2023 Recognition of Institutional Excellence in Media

BEA is pleased to announce the 2023 rankings of schools based on the creative achievement of their students. The rankings, which began in 2022, are founded on the results from the BEA Festival of Media Arts. The BEA Festival is the preeminent international media competition focused on student and faculty creative endeavors. In the last five years alone, over 6,000 student creative works were submitted from BEA’s more than 300 member institutions around the globe. Entries go through a blind-juried review in the following competitions: Audio, Documentary, Film & Video, Interactive Multimedia & Emerging Technologies, News, Scriptwriting, and Sports.

The rankings are not an overall evaluation of an academic program, but an evaluation of the quality and consistency of students’ creative works produced at one institution compared to those at other institutions. While the BEA has been evaluating student works for nearly 20 years in competition, the rankings are based on the past five-year period of student success. Because of the breadth of media taught at participating institutions, individual rankings are provided in each of the seven different media competitions that have at least a five-year history. Additionally, there is an Overall Ranking based on a combined achievement across the multiple media creative disciplines.

Only the top 20% of entries become a Festival winner. There are five levels of awards: Best of Festival, First Place, Second Place, Third Place, and Award of Excellence. The rankings take into account both the quantity and quality of student works. For instance, Best of Festival winners are given a higher weight than Awards of Excellence. While the BEA honors outstanding achievements of both faculty and students, the rankings focus solely on student accomplishments. In the “2023 BEA Festival Student Achievement Rankings,” nearly 170 schools are represented with student winners.

The Broadcast Education Association is the premiere international academic media organization, driving insights, excellence in media production, and career advancement for educators, students, and professionals. The Festival of Media Arts was created and is organized by BEA faculty across the globe to honor the amazing works of both students and faculty. Over $19,000 in prizes is awarded each year, thanks to the generous longtime sponsorship of the Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation and the continued Diana King Memorial Endowment.

2023 Top Winning Overall Programs

Rank	School
1	Arizona State University
2	University of Oklahoma
3	Syracuse University
4	Missouri State University
5	Huntington University
6	University of Florida
7	Taylor University
8	Ball State University
9	Elon University
10	Rowan University
11	Pennsylvania State University
12	Michigan State University
13	Goshen College
14	Huntington University Arizona
15	University of Southern California
16	University of Miami
17	Palm Beach Atlantic University
18	The American University in Cairo
19	West Virginia University
20	Brigham Young University
21	St. Cloud State University
22	University of Maryland
23	University of North Texas
24	James Madison University
25	University of Georgia
26	Colorado State University
27	Ithaca College
28	Liberty University
29	Middle Tennessee State University
29	Loyola University Chicago
31	Northern Arizona University
32	Southern Illinois University Carbondale
33	Appalachian State University
34	University of Nebraska-Omaha
35	California State University Fullerton
36	University of South Carolina
37	University of Southern Indiana
38	University of Indianapolis
39	York College of Pennsylvania
40	Ohio University
40	Harding University
42	University of North Carolina Wilmington
43	Oklahoma State University
44	Bethany Lutheran College
45	Xavier University
46	Purdue University Northwest
47	Marshall University
47	University of Arkansas
49	Hofstra University
50	San Francisco State University
51	San Jose State University
52	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
53	Westminster College
54	University of Nebraska-Lincoln
55	University of Alabama
56	University of Central Florida
57	Ferris State University
58	Illinois State University
58	Kansas State University
60	George Fox University
60	St. Bonaventure University
60	Temple University
60	University of La Verne
64	Linfield University
64	Western Connecticut State University
66	SUNY New Paltz
67	Kentucky Wesleyan College
68	John Carroll University
69	Midwestern State University
69	Northwest Missouri State University
69	University of Guam
72	Southeastern Louisiana University
73	Drake University
73	Georgia College & State University
75	Cogswell College
75	East Carolina University
77	University of Central Oklahoma
78	Lee University
78	University of Texas at Arlington
80	Indiana State University
81	Champlain College
81	SUNY Oswego
81	University of Mississippi
81	University of Toledo
85	Bethel University
85	Central Michigan University
85	Lynn University
85	Palomar College
85	Purdue University
85	University of Connecticut
91	Bowling Green State University
91	Fort Hays State University
91	Gordon College
91	SUNY Brockport
91	Tulane University
91	University of Memphis
91	University of Montana
98	University of Seville
99	Biola University
99	East Tennessee State University
99	Virginia Commonwealth University

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2023 Top Winning Audio Programs

