College Student Magazines Outnumber Women's Magazines

Posted on November 21, 2003

College student and alumni publications outnumber any other category, with more than 1,000 different magazines, according to the 16th Edition of the National Directory of Magazines. While there are only 237 women's magazines today, there are more than 500 college student and 500 alumni magazines. Other top magazine categories are: Medicine, 937; Religion and Theology, 711 and Regional Interest with 616 magazines.

"The college and alumni publication market is thriving because of their loyal subscription base, and their affordable advertising rates," according to Deborah Striplin, Editorial Director for the National Directory of Magazines.

The National Directory of Magazines is available from Oxbridge Communications. It lists more than 17,670 business and consumer publications, including 14,000 magazines as well as tabloids, specialized newspapers and journals that carry advertising.