalism and Digital Media

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

41. Princeton University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

42. University of Pittsburgh

For Journalism and Digital Media

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

43. University of Utah

For Journalism and Digital Media

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

44. University of Colorado Boulder

For Journalism and Digital Media

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

45. University of California - Davis

For Journalism and Digital Media

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

46. University of Kentucky

For Journalism and Digital Media

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

47. University at Buffalo

For Journalism and Digital Media

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

48. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Journalism and Digital Media

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

49. University of Georgia

For Journalism and Digital Media

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

50. University of Notre Dame

For Journalism and Digital Media

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,474

51. University of Iowa

For Journalism and Digital Media

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

52. Syracuse University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,651

53. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

54. University of Virginia

For Journalism and Digital Media

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

55. University of Kansas

For Journalism and Digital Media

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

56. University of South Florida

For Journalism and Digital Media

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

57. Purdue University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

58. Boston University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

59. Iowa State University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#93 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

60. George Washington University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$42,723

61. Washington University in St Louis

For Journalism and Digital Media

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

62. University of Alabama

For Journalism and Digital Media

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

63. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Journalism and Digital Media

#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
83%

64. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Journalism and Digital Media

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%

65. University of Rochester

For Journalism and Digital Media

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

66. Emory University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

67. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Journalism and Digital Media

#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
80%

68. Boston College

For Journalism and Digital Media

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1488
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,559

69. Northeastern University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,827

70. Florida State University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

71. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Journalism and Digital Media

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

72. University of Miami

For Journalism and Digital Media

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

73. Georgetown University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,566

74. Drexel University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$39,267

75. University of North Texas

For Journalism and Digital Media

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
95%

76. University of California - Riverside

For Journalism and Digital Media

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809

77. George Mason University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

78. Temple University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,575
Enrollment
33,196

79. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Journalism and Digital Media

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

80. Wayne State University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

81. University of Delaware

For Journalism and Digital Media

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

82. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Journalism and Digital Media

#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

83. University of Central Florida

For Journalism and Digital Media

#148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

84. Texas Tech University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
88%

85. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Journalism and Digital Media

#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1374
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$13,521

86. University of Oregon

For Journalism and Digital Media

#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

87. University of Connecticut

For Journalism and Digital Media

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

88. University of Southern Mississippi

For Journalism and Digital Media

#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
99%
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$9,296

89. University of Houston

For Journalism and Digital Media

#173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

90. Stony Brook University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

91. Vanderbilt University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

92. Georgia State University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
95%

93. Dartmouth College

For Journalism and Digital Media

#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,208

94. University of Maryland - Baltimore County

For Journalism and Digital Media

#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
94%

95. Oregon State University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,260
Enrollment
34,292

96. Case Western Reserve University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,279

97. Clemson University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
85%

98. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Journalism and Digital Media

#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

99. Kent State University at Kent

For Journalism and Digital Media

#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
98%

100. SUNY at Albany

For Journalism and Digital Media

#217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

The best cities to study Journalism and Digital Media in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Stanford, Champaign, Ann Arbor, and Cambridge.