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Student Success Rates
The Department of Media & Journalism is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. As a nationally-accredited program, student success is closely monitored. Both retention and graduation rates are good indicators of student satisfaction.
Public Accountability: Student Success Rates
Retention
Retention rates show the percentage of students who remain at an institution or in a major after they begin coursework.
| 1st Year | 2nd Year | 3rd Year | ||||
| Entering | USD | Department | USD | Department | USD | Department |
| Fall 2013 | 74.9% | 82.1% | 58.4% | 87.1% | 26.0% | 58.8% |
| Fall 2014 | 75.9% | 83.8% | 59.5% | 83.7% | 28.0% | 58.3% |
| Fall 2015 | 76.8% | 80% | 58.5% | 81.6% | ||
| Fall 2016 | 73.2% | 79.4% | ||||
Graduation
Graduation rates reflect a commitment to ensuring that students successfully complete their degrees. The graduation rate is calculated by dividing the number of graduating students by the number of students in a cohort. The media and journalism percentages include advertising, electronic media, journalism, public relations and strategic communication majors.
| 3rd Year | 4th Year | 5th Year | 6th Year | |||||
| USD | Department | USD | Department | USD | Department | USD | Department | |
| Fall 2011 | 1.7% | 3.1% | 38.5% | 56.3% | 54.1% | 68.8% | 56.6% | 68.8 |
| Fall 2012 | 2.5% | 5.9% | 40.0% | 55.9% | 54.1% | 64.7% | - | - |
| Fall 2013 | 2.5% | 5.0% | 41.6% | 50.0% | - | - | - | - |
| Fall 2014 | 2.8 | 3.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |