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Rankings of the top 50 Communications Colleges and Universities, Bachelors Program

Rankings of the Best Communications Colleges and Universities, Bachelors Degree - April 2025

Rank

School Name

Year
Founded

Students

Acceptance
Rate

Graduation
Rate

On-Time
Graduation

Cost to
Attend
In-State

Cost to
Attend
Out-of
State

Funding
Available

Public
Or
Private

AVG
GPA

AVG SAT Scores

Math
Verbal
Writing
 

AVG
ACT

Student Life

Academic Life

Diversity

Spiritual

Technology

Over All Score

0
100
 
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VG
E
 

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Leaders

1

University of the Incarnate Word

http://www.uiw.edu
4301 Broadway
San Antonio, Texas
(210) 829-6005

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1881

6,404

94%

36.4%

21.6%

$24,790

$24,790

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.47

495

480

470

20

0%

NC

 

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2

Rochester Institute of Technology

http://www.rit.edu
One Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, New York
(585) 475-6631

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1829

13,711

58%

47.6%

27.2%

$34,424

$34,424

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.7

570

540

520

25

0%

NC

 

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3

Xavier University

http://www.xu.edu
3800 Victory Parkway
Cincinnati, Ohio
(513) 745-3301

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1831

4,485

68%

75.3%

70.8%

$33,000

$33,000

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.57

553

552

488

25

0%

NC

 

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4

Columbia International University

http://www.ciu.edu
PO Box 3122
Columbia, South Carolina
(803) 754-4100 x5024

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1923

534

64%

64.4%

58.6%

$18,930

$18,930

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.73

534

560

480

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

5

Rhode Island College

http://www.ric.edu
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Providence, Rhode Island
(401) 456-8234

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1854

7,553

69%

31.2%

14.3%

$7,602

$18,300

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.98

466

471

469

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

6

Nebraska Methodist College

http://www.methodistcollege.edu
720 North 87th Street
Omaha, Nebraska
(402) 354-7200

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N/A

738

51%

71.8%

60.6%

$16,470

$16,470

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.51

530

460

520

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

7

University of Notre Dame

http://www.nd.edu
Notre Dame, Indiana
(574) 631-7505

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1842

8,475

23%

94.4%

90.3%

$44,605

$44,605

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

680

660

650

31

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

8

Franklin Pierce University

http://www.franklinpierce.edu
40 University Drive
Rindge, New Hampshire
(603) 899-4050

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1962

1,737

85%

46.6%

41.0%

$30,900

$30,900

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.71

440

440

420

18

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

9

College of the Atlantic

http://www.coa.edu
105 Eden Street
Bar Harbor, Maine
(207) 801-5641

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1969

330

71%

59.7%

53.4%

$38,952

$38,952

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.62

617

652

635

28

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

10

William Paterson University

http://www.wpunj.edu
300 Pompton Road
Wayne, New Jersey
(973) 720-2125

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N/A

10,089

61%

34%

14.0%

$11,918

$19,458

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.08

526

517

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

11

Tusculum College

http://www.tusculum.edu
60 Shiloh Road
Greeneville, Tennessee
(423) 636-7300

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1794

1,980

72%

23.5%

15.5%

$22,250

$22,250

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3

492

465

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

12

1885

31,565

77%

50.6%

35.3%

$10,391

$27,073

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.42

500

483

480

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

13

Rochester Institute of Technology

http://www.rit.edu
One Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, New York
(585) 475-6631

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1829

13,711

58%

47.6%

27.2%

$34,424

$34,424

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.7

570

540

520

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

14

Southern Utah University

http://www.suu.edu
351 West University Boulevard
Cedar City, Utah
(435) 586-7740

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1897

7,633

57%

29.1%

20.1%

$5,924

$17,902

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.5

512

508

489

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

15

Georgetown College

http://www.georgetowncollege.edu
400 East College Street
Georgetown, Kentucky
(502) 863-8009

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1787

1,116

82%

56.8%

51.0%

$32,310

$32,310

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.41

521

515

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

16

Xavier University

http://www.xu.edu
3800 Victory Parkway
Cincinnati, Ohio
(513) 745-3301

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1831

4,485

68%

75.3%

70.8%

$33,000

$33,000

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.57

553

552

488

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

17

University of Notre Dame

http://www.nd.edu
Notre Dame, Indiana
(574) 631-7505

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1842

8,475

23%

94.4%

90.3%

$44,605

$44,605

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

680

660

650

31

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

18

Bethel University

http://www.bethel.edu
3900 Bethel Drive
St. Paul, Minnesota
(651) 638-6242

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1842

3,467

71%

67.9%

62.3%

$31,760

$31,760

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.51

N/A

N/A

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

19

Rhode Island College

http://www.ric.edu
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Providence, Rhode Island
(401) 456-8234

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1854

7,553

69%

31.2%

14.3%

$7,602

$18,300

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.98

466

471

469

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

20

Albion College

http://www.albion.edu
611 East Porter Street
Albion, Michigan
(517) 629-0321

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1835

1,382

70%

68%

61.9%

$35,866

$35,866

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.4

550

540

540

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

21

Notre Dame of Maryland University

http://www.ndm.edu
4701 North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland
(410) 532-5330

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1873

1,296

55%

55.4%

50.0%

$32,031

$32,031

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.56

512

529

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

22

Shaw University

http://www.shawu.edu
118 East South Street
Raleigh, North Carolina
(919) 546-8275

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1865

2,031

54%

20.6%

13.1%

$14,840

$14,840

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.31

377

372

355

15

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

23

University of Tulsa

http://www.utulsa.edu
800 South Tucker Drive
Tulsa, Oklahoma
(918) 631-2307

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1894

3,160

41%

59%

46.5%

$34,350

$34,350

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.75

640

640

N/A

28

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

24

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

http://web.mit.edu
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts
(617) 253-3400

