Journalism and Media Studies Program Statistics
The UK Journalism Program has been accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication since 1950.
ACEJMC is an agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education.
Accredited programs adhere to a set of educational requirements and standards, and voluntarily undergo a self-study and review process every six years. Our most recent self-study was during the 2014-2015 academic year, and we were reaccredited in 2015. For more information on ACEJMC and the vision, mission, standards and process involved in national accreditation, see this website.
Below, we provide the retention and graduation rates in Journalism (JOU) and Media Arts and Studies (MAS), in addition to those of the University of Kentucky (UK).
JOU Retention and Graduation Rates
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Cohort Term |
Cohort Size |
Retained % |
Retained % |
Retained % |
Retained % |
Graduated % |
Graduated % |
Graduated % |
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Fall 2016 |
48 |
91.7% |
83.3% |
77.1% |
70.8% |
62.5% |
70.8% |
70.8% |
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Fall 2017 |
46 |
93.5% |
87.0% |
80.4% |
69.6% |
56.5% |
63.0% |
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Fall 2018 |
44 |
88.6% |
84.1% |
81.8% |
75.0% |
59.1% |
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Fall 2019 |
35 |
94.3% |
85.7% |
82.9% |
65.7% |
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Fall 2020 |
39 |
97.4% |
82.1% |
76.9% |
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Fall 2021 |
40 |
90.0% |
85.0% |
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Fall 2022 |
68 |
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MAS Retention and Graduation Rates
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Cohort Term |
Cohort Size |
Retained % |
Retained % |
Retained % |
Retained % |
Graduated % |
Graduated % |
Graduated % |
|
Fall 2016 |
23 |
82.6% |
65.2% |
60.9% |
52.2% |
39.1% |
47.8% |
52.2% |
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Fall 2017 |
24 |
95.8% |
95.8% |
83.3% |
75.0% |
75.0% |
79.2% |
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Fall 2018 |
18 |
88.9% |
88.9% |
88.9% |
83.3% |
83.3% |
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Fall 2019 |
16 |
100.0% |
87.5% |
68.8% |
50.0% |
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Fall 2020 |
26 |
88.5% |
84.6% |
80.8% |
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Fall 2021 |
41 |
92.7% |
78.0% |
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Fall 2022 |
60 |
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UK Retention and Graduation Rates
|
Cohort Term |
Cohort Size |
Retained % |
Retained % |
Retained % |
Retained % |
Graduated % |
Graduated % |
Graduated % |
|
Fall 2010 |
4,224 |
93.0% |
81.5% |
72.9% |
69.1% |
38.5% |
58.9% |
63.6% |
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Fall 2011 |
4,029 |
92.9% |
81.3% |
74.8% |
69.7% |
40.4% |
60.8% |
64.6% |
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Fall 2012 |
4,535 |
94.0% |
82.5% |
74.9% |
70.1% |
44.2% |
62.6% |
65.8% |
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Fall 2013 |
4,562 |
92.9% |
82.2% |
74.9% |
69.1% |
45.0% |
62.6% |
66.1% |
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