Top 100 Social Media Colleges
“Social media has revolutionized
how colleges communicate.
These are the ones to watch.”
Dean Tsouvalas | Editor-In-Chief
dtsouvalas@studentadvisor.com
26.
The University of Alabama(Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Women use text messaging and social media more than men according to research from UA psychology major Amanda Kimbrough.
No Change
27.
Texas A & M University(College Station, Texas)
Dig the wedding-themed "Aggie I Do" Pinterest board and how the Library features different students on their Facebook cover photo.
-5
28.
Brown University(Providence, Rhode Island)
Tracking down all of Brown's social media profiles is a breeze with Social@Brown. They even have a handy social media comparison chart!
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29.
Mississippi State University(Mississippi State, Mississippi)
The photos students submitted to the MSU Study Abroad Facebook contest can give anyone a bad case of wanderlust.
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30.
Auburn University Main Campus(Auburn University, Alabama)
To keep up with the latest Auburn news all you have to do is search for the Twitter hashtag #wireeagle. It's a play on the school's famous "War Eagle" motto.
-7
31.
University of California-Berkeley(Berkeley, California)
Berkeley gives a nod to the Class of 2012 with their "things you must do before you leave campus" list on Foursquare.
No Change
32.
Indiana University-Bloomington(Bloomington, Indiana)
The Indiana Admissions department must have had a blast giving newly admitted students and their parents the red carpet treatment for Facebook.
No Change
33.
Vanderbilt University(Nashville, Tennessee)
Since the last Top 100 update, Vandy completed their 2011 365@VU Flickr photo album project. Now they're at it again with a 2012 365@VU set.
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34.
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor(Ann Arbor, Michigan)
The Wolverines painted #GoBlue on a their football field during a Spring scrimmage game. Awesome to see them using hashtags everywhere!
-5
35.
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus(University Park, Pennsylvania)
Social media played a major part helping raise funds for THON, PSU's annual dance marathon to fight pediatric cancer.
+2
36.
Art Center College of Design(Pasadena, California)
Art Center College of Design shows some serious love for its students by spreading the word about their Kickstarter projects on Twitter.
-3
37.
Thunderbird School of Global Management(Glendale, Arizona)
No surprise here that this popular spot for soon-to-be MBAs has several active LinkedIn groups.
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38.
Georgetown University(Washington, District of Columbia)
Hoya fans love their mascot Jack the Bulldog so much that they made him his own Facebook page. They even celebrated the introduction of Jack Jr, the mascot-in-training, with the #WelcomeJJ Twitter hashtag
+5
39.
St. Johns University-New York(Queens, New York)
It's the Red Storm's first appearance on the Top 100. Recently they encouraged students to "pin" for them on Pinterest. They also promoted a new scholarship for NYC residents on social media.
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40.
College of William and Mary(Williamsburg, Virginia)
William & Mary is the only college we've seen with a directory of unofficial social media profiles for various student groups and school-related gimmick accounts.
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41.
Babson College(Wellesley, Massachusetts)
Babson's Entrepreneurs of All Kinds YouTube series is nothing short of inspiring.
No Change
42.
University of Virginia-Main Campus(Charlottesville, Virginia)
What's the next social media frontier? A UVA digital humanities project is being jokingly reffered to as Facebook for the dead. The project maps archival records and social networks of historical figures.
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43.
Lynn University(Boca Raton, Florida)
Lynn is hosting a presidential debate in October and have already started integrating social media strategy and campaigns to engage students and citizens.
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44.
Duke University(Durham, North Carolina)
Duke has been using Google+ Hangouts to interact with prospective students. Students text questions to Duke staff who answer them via video chat.
+3
45.
Arizona State University(Tempe, Arizona)
If you check in on Foursquare around ASU's campus you can earn Sun Devil Super Fan Badge! Dig the clever use of Pinterest to promote ASU news stories.
-7
46.
Howard University(Washington, District of Columbia)
Howard started "Students Helping Startups," a program that sets up marketing and social media-savvy students with startups in the area who need assistance with their Internet presence.
-2
47.
Roanoke College(Salem, Virginia)
Roanoke has a great, active Facebook presence with daily posts from students and staff talking about accomplishments of their current students and alumni.
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48.
Rhode Island School of Design(Providence, Rhode Island)
RISD's President has led an experimental leadership method in social media, tweeting more than any college president, blogging, and posting videos to YouTube.
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49.
Quinnipiac University(Hamden, Connecticut)
QU has a great social media directory; not surprising when they offer a degree in Interactive Media.
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50.
Boston College(Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts)
Boston College students relied on social media when a student went missing in February. Bruce Springsteen joined the effort and used social media to help the college in their search.
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