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Communications & media at Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt graduates about 22 communications & media majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 113th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a strong program at 76 out of 100.

76/100Strong#113 of 592 for communications & media →

Graduates a year221% of the class

Admit rate6%whole school

SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

Around Vanderbilt

Olin Hall at Vanderbilt University — **Olin Hall**Photo: BugsMeanee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Office of the University Chaplain and Religious Life at Vanderbilt University — **Office of the University Chaplain and Religious Life**Photo: BugsMeanee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Center for Student Wellbeing at Vanderbilt University — **Center for Student Wellbeing**Photo: BugsMeanee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 83 · Dorm 40 · Student housing 10 · Athletics 7 · Arts 6 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

Other strong majors at Vanderbilt

Economics 96 · #7
Political science & IR 95 · #9
Art, music & theater 95 · #3
Languages 95 · #9
Computer science 94 · #19
Neuroscience 94 · #8

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Vanderbilt 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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