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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 |
58.2% |
| Fall 2008 |
48.5% |
| Fall 2009 |
59.4% |
| Fall 2010 |
62.5% |
| Fall 2011 |
58.7% |
| Fall 2012 |
70.8% |
| Fall 2013 |
50.0% |
| Fall 2014 |
54.3% |
| Fall 2015 |
54.1% |
| Fall 2016 |
61.8% |
| Fall 2017 |
65.9% |
| Fall 2018 |
60.6% |
| Fall 2019 |
81.0% |
Retained in University
| Cohort Term |
At 1 Year |
| Fall 2007 |
73.1% |
| Fall 2008 |
75.0% |
| Fall 2009 |
70.3% |
| Fall 2010 |
80.4% |
| Fall 2011 |
77.8% |
| Fall 2012 |
80.0% |
| Fall 2013 |
65.0% |
| Fall 2014 |
74.3% |
| Fall 2015 |
67.6% |
| Fall 2016 |
79.4% |
| Fall 2017 |
84.1% |
| Fall 2018 |
75.8% |
| Fall 2019 |
95.0% |
Graduated in Department
| Cohort Term |
4 Years |
6 Years |
| Fall 2007 |
23.9% |
31.3% |
| Fall 2008 |
20.6% |
32.4% |
| Fall 2009 |
29.7% |
39.1% |
| Fall 2010 |
19.6% |
42.9% |
| Fall 2011 |
28.6% |
39.7% |
| Fall 2012 |
24.6% |
36.90% |
| Fall 2013 |
22.5% |
32.5% |
| Fall 2014 |
17.10% |
|
| Fall 2015 |
21.05% |
|
| Fall 2016 |
25.71% |
|
Graduated in University
| Cohort Term |
4 Years |
6 Years |
| Fall 2007 |
34.3% |
47.8% |
| Fall 2008 |
33.8% |
58.8% |
| Fall 2009 |
37.5% |
51.6% |
| Fall 2010 |
33.9% |
51.8% |
| Fall 2011 |
30.2% |
55.6% |
| Fall 2012 |
32.3% |
55.40% |
| Fall 2013 |
27.5% |
42.5% |
| Fall 2014 |
22.90% |
|
| Fall 2015 |
23.68% |
|
| Fall 2016 |
40.0% |
|
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