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Where communication & journalism is the biggest part of what the school does: the share of bachelor's degrees awarded in the field.

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All divisionsDivision IDivision IIDivision III
22.3%
#1 · Lasell University
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Auburndale, MA
2.2%
Median
of 410 schools, Division III
10.1×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
11.2%
10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1Lasell UniversityDivision III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Auburndale, MA22.3%
  2. 2Ithaca CollegeDivision III · Liberty League · Ithaca, NY22.1%
  3. 3Emerson CollegeDivision III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Boston, MA16.3%
  4. 4DePauw UniversityDivision III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Greencastle, IN14.3%
  5. 5Dean CollegeDivision III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Franklin, MA12.9%
  6. 6Purchase College, State University of New YorkDivision III · Skyline Conference · Purchase, NY12.8%
  7. 7Franklin CollegeDivision III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Franklin, IN12.6%
  8. 8Bethany Lutheran CollegeDivision III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · Mankato, MN12.5%
  9. 9Asbury UniversityDivision III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Wilmore, KY11.7%
  10. 10Susquehanna UniversityDivision III · Landmark Conference · Selinsgrove, PA11.2%
  11. 11State University of New York at OswegoDivision III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Oswego, NY10.4%
  12. 12Denison UniversityDivision III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Granville, OH10.3%
  13. 13Christopher Newport UniversityDivision III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Newport News, VA9.9%
  14. 14California Lutheran UniversityDivision III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Thousand Oaks, CA9.6%
  15. 15Hanover CollegeDivision III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Hanover, IN9.5%

Every school, Division III

0.0%22.3%
#1 · Lasell Universityevery school

The spread across 410 schools; the median is 2.2%.

How it is measured

First majors, bachelor’s degrees; schools awarding at least 100 bachelor’s degrees. Share, not headcount: a big university can award more degrees and still rank lower.

