2023 Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Students

STUDENTS

College can be an incredibly influential investment in one's life; it's an opportunity for individual growth and expansion. Undergrads attempt to ascertain what they can become and cultivate many of the indispensable skills to be a prosperous adult. But learning is more than sitting in a classroom environment - the campus dialogue, the nugget of wisdom received from an eccentric professor, the exposure to a different perspective. As such, finding a diverse college greatly improves what one gains from the time at school.

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication is a more ethnically diverse subject than average*. 55% of the nation's Radio, Television, and Digital Communication majors are white students, followed by latino students (18%), students of other races**(14%), and black students (8%). The most racially diverse college* in the top 100 is The University of Texas at Dallas located in Richardson, TX.

Second, Radio, Television, and Digital Communication significatly skews female, with in the neighborhood of five out of every nine students majoring in Radio, Television, and Digital Communication identifying as women. The most gender balanced school in the top 100 is Saint John Fisher College in Rochester, NY.

Another substantial type of diversity is wealth diversity. Radio, Television, and Digital Communication ranks around the median for socioeconomic diversity (51st percentile). 29% of its majors come from households earning over $110,000 a year, 16% are from mid-income families, and 25% grew up in families making south of $30,000 a year. Asbury University has the most fiscally diverse student body in the top 100.

Considering each type of diversity, overall MN is the most diverse state for Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. The Far West is the most diverse region, and the University Athletic Association 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: 6%

• Black: 8%

• Latino: 18%

• White: 55%

• Other: 14%

  Gender Diversity

• Male: 45%

• Female: 55%

  Socioeconomic Diversity (By Household Income)

• Under 30k: 25%

• 30k - 48k: 15%

• 48k - 75k: 16%

• 75k - 110k: 15%

• Over 110k: 29%

  Geographic Diversity

• In State: 70%

• Out of State: 25%

• International: 4%