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1861

4,503

9%

89.2%

83.6%

$43,498

$43,498

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

765

716

725

33

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

25

Tusculum College

http://www.tusculum.edu
60 Shiloh Road
Greeneville, Tennessee
(423) 636-7300

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1794

1,980

72%

23.5%

15.5%

$22,250

$22,250

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3

492

465

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

26

McNeese State University

http://www.mcneese.edu
4205 Ryan Street
Lake Charles, Louisiana
(337) 475-5504

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1939

7,711

61%

27%

13.8%

$5,716

$10,902

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.35

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

27

Southern Utah University

http://www.suu.edu
351 West University Boulevard
Cedar City, Utah
(435) 586-7740

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1897

7,633

57%

29.1%

20.1%

$5,924

$17,902

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.5

512

508

489

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

28

College of the Atlantic

http://www.coa.edu
105 Eden Street
Bar Harbor, Maine
(207) 801-5641

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1969

330

71%

59.7%

53.4%

$38,952

$38,952

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.62

617

652

635

28

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

29

Georgetown College

http://www.georgetowncollege.edu
400 East College Street
Georgetown, Kentucky
(502) 863-8009

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1787

1,116

82%

56.8%

51.0%

$32,310

$32,310

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.41

521

515

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

30

Eastern Washington University

http://www.ewu.edu
526 5th Street
Cheney, Washington
(509) 359-2397

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1882

11,360

Not reported

35.2%

19.8%

$7,961

$11,335

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.22

491

479

466

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

31

Bethel University

http://www.bethel.edu
3900 Bethel Drive
St. Paul, Minnesota
(651) 638-6242

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1842

3,467

71%

67.9%

62.3%

$31,760

$31,760

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.51

N/A

N/A

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

32

University of Alabama at Birmingham

http://www.uab.edu
1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, Alabama
(205) 934-8221

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N/A

11,291

74%

35.4%

23.1%

$8,904

$20,394

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.54

N/A

N/A

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

33

University of Pittsburgh

http://www.pitt.edu
4200 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(412) 624-7488

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1787

18,429

56%

72.9%

62.5%

$17,100

$27,106

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.93

641

621

611

28

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

34

1851

8,476

26%

90.6%

86.4%

$45,527

$45,527

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

690

670

670

30

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

35

Drury University

http://www.drury.edu
900 North Benton Avenue
Springfield, Missouri
(417) 873-7205

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1873

1,607

82%

60.6%

52.7%

$22,675

$22,675

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.62

567

560

562

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

36

1858

25,555

83%

58.6%

38.8%

$7,726

$20,278

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.55

530

460

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

37

Western State Colorado University

http://www.western.edu
600 North Adams Street
Gunnison, Colorado
(800) 876-5309

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1901

2,584

89%

30.1%

18.1%

$5,844

$16,848

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.11

523

521

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

38

Woodbury University

http://www.woodbury.edu
7500 Glenoaks Boulevard
Burbank, California
(818) 767-0888 x221

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1884

1,488

65%

43%

27.8%

$33,150

$33,150

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.24

485

479

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

39

1876

20,809

74%

58.8%

44.3%

$9,763

$29,788

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.57

559

549

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

40

Ringling College of Art and Design

http://www.ringling.edu
2700 North Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, Florida
(941) 351-5100

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1931

1,364

75%

60.6%

53.5%

$38,540

$38,540

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.12

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

41

Albion College

http://www.albion.edu
611 East Porter Street
Albion, Michigan
(517) 629-0321

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1835

1,382

70%

68%

61.9%

$35,866

$35,866

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.4

550

540

540

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

42

Notre Dame of Maryland University

http://www.ndm.edu
4701 North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland
(410) 532-5330

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1873

1,296

55%

55.4%

50.0%

$32,031

$32,031

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.56

512

529

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

43

Carthage College

http://www.carthage.edu
2001 Alford Park Drive
Kenosha, Wisconsin
(262) 551-6000

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1847

2,660

77%

49.4%

42.6%

$34,850

$34,850

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.24

534

542

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

44

Westwood College - Arlington Ballston Campus

http://www.westwood.edu
4420 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, Virginia
(703) 243-3900

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N/A

473

Not reported

0%

Not reported

N/A

N/A

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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45

Shaw University

http://www.shawu.edu
118 East South Street
Raleigh, North Carolina
(919) 546-8275

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1865

2,031

54%

20.6%

13.1%

$14,840

$14,840

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.31

377

372

355

15

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

46

Southwestern College

http://www.sckans.edu
100 College Street
Winfield, Kansas
(620) 229-6236

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1885

1,304

88%

47.2%

40.7%

$23,886

$23,886

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.44

486

455

433

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

47

New Mexico State University

http://www.nmsu.edu
PO Box 30001
Las Cruces, New Mexico
(575) 646-3121

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1888

14,276

80%

31.4%

13.8%

$6,220

$19,644

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.37

496

489

478

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

48

John Brown University

http://www.jbu.edu
2000 West University Street
Siloam Springs, Arkansas
(479) 524-7157

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1919

1,779

66%

64.3%

58.3%

$22,734

$22,734

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.59

520

500

500

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

49

Marshall University

http://www.marshall.edu
One John Marshall Drive
Huntington, West Virginia
(304) 696-3160

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1837

9,885

80%

35.1%

21.2%

$6,216

$14,446

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.33

440

450

430

22

0%

NC

 

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50

Presentation College

http://www.presentation.edu
1500 North Main Street
Aberdeen, South Dakota
(605) 229-8492

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N/A

748

74%

39.9%

34.8%

$16,664

$16,664

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.07

415

430

391

20

0%

NC

 

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