College Media Madness 2025

College Media Madness is an annual fundraising competition for student newsrooms. This year, we're bringing together student journalism outlets from across the United States to see which newsroom can raise the most money from March 21 through April 7, 2025, when the confetti falls.

Click on your favorite newsroom below and give a gift — every dollar counts! Then, watch them climb up the standings. Leaderboard last updated on -.

This project was organized by The Daily Orange, the independent student news organization serving Syracuse University and is run by The State Press, the independent student news organization serving Arizona State University. Email [email protected] with questions and press inquiries.

Follow along with the competition on Twitter at @MediaMadness25

16
NEWSROOMS

$33,086.11
RAISED

#1

The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania

$6,604.00
36 donors

#2

The Daily Northwestern
Northwestern University

$4,805.00
26 donors

#3

The Daily Emerald
University of Oregon

$4,380.00
16 donors

#4

The GW Hatchet
George Washington University

$3,448.00
27 donors

#5

The State Press
Arizona State University

$3,395.00
14 donors

#6

The Heights
Boston College

$2,591.00
25 donors

#7

The Ithacan
Ithaca College

$2,433.00
28 donors

#8

The Red & Black
University of Georgia

$1,820.00
19 donors

#9

The State News
Michigan State University

$1,295.00
28 donors

#10

The Daily Targum
Rutgers University

$802.00
12 donors

#11

Western Herald
Western Michigan University

$660.00
8 donors

#12

The Tiger
Clemson University

$600.00
3 donors

#13

The Eagle
American University

$250.00
3 donors

#14

The Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin- Madison

$3.00
2 donors

#15

Long Beach Current
CSULB

$0.00
0 donors

#16

The Daily Barometer
Oregon State University

$0.00
0 donors

College Media Madness was created by The Daily Orange, the independent student news organization at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. It is currently maintained by The State Press, the independent student news organization at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. It is in no way affiliated with the NCAA. Donations are made directly to student newsrooms and/or their affiliated universities, and may be tax-deductible. Please direct specific questions to the outlet to whom you donated.

For press inquiries and more information, contact [email protected].

This website was created and is maintained by Mark Nash. Original design by Robert Beatty.