Zoom License Types

All Faculty, Staff, and Students have access to a licensed Zoom account. Faculty and Staff can request temporary added features to their Zoom account used for special events. Departments can also purchase Zoom Webinar licenses for exclusive departmental use.

TypeAvailable To
Licensed Zoom AccountFaculty, Staff, and Students
Licensed Zoom Account with Webinar 500Temporary upgrade for Webinar with up to 1000 participants. Available to Faculty and Staff by request. First come, first served; limited availability.
Licensed Zoom Account with Large Webinar 1000Temporary upgrade for Webinar with up to 1000 participants. Available to Faculty and Staff by request. First come, first served; limited availability.


Meetings versus Webinars

Zoom Meetings and Webinars are very similar but have distinct differences in purpose. See the comparison table below for detailed features and functionality.

Meetings are collaborative events with all attendees able to screen share, turn on video and audio, and see who else is present. Host and audience interaction is in a many-to-many format.

Webinars allow attendees to view and hear the presenter, ask questions, and respond to polls. This is a controlled environment. Host and audience interaction is in a one-to-many format.

Features and FunctionalityMeetingWebinar
Who Has AccessFaculty, Staff, and StudentsFaculty and Staff
Max Number of Participants300500 or 1000 - Faculty and Staff by request
Attendance ListVisible to all participantsVisible to Host and Panelists
Participant InteractionAll participants can collaborateHost presents with controlled participant interaction
Question and AnswerNoYes
Screen SharingAll participantsHost and Panelist only
Audio and Video EnabledAll ParticipantsHost and Panelists
Email RemindersNoIf registration is used
Closed CaptioningYesYes
RecordingYes, Host onlyYes, Host only
Breakout RoomsYesNo
ChatYesYes