FIRST • 32 Pacemakers / 7 Pacemaker finalists

Royal Purple

Yearbook
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

SECOND • 22 Pacemakers / 12 Pacemaker finalists

Daily Texan

Newspaper
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

THIRD • 22 Pacemakers / 8 Pacemaker finalists

Indiana Daily Student

Newspaper
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

FOURTH • 22 Pacemakers / 7 Pacemaker finalists

Minnesota Daily

Yearbook
school
location

FIFTH • 21 Pacemakers / 8 Pacemaker finalists

Auburn Plainsman

Newspaper
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

SIXTH • 16 Pacemakers / 11 Pacemaker finalists

College Heights Herald

Newspaper
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

SEVENTH • 17 Pacemakers / 8 Pacemaker finalists

The Advocate

Newspaper
Contra Costa College
San Pablo, California

EIGHTH • 19 Pacemakers / 4 Pacemaker finalists

The State News

Newspaper
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

NINTH • 14 Pacemakers / 3 Pacemaker finalists

The Daily Tar Heel

Newspaper
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

TENTH • 19 Pacemakers / 2 Pacemaker finalists

Flux

Magazine
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

To celebrate its centennial year,
Associated Collegiate Press announces
its top 100 Pacemaker award winners

Associated Collegiate Press — home of the prestigious Pacemakers — proudly recognizes its top 100 publications as part of its centennial celebration.

Founded in 1921, ACP has trained and honored collegiate journalists through conventions, workshops and awards.

First presented in 1927 as the Pace-Maker, the Pacemaker awards are now recognized as the top prizes in collegiate journalism. They honor the very best collegiate broadcasts, magazines, newspapers, online publications, and yearbooks. In 2020, Pacemaker awards for Business and Innovation were introduced.

“The Pacemaker really represents the best of the best and it is appropriate that we recognize the rich tradition this award has in collegiate  journalism as part of our centennial celebration,” ACP associate director Gary Lundgren said. 

The Pacemaker 100 represents a one-time snapshot of the top 100 publications recognized in the competition during its history. Each Pacemaker finalist was awarded five points and each Pacemaker earned 10 points. The results were tabulated in June 2021.

The Pacemaker 100 winners are listed in alphabetical order by state.

The Pacemaker 100 were honored at MediaFest22, the Fall National College Media Convention, Oct. 26-30, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

Also announced at the convention were the Top 10 of the Pacemaker 100. The top winners will be in ranked order along with the number of Pacemaker and Pacemaker finalists awards the publication earned over the last century.

“It was fun to reflect on the history of the award and to recognize the publications during the past century with a rich Pacemaker history — this is a remarkable achievement,” he said. Since 1927, there have been 1,800 Pacemaker awards presented to collegiate publications. An additional 1,450 Pacemaker finalists have been awarded over the years.

“While it is certainly a remarkable achievement to earn a dozen or more Pacemakers, it is also exciting to see the many publications that earned a single Pacemaker over the last century,” Lundgren said. “Their hard work and excellence landed them a place in collegiate journalism history, and that’s also worth celebrating.”

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Falcon Times
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Metropolis
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Coral Gables, Florida

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Online
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Evanston, Illinois

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Newspaper
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Online
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Champaign, Illinois

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Bloomingon, Indiana

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Royal Purple
Yearbook
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Kanza
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Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, Kansas

The University Daily Kansan
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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

The University Daily Kansan Online
Online
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Lawrence, Kansas

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Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky

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Newspaper
Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky

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Lexington, Kentucky

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Newspaper
Western Kentucky University
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Bowling Green, Kentucky

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Baltimore, Maryland

The Bridge
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Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

The Harvard Crimson Online
Online
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

NECC Observer
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Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill, Massachusetts

Central Michigan Life
Newspaper
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

The State News
Newspaper
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Minnesota Daily
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minnesota Daily Online
Online
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Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Joplin, Missouri

Tower
Yearbook
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, Missouri

The Maneater
Newspaper
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri

Daily Nebraskan
Newspaper
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska

The Ithacan
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Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York

The Ithacan Online
Online
Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York

SALT/MPJ: Military Photojournalism
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Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

The Daily Orange
Newspaper
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

The Daily Orange Online
Online
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Rebel
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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

Agromeck
Yearbook
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

Windhover
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Raleigh, North Carolina

The Daily Tar Heel
Newspaper
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The Daily Tar Heel Online
Online
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Sanskrit
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Charlotte, North Carolina

Yahnseh
Yearbook
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Shawnee, Oklahoma

Sooner
Yearbook
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Daily
Newspaper
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

Flux
Magazine
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

Oregon Daily Emerald
Newspaper
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Eugene, Oregon

The Tartan
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La Vie
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University Park, Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Volante
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Vermillion, South Dakota

The Et Cetera
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Eastfield College
Mesquite, Texas

The Ranger
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San Antonio College
San Antonio, Texas

The Collegian
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Tarrant County College
Hurst, Texas

La Ventana
Yearbook
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Lubbock, Texas

The Shorthorn
Newspaper
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas

Daily Texan
Newspaper
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

UTMost
Magazine
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

The Bluestone
Yearbook
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Harrisonburg, Virginia

The Breeze
Newspaper
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia

The Clarion
Newspaper
Madison Area Technical College
Madison, Wisconsin

The MATC Times
Newspaper
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Spectator
Newspaper
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, Wisconsin