2024 Recognition of Institutional Excellence in Media

BEA is pleased to announce the 2024 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, nearly 7,000 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 “2024 BEA Festival Student Achievement Rankings,” nearly 150 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.

2024 Top Winning Overall Programs

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

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2024 Top Winning Audio Programs

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

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2024 Top Winning Documentary Programs

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

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2024 Top Winning Film & Video Programs

Rank	School
1	University of Oklahoma
2	Huntington University
3	Elon University
4	Huntington University Arizona
5	Taylor University
6	University of Florida
7	Missouri State University
8	Palm Beach Atlantic University
9	University of North Carolina Wilmington
10	Syracuse University
11	Rowan University
12	Goshen College
13	James Madison University
14	Bethany Lutheran College
15	University of Alabama
16	Hofstra University
17	Loyola University Chicago
17	Pennsylvania State University
17	University of Connecticut
20	Colorado State University
20	Xavier University
22	Middle Tennessee State University
22	University of North Texas
24	Drake University
25	University of Maryland
26	Lee University
27	Ball State University
27	University of Montevallo
29	Buffalo State University
30	Ferris State University
30	Gordon College
30	Northwest Missouri State University
33	Appalachian State University
33	Regent University
33	University of Texas at Arlington
36	Ithaca College
36	Liberty University
36	Southern Illinois University
36	University of Georgia
36	University of Guam
36	Westminster College

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2024 Top Winning Interactive Multimedia & Emerging Technology Programs

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

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2024 Top Winning News Programs

Rank	School
1	Arizona State University
2	University of Oklahoma
3	University of Florida
4	Syracuse University
5	University of Southern California
6	Pennsylvania State University
7	University of Miami
8	Brigham Young University
9	West Virginia University
10	Michigan State University
11	University of South Carolina
12	Elon University
13	Ball State University
14	Rowan University
15	California State University Fullerton
16	University of Maryland
16	University of North Texas
18	University of Arkansas
19	Ohio University
19	Northern Arizona University
21	Goshen College
22	Ithaca College
22	St. Bonaventure University
24	The American University in Cairo
25	Middle Tennessee State University
26	University of Toledo
27	University of Nebraska-Lincoln
27	University of Denver
29	Fort Hays State University
29	Oklahoma State University
29	University of Memphis
32	Huntington University Arizona

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2024 Top Winning Scriptwriting Programs

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

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2024 Top Winning Sports Programs

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

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