2026 Best Colleges for Communications

Name: 2026 Best Colleges for Communications (Kollegio college rankings)
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1,133 U.S. schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Colleges for Communications ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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Undergraduate enrollment

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Tuition cost

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$67,000

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Proportion of need based aid received

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

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$150

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Mean SAT

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1200

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#1 Best Colleges for Communications

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill

Acceptance rate

15.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,019

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#2 Best Colleges for Communications

University of Florida

Gainesville

Acceptance rate

24.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$4,477

Avg. Cost after Aid

$10,000

#3 Best Colleges for Communications

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville

Acceptance rate

64.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$4,380

Avg. Cost after Aid

$4,702

#4 Best Colleges for Communications

Northwestern University

Evanston

Acceptance rate

7.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,276

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#5 Best Colleges for Communications

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

Acceptance rate

33.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#6 Best Colleges for Communications

University of Georgia

Athens

Acceptance rate

37.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$9,790

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#7 Best Colleges for Communications

Boston University

Boston

Acceptance rate

10.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$58,560

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#8 Best Colleges for Communications

University of Texas - Austin

Austin

Acceptance rate

26.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,752

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#9 Best Colleges for Communications

University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

Champaign

Acceptance rate

42.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$12,254

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#10 Best Colleges for Communications

University of Southern California

Los Angeles

Acceptance rate

10.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,446

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#11 Best Colleges for Communications

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison

Acceptance rate

45.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$9,273

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,234

#12 Best Colleges for Communications

Villanova University

Villanova

Acceptance rate

25.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$58,290

Avg. Cost after Aid

$33,000

#13 Best Colleges for Communications

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

Acceptance rate

43.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,224

Avg. Cost after Aid

$48,000

#14 Best Colleges for Communications

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem

Acceptance rate

21.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$58,708

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#15 Best Colleges for Communications

Brigham Young University

Provo

Acceptance rate

69.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,120

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#16 Best Colleges for Communications

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park

Acceptance rate

44.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$9,000

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#17 Best Colleges for Communications

Syracuse University

Syracuse

Acceptance rate

41.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,920

Avg. Cost after Aid

$44,000

#18 Best Colleges for Communications

Michigan State University

East Lansing

Acceptance rate

83.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$15,966

Avg. Cost after Aid

$9,000

#19 Best Colleges for Communications

Boston College

Chestnut Hill

Acceptance rate

15.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,530

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#20 Best Colleges for Communications

Pepperdine University

Malibu

Acceptance rate

49.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$59,450

Avg. Cost after Aid

$41,000

#21 Best Colleges for Communications

James Madison University

Harrisonburg

Acceptance rate

76.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,460

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#22 Best Colleges for Communications

Marist College

Poughkeepsie

Acceptance rate

56.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$40,675

Avg. Cost after Aid

$38,000

#23 Best Colleges for Communications

Elon University

Elon

Acceptance rate

67.3%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$38,218

Avg. Cost after Aid

$40,000

#24 Best Colleges for Communications

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder

Acceptance rate

83.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$10,806

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#25 Best Colleges for Communications

DePauw University

Greencastle

Acceptance rate

54.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$52,900

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

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