By The Numbers

Enrollment by Major

Undergraduate Fall 2022
Cinema & Television Arts 232
Communication Design 238
Journalism 172
Media Analytics 108
Sport Management 200
Strategic Communications 430
Total 1380
Graduate Fall 2022
Interactive Media 11
Total 11

Faculty Breakdown

Full-Time Faculty 2022-23
Assistant Professor 25
Associate Professor 20
Professor 8
Senior Lecturer 3
Lecturer 6
Instructor 1
Total 63
FT Staff 13
PT Staff 0

Participation in High-impact Practices

Class of 2022
Elon University School of Communications
Global Engagement 50% 59%
Study USA 8% 16%
Study Abroad 44% 43%
Service 81% 82%
Research 23% 10%
Leadership 59% 58%
Internship 82% 100%

Job Placement by Major

Class of 2022 Placement Data 9 months after graduation
Employed Both Grad School
COMMUNICATIONS 88.2% 2.8% 4.7%
Cinema & Television Arts 82.6% 2.2% 2.2%
Communication Design 93.8% 4.2% 2.1%
Journalism 86.7% 3.3% 6.7%
Media Analytics 89.2% 5.4% 2.7%
Strategic Communications 88.2% 3.3% 5.2%
SPORT MANAGEMENT 90.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Sport Management 90.0% 0.0% 8.0%

*95.7% employed and/or in graduate school


By the Numbers: Internships

Here is a closer look at the internship process in the School of Communications during the 2022-23 academic year:

281 Internships completed
67 Number of internships in California; followed by North Carolina (57), New York (51), Massachusetts (15)
and New Jersey (14)
3 International internships (Canada, Estonia and Spain)
38% Percentage of students who completed hybrid format internships (34% fully in-person; 28% fully virtual)
90% Percentage of employers who would recommend their student intern for a permanent position in the organization
95% Percentage of students who said they “strongly agree” or “agree” their internship helped them gain confidence in their abilities

Philanthropy in Action

A look at how donors supported the School of Communications during the 2022-23 fiscal year.

Overall Endowed Annual Capital
Total Number of Donors 719 11 707 1
Total Dollars Raised $465,531.91 $65,613.06 $399,858.85 $60.00

A breakdown of donors

Undergraduate Alumni – 401
Current Parents – 123
Past Parents – 123
Current Faculty/Staff – 25
Friends – 15
Undergraduate Students – 15
Grandparents – 4
Former Faculty/Staff – 3
Friend Group – 2
Non-Grad Alumni – 2
Past Grandparents – 2
Foundation – 1
Graduate Alumni – 1
Law School Alumni – 1
Retired Faculty/Staff – 1