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
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West Virginia University(Morgantown, West Virginia)
WVU hosted a panel on social media and the Middle East called "The Revolution Will Be Tweeted," with strategists and thought leaders from social media and Islamic organizations.
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52.
Cornell University(Ithaca, New York)
Social media is a lab science: Cornell has a "Social Media Lab," a state-of-the-art facility where students can study the way people live, behave, think and love online.
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53.
Texas Tech University(Lubbock, Texas)
Texas Tech uses social media to get students excited about school. Their social media campaign is called "put the YOU back in university," and run all their social media to facilitate student expression.
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54.
Kansas State University(Manhattan, Kansas)
Is social media journalism? A professor at Kansas State has advocated for social media's place in journalism and has integrated it into their journalism and communications programs.
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55.
University of Hawaii-West Oahu(Pearl City, Hawaii)
Snapping photos on campus? UHWO is leading a campaign on Instagram for students to tag campus photos with #UHWO and create an album of student art.
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56.
Saint Norbert College(De Pere, Wisconsin)
The Green Knights mean business with their YouTube channel and Twitter accounts to keep students in the know.
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57.
Drake University(Des Moines, Iowa)
Drake students are competitive, even with cell phone photos! The school hosts a Facebook "Photo of the Day" contest where they feature different photographs of campus locations, activities and events.
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58.
University of Wisconsin-Madison(Madison, Wisconsin)
University of Wisconsin understands that social media is a fluid and changing idea. Instead of a social media policy, they have a "Social Media Philosophy Statement."
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59.
Barnard College(New York, New York)
Need help getting a handle on social media? Barnard offers advising to alumni of all ages on LinkedIn and social media networking through regular webinars.
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60.
Rush University(Chicago, Illinois)
Med students and doctors are held to codes of ethics - but what about social media ethics? Rush University teaches students professional and appropriate ways to use social media in the medical field.
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61.
University of Kansas(Lawrence, Kansas)
Students at Kansas founded the "Social Media Club" whose purpose is to expand digital media literacy, promote standard technologies, and encourage ethical behavior and share best practices among students.
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62.
California College of the Arts(Oakland, California)
CCA has one of the most robust YouTube channels we've seen. Everything from archived commencements, program information, financial aid tips, and, of course, tons of incredible student projects!
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63.
Purdue University-Main Campus(West Lafayette, Indiana)
Purdue professionals published an analysis of how the Super Bowl in Indianapolis had a huge effect on the social media and economy in the area.
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64.
Florida International University(Miami, Florida)
FIU's College of Business sponsors "Social Media 101" workshops for students to learn about social media optimization, Google and Bing advertising, social media marketing and more.
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United States Air Force Academy(USAFA, Colorado)
The USAFA has to adhere to the US Department of Defense's Social Media Guidelines. However, they want their Facebook fans to know: "Despite the restrictions, we encourage all our fans to interact with our page and community."
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66.
Smith College(Northampton, Massachusetts)
Smithies are a social bunch! They're also one of the few colleges to proudly showcase their official Twitter feed right on their home page.
-15
67.
Oregon State University(Corvallis, Oregon)
OSU's social media campaign,"Powered by Orange" has led to soaring enrollment and first-time alumni donations. FAVORITE video Social Life's a Beach
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68.
Clemson University(Clemson, South Carolina)
Clemson has a "Social Media Listening Center" which allows students to monitor online conversations about organizations, brands, products and services on a global scale in real time.
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69.
College of Charleston(Charleston, South Carolina)
Student filmmaker? College of Charleston puts videos on their YouTube channel submitted by students and prospective students!
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70.
Baylor University(Waco, Texas)
While other schools censor or ban social media in sports, Baylor has embraced its student athletes' use of social media with proper education.
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71.
Syracuse University(Syracuse, New York)
Recently hosted the 140Cuse Conference, a nod to Twitter's character limit. Over 600 students and faculty attended.
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72.
Tulane University of Louisiana(New Orleans, Louisiana)
Tulane hosted a symposium called Taming the Dragon: The Ethics of Doing Business in the World of Social Media with national social media experts.
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University of California-Los Angeles(Los Angeles, California)
In a text message to his players, UCLA football coach Jim Mora instructed his players to clean up their Facebook and other social media accounts.
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74.
Marquette University(Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Marquette has a great and active Pinterest presence where they post pictures of alumni, campus life, basketball, and other student projects. One of the best uses of Pinterest by a university!
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75.
Tuskegee University(Tuskegee, Alabama)
When George Lucas released the film Red Tails, based on the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, TU kept their community informed about all the on-campus celebrations via Facebook.
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