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Communications & media at ACU

ACU graduates about 58 communications & media majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 230th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a solid program at 62 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $49,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.87×).

62/100Solid#230 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year589% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$49,0000.87× the same major nationally
Admit rate66%whole school
SAT middle 50%1070–1280whole school

Around ACU

The GATA Fountain and the McGlothlin Campus Center on the campus of Abilene Chri
Abilene Christian University June 2019 22 (GATA Fountain and McGlothlin Campus CPhoto: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Brown Library on the campus of Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas (U
Abilene Christian University June 2019 20 (Brown Library)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The McGlothlin Campus Center, the Tower of Light, and the Onstead-Packer Biblica
Abilene Christian University June 2019 18 (McGlothlin Campus Center, Tower of LiPhoto: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Onstead Science Center on the campus of Abilene Christian University in Abil
Abilene Christian University June 2019 51 (Onstead Science Center)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 29 · Athletics 13 · Student housing 10 · Dorm 7 · Library 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. University of South Florida 62
  2. Ohio University 62
  3. University of Nevada–Las Vegas 62
  4. University of Idaho 62
  5. Albion College 62
  6. Rutgers University–Newark 62
  7. McDaniel College 62
  8. SUNY Fredonia 61

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares ACU with every school we score in communications & media. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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