2023 Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Students

STUDENTS

College is a supremely consequential period of one's life; it is a time for individual growth and maturation. Scholars begin to figure out their purpose and develop the needed skills to become a successful adult. But growth is deeper than what one learns in the classroom - the campus dialogue, the wild anecdote learned from a tenured instructor, the exposure to a different way of thinking. As such, a diverse student body greatly enriches what one gains from the time spent at college.

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects is a more ethnically diverse subject than average*. 51% of the nation's Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects majors are white students, followed by students of other races**(21%), latino students (12%), and asian students (8%). The most ethnically diverse college* in the top 100 is Loyola Marymount University located in Los Angeles, CA.

Additionally, Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects is pretty diverse when it comes to gender, with 48% of students majoring in Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects identifying as women. Bennington College in Bennington, VT has the most gender balanced student body in the top 100.

Another critical type of diversity is financial diversity. Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects is more economically diverse than 65% of programs. 29% of its students come from households with a sub $30,000 annual income, 16% are from lower income households, and 25% grew up in households bringing in north of $110,000 per year. Point Park University is the most economically diverse institution in the top 100.

Considering each type of diversity, overall NY is the most diverse state for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects. The Mid East is the most diverse region, and the West Coast Conference is the most diverse conference.

* diversity calculations and comparisons are based on Simpson's Diversity Index
** other races is used to refer to non asian, black, latino, or white

Diversity Statistics

Racial Diversity

• Asian: 8%

• Black: 8%

• Latino: 12%

• White: 51%

• Other: 21%

  Gender Diversity

• Male: 52%

• Female: 48%

  Socioeconomic Diversity (By Household Income)

• Under 30k: 29%

• 30k - 48k: 16%

• 48k - 75k: 16%

• 75k - 110k: 15%

• Over 110k: 25%

  Geographic Diversity

• In State: 64%

• Out of State: 30%

• International: 6%