The Department of Mass Media is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC). It is a requirement to publish graduation and retention rates as a means of public accountability, and we are pleased to do so.  

Retained in Department  

Cohort Term At 1 Year
Fall 2007   58.7%  
Fall 2008   50.0%  
Fall 2009   59.4%  
Fall 2010   62.5%  
Fall 2011   60.3%  
Fall 2012   71.6%  
Fall 2013   50.0%  
Fall 2014   52.8%  
Fall 2015   57.9%  
Fall 2016   60.0%  
Fall 2017   61.4%  
Fall 2018   63.6%  
Fall 2019   76.2%  
Fall 2020 60.8%
Fall 2021 86.4%
Fall 2022 73.3%
Fall 2023 57.6%

Retained in University  

Cohort Term At 1 Year
Fall 2007   74.6%  
Fall 2008   75.0%  
Fall 2009   70.3%  
Fall 2010   80.4%  
Fall 2011   77.8%  
Fall 2012   80.6%  
Fall 2013   65.0%  
Fall 2014   72.2%  
Fall 2015   68.4%  
Fall 2016   77.1%  
Fall 2017   79.5%  
Fall 2018   72.7%  
Fall 2019   85.7%  
Fall 2020 72.5%
Fall 2021 90.9%
Fall 2022 90.0%
Fall 2023 81.8%

Graduated in Department  

Cohort Term 4 Years 6 Years
Fall 2007   22.2%   30.2%  
Fall 2008   21.9%   32.8%  
Fall 2009   29.7%   39.1%  
Fall 2010   19.6%   33.9%  
Fall 2011   28.6%   39.7%  
Fall 2012   26.9%   37.3%  
Fall 2013   25.0%   32.5%  
Fall 2014   22.2%   33.3%
Fall 2015   23.7%   28.9%
Fall 2016   28.6%   31.4%
Fall 2017 36.4% 47.7%
Fall 2018 18.2% 33.3%
Fall 2019 57.1%
Fall 2020 43.1%

Graduated in University  

Cohort Term 4 Years 6 Years
Fall 2007   33.3%   44.4%  
Fall 2008   34.4%   57.8%  
Fall 2009   37.5%   51.6%  
Fall 2010   33.9%   51.8%  
Fall 2011   30.2%   55.6%  
Fall 2012   34.3%   56.7%  
Fall 2013   32.5%   42.5%
Fall 2014   30.6%   47.2%
Fall 2015   28.9%   47.4%
Fall 2016   42.9%   54.3%
Fall 2017 52.3% 65.9%
Fall 2018 24.2% 48.5%
Fall 2019 57.1%
Fall 2020 47.1%

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