Demographics — Communication, University at Buffalo

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Diversity Ranking

(Source: NRC, 2010)
The National Research Council ranked programs based on a measure of overall diversity. They generated 500 different rankings to simulate the effects of using different sets of evaluators and ranking programs in different years. Learn more
Histogram of rankings ?
Diversity ranking out of 83 Communication programs
Range of rankings ?73-82

Faculty Demographics

(Source: NRC, 2006)
Female faculty 18%
Minority faculty 0%

Student Demographics

(Source: GSS, 2007)

Sex

Men 52%
Women 48%

Citizenship

US citizens or permanent residents 60%
Temporary visa holders 40%

Race / Ethnicity

(for US citizens / permanent residents)
Black / African American 0%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0%
Asian 3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0%
White 80%
Hispanic / Latino 0%
Multiracial, Hispanic / Latino 0%
Multiracial, not Hispanic / Latino 0%
Unknown / not reported 17%

Enrollment Status

Full time 80%
Part time 20%

Demographics of All Graduate Students at the Institution

Sex

(Source: IPEDS, 2007)
Men 47%
Women 53%

Citizenship

(Source: IPEDS, 2007)
US citizens or permanent residents 71%
Temporary visa holders 29%

Race / Ethnicity

(Source: IPEDS, 2007)
(for US citizens / permanent residents)
African American 4%
Native American 0%
Asian 3%
White 53%
Hispanic 2%
Unknown 8%

Full-time Status

(Source: IPEDS, 2007)
Full-time 56%
Part-time 44%
* Value is missing. The value shown is based on the average for other programs in the same field. Learn more.
Data are for all degree recipients in the field from University at Buffalo and may include graduates from more than one program.

The graduate school rankings on PhDs.org have been made possible by grants from The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and The Burroughs Wellcome Fund.
The National Postdoctoral Association and The Center for Science and the Media have served as the project's fiscal sponsors.