Accreditation and Accountability
Retention and Graduation Rates
Updated August 2019:
Retention data for the ACEJMC accredited programs is based on first-time, full-time, bachelor degree seeking freshmen who have declared Journalism and Mass Communication as their major. Graduation data is based on the annual cohorts listed that graduated with a degree in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Freshman Retention Rates:
- Freshman class of 2007: 85%
- Freshman class of 2008: 85%
- Freshman class of 2009: 84%
- Freshman class of 2010: 90%
- Freshman class of 2011: 83%
- Freshman class of 2012: 76%
- Freshman class of 2013: 77%
- Freshman class of 2014: 82%
- Freshman class of 2015: 80%
- Freshman class of 2016: 81%
- Freshman class of 2017: 87%
- Freshman class of 2018: 80%
Four-Year Graduation Rates for Freshmen, Class of:
- 2003: 29%
- 2004: 31%
- 2005: 38%
- 2006: 39%
- 2007: 43%
- 2008: 42%
- 2009: 35%
- 2010: 40%
- 2011: 40%
- 2012: 46%
- 2013: 43%
- 2014: 51%
- 2015: 43%
Six-Year Graduation Rates for Freshmen, Class of:
- 2002: 62%
- 2003: 60%
- 2004: 57%
- 2005: 63%
- 2006: 64%
- 2007: 63%
- 2008: 63%
- 2009: 58%
- 2010: 62%
- 2011: 60%
- 2012: 67%
- 2013: 61%
Bachelor's Degrees Awarded:
- AY 2006: 282
- AY 2007: 329
- AY 2008: 347
- AY 2009: 339
- AY 2010: 326
- AY 2011: 373
- AY 2012: 324
- AY 2013: 317
- AY 2014: 405
- AY 2015: 482
- AY 2016: 562
- AY 2017: 596
- AY 2018: 606
- AY 2019: 578