Rank	School
1	Rowan University
2	Goshen College
3	Taylor University
4	Missouri State University
5	University of Nebraska-Omaha
6	Arizona State University
7	The American University in Cairo
8	University of Southern Indiana
8	York College of Pennsylvania
10	University of Indianapolis
11	Liberty University
12	Southern Illinois University Carbondale
13	Huntington University
14	Harding University
15	Kentucky Wesleyan College
16	Kansas State University
17	West Virginia University
18	Appalachian State University
18	University of La Verne
20	Cogswell College
21	Colorado State University
22	Linfield University
22	Marshall University
24	John Carroll University
25	Northern Arizona University
26	Nottingham Trent University
26	Oakland University
28	Virginia Commonwealth University
29	American University
29	Berry College
29	Ithaca College
29	North Carolina Central University
29	The College at Brockport
29	University of North Texas

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2023 Top Winning Documentary Programs

Rank	School
1	Taylor University
2	Arizona State University
3	The American University in Cairo
4	Colorado State University
5	University of Florida
6	Rowan University
7	Ball State University
8	Syracuse University
9	Loyola University Chicago
9	Midwestern State University
11	Michigan State University
12	SUNY New Paltz
13	Ferris State University
14	Pennsylvania State University
14	University of Oklahoma
16	University of Central Florida
17	Huntington University Arizona
17	University of North Texas
19	University of Guam
20	Elon University
20	Missouri State University
20	Texas Christian Univeristy

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2023 Top Winning Film & Video Programs

Rank	School
1	University of Oklahoma
2	Huntington University
3	Elon University
4	Huntington University Arizona
5	Missouri State University
6	Taylor University
7	University of Florida
8	Palm Beach Atlantic University
9	Rowan University
10	University of North Carolina Wilmington
11	Syracuse University
12	James Madison University
13	University of Maryland
14	University of North Texas
15	Goshen College
16	Loyola University Chicago
16	Pennsylvania State University
18	Colorado State University
19	Hofstra University
20	Harding University
21	University of Alabama
22	Middle Tennessee State University
23	Appalachian State University
23	Lee University
25	Bethany Lutheran College
25	Xavier University
27	Palomar College
27	Purdue University
27	University of Connecticut
30	University of Texas at Arlington
31	Ithaca College
31	Liberty University
31	Southern Illinois University
31	University of Georgia
31	University of Guam
31	Westminster College

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2023 Top Winning Interactive Multimedia & Emerging Technology Programs

Rank	School
1	Syracuse University
2	Elon University
3	West Virginia University
4	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
5	San Jose State University
6	Arizona State University
7	James Madison University
8	University of Southern California
9	University of Maryland
10	California State University Fullerton
11	Michigan State University
11	Ohio University
11	University of Seville

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2023 Top Winning News Programs

Rank	School
1	Arizona State University
2	University of Oklahoma
3	University of Florida
4	University of Southern California
5	Syracuse University
6	Pennsylvania State University
7	Brigham Young University
8	University of Miami
9	Michigan State University
10	West Virginia University
11	University of South Carolina
12	University of Maryland
13	Elon University
14	California State University Fullerton
15	Northern Arizona University
16	University of North Texas
17	University of Arkansas
18	Ohio University
19	Rowan University
20	Oklahoma State University
21	Ithaca College
22	Middle Tennessee State University
23	Indiana State University
24	University of Toledo
25	The American University in Cairo
25	University of Nebraska-Lincoln
25	Liberty University
28	Goshen College
28	St. Bonaventure University
28	University of Memphis
28	University of Montana
32	Huntington University Arizona
33	St. Cloud State University
34	University of Mississippi

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2023 Top Winning Scriptwriting Programs

Rank	School
1	Missouri State University
2	University of Georgia
3	Huntington University
4	Palm Beach Atlantic University
5	University of Oklahoma
6	Purdue University Northwest
7	San Francisco State University
8	Xavier University
9	Appalachian State University
9	James Madison University
11	Illinois State University
12	George Fox University
13	Westminster College
14	Southern Illinois University Carbondale
15	University of Central Florida

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2023 Top Winning Sports Programs

Rank	School
1	Arizona State University
2	Ball State University
3	Syracuse University
4	St. Cloud State University
5	University of Oklahoma
6	Pennsylvania State University
7	University of Miami
8	Michigan State University
9	University of Florida
10	Ithaca College
11	Middle Tennessee State University
12	Bethany Lutheran College
13	Northern Arizona University
14	Ohio University
14	Oklahoma State University
16	Brigham Young University
16	Marshall University
18	Southeastern Louisiana University
19	University of Indianapolis
20	Elon University
21	Temple University
22	Bethel University
23	Fort Hays State University
23	St. Bonaventure University
23	University of North Texas
26	University of Nebraska-Lincoln
27	Baylor University
27	Ohio University
27	University of Maryland
27	University of Southern Indiana
27	West Virginia University

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