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 | 73% | 82.1% | 64.6% | 87.8% | 57.7% | 80.6% |
| Fall 2014 | 73.8% | 83.8% | 65.6% | 84.4% | ||
| Fall 2015 | 74.6% | 80% | ||||
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 | 9.8% | 20% | 80.1% | 100% | 98.2% | - | 99.5% | - |
| Fall 2012 | 9.2% | 15.6% | 78.6% | 75% | 12.2% | 6.3%% | - | - |
| Fall 2013 | 16.1% | 17.6% | 83.7% | 82.4% | - | - | - | - |