Scripps College Fast Facts and Rankings

Leading in Emerging Fields

Delivering an education with value means evolving our areas of strength to keep pace with a changing career landscape.

We’ve taken our 100-year legacy of excellence in journalism and storytelling and expanded its programs to become a leader in augmented reality.

Among the top 25 public universities for augmented and virtual reality.

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Keeping the Flame Burning in Our Traditional Strengths

• The E.W. Scripps School of Journalism still remains a point of pride as the fourth-best university in the country , and the best in Ohio, to prepare students to become editors, ranked by College Magazine.
• Top 10 –Journalism School in the country ( bold.org 2024 ) and considered one of the best programs ( Crimson Education 2023 )

The OHIO Experience

From their first semester, our students are getting hands-on experience in our labs and our student media.

They are graduating with resumes packed with internships and real-world experience.

They are guided by faculty experts at the top of their fields.  

Additional Points of Pride

• The Institute for International Journalism hosts internationally known speakers and oversees foreign correspondence internships with the Associated Press in Rome, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Caracas and Jerusalem.
• The School of Media Arts and Studies offers one of the nation's first Social Media Certificate programs. Students study different social networks and how those specific networks operate; learn to understand the business side of social media including principles, practices and analysis; and explore topics such as information sharing, entertainment values, organizational behavior and marketing practices.
• To date, 58 Pulitzer Prizes have been awarded to alumni, students and faculty of the Scripps College of Communication.
• The School of Communication Studies serves more than 80 percent of academic departments at Ohio University.
• The college is a leader in experiential learning – offering numerous domestic and study away opportunities for students .
• The School of Media Arts & Studies produces the largest Music Industry Conference in the Midwest, attracting top music executives and thousands of attendees for a multi-day event each spring.
• The School of Media Arts & Studies also provides students access to top tier studios, including the Lyon Studio and New Advanced Visualization Mixing Studio.
• The college is home to the Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact , a leader in fostering collaborative storytelling and advancing scholarship to catalyze collective action.