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The full list · top 100

#SchoolShare of bachelor's degrees in communication & journalismIn this fieldBachelor's a yearUndergrads
1Lasell University
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Auburndale, MA
22.3%562511,183
2Ithaca College
Division III · Liberty League · Ithaca, NY
22.1%2079354,368
3Emerson College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Boston, MA
16.3%1701,0444,171
4DePauw University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Greencastle, IN
14.3%473281,819
5Dean College
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Franklin, MA
12.9%282171,151
6Purchase College, State University of New York
Division III · Skyline Conference · Purchase, NY
12.8%886863,165
7Franklin College
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Franklin, IN
12.6%24191911
8Bethany Lutheran College
Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · Mankato, MN
12.5%16128850
9Asbury University
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Wilmore, KY
11.7%342901,638
10Susquehanna University
Division III · Landmark Conference · Selinsgrove, PA
11.2%595252,241
11State University of New York at Oswego
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Oswego, NY
10.4%1481,4205,652
12Denison University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Granville, OH
10.3%525052,405
13Christopher Newport University
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Newport News, VA
9.9%1021,0264,407
14California Lutheran University
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Thousand Oaks, CA
9.6%616382,380
15Hanover College
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Hanover, IN
9.5%19200962
16State University of New York at New Paltz
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · New Paltz, NY
9.4%1371,4566,504
17St. Lawrence University
Division III · Liberty League · Canton, NY
9.4%464912,060
18Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Division III · Liberty League · Geneva, NY
9.3%333561,618
19Regent University
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Virginia Beach, VA
9.3%656964,577
20Suffolk University
Division III · Conference of New England · Boston, MA
9.3%929884,484
21Houghton University
Division III · Empire 8 · Houghton, NY
9.2%14152975
22Albion College
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Albion, MI
8.9%232591,354
23Penn State Brandywine
Division III · United East Conference · Media, PA
8.7%111261,223
24Fitchburg State University
Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · Fitchburg, MA
8.3%566783,133
25Montclair State University
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Montclair, NJ
8.3%3153,77718,062
26Chapman University
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Orange, CA
8.1%1481,8227,874
27Hood College
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Frederick, MD
8.1%222701,209
28Curry College
Division III · Conference of New England · Milton, MA
8.0%324011,818
29State University of New York at Oneonta
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Oneonta, NY
8.0%971,2054,904
30Gordon College
Division III · Conference of New England · Wenham, MA
7.9%243051,293
31Webster University
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Louis, MO
7.9%435442,204
32Rowan University
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Glassboro, NJ
7.7%3184,13114,869
33Simpson College
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Indianola, IA
7.7%192471,140
34Plattsburgh State University of New York
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Plattsburgh, NY
7.6%678803,856
35Salisbury University
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Salisbury, MD
7.6%1111,4686,281
36Ursinus College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Collegeville, PA
7.6%263421,492
37Crown College (Minnesota)
Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · St. Bonifacius, MN
7.5%111461,379
38University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · River Falls, WI
7.5%751,0054,675
39State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
Division III · Empire 8 · Utica, NY
7.4%344581,904
40Marietta College
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Marietta, OH
7.3%152061,085
41Endicott College
Division III · Conference of New England · Beverly, MA
7.2%517133,176
42John Carroll University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · University Heights, OH
7.2%395382,287
43Eastern Connecticut State University
Division III · Little East Conference · Willimantic, CT
7.1%578063,839
44Goucher College
Division III · Landmark Conference · Baltimore, MD
7.1%12170964
45McDaniel College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Westminster, MD
7.1%283931,665
46Drew University
Division III · Landmark Conference · Madison, NJ
7.0%263721,624
47The State University of New York at Fredonia
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Fredonia, NY
7.0%466602,877
48Hope College
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Holland, MI
6.9%486953,368
49Monmouth College (Illinois)
Division III · Midwest Conference · Monmouth, IL
6.9%13189727
50Bridgewater State University
Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · Bridgewater, MA
6.8%1101,6288,172
51Central College (Iowa)
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Pella, IA
6.8%162371,095
52Lake Forest College
Division III · Midwest Conference · Lake Forest, IL
6.7%284171,796
53Ramapo College
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Mahwah, NJ
6.7%761,1275,013
54Thiel College
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Greenville, PA
6.7%12179819
55Emmanuel College (Massachusetts)
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Boston, MA
6.6%274101,973
56University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Whitewater, WI
6.6%1181,7929,812
57Western Connecticut State University
Division III · Little East Conference · Danbury, CT
6.6%517773,542
58Wheaton College (Illinois)
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Wheaton, IL
6.6%345182,119
59Manhattanville University
Division III · Skyline Conference · Purchase, NY
6.5%203081,329
60Randolph-Macon College
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Ashland, VA
6.4%233581,500
61University of Scranton
Division III · Landmark Conference · Scranton, PA
6.4%497653,666
62East Texas Baptist University
Division III · American Southwest Conference · Marshall, TX
6.2%172731,659
63Franciscan University of Steubenville
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Steubenville, OH
6.2%345512,978
64Lebanon Valley College
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Annville, PA
6.2%243851,710
65University of Wisconsin-Superior
Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · Superior, WI
6.2%274332,086
66Worcester State University
Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · Worcester, MA
6.2%538504,734
67Berry College
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Mount Berry, GA
6.1%294752,226
68Saint Mary's College (Indiana)
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Notre Dame, IN
6.0%18—1,424
69University of Puget Sound
Division III · Northwest Conference · Tacoma, WA
6.0%244001,632
70Muhlenberg College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Allentown, PA
5.9%305091,788
71North Central University
Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · Minneapolis, MN
5.9%11185865
72Loras College
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Dubuque, IA
5.8%132261,130
73University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Oshkosh, WI
5.8%841,45212,674
74William Paterson University of New Jersey
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Wayne, NJ
5.8%1101,8956,546
75Simmons University
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Boston, MA
5.7%27—1,760
76University of Mary Washington
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Fredericksburg, VA
5.7%478293,611
77Wartburg College
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Waverly, IA
5.7%162791,454
78Buffalo State, State University of New York
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Buffalo, NY
5.6%611,0915,572
79Gallaudet University
Division III · United East Conference · Washington, DC
5.6%11195919
80Waynesburg University
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Waynesburg, PA
5.6%132331,088
81Westminster College (Pennsylvania)
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · New Wilmington, PA
5.6%122151,155
82Lewis & Clark College
Division III · Northwest Conference · Portland, OR
5.5%244362,194
83Millsaps College
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Jackson, MS
5.5%7128582
84Allegheny College
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Meadville, PA
5.4%162941,231
85Arcadia University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Glenside, PA
5.4%203701,890
86Oglethorpe University
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA
5.4%152781,499
87Trinity University (Texas)
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · San Antonio, TX
5.4%325882,531
88College of Saint Benedict
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Joseph, MN
5.3%18—1,410
89Saint John's University (Minnesota)
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Collegeville, MN
5.3%18—1,410
90State University of New York at Geneseo
Division III · Empire 8 · Geneseo, NY
5.2%489223,868
91Bethel University (Minnesota)
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN
5.0%295812,629
92Maranatha Baptist University
Division III · Independent · Watertown, WI
5.0%6121759
93Southwestern University (Texas)
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Georgetown, TX
4.9%153061,457
94University of Northwestern-St. Paul
Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN
4.9%214253,173
95Wilkes University
Division III · Landmark Conference · Wilkes-Barre, PA
4.9%224481,956
96Hilbert College
Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference · Hamburg, NY
4.8%6124939
97New York University
Division III · University Athletic Association · New York, NY
4.8%3827,93229,760
98Piedmont University
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Demorest, GA
4.8%142911,261
99State University of New York at Old Westbury
Division III · Skyline Conference · Old Westbury, NY
4.8%428684,040
100The College of New Jersey
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Ewing, NJ
4.8%771,5897,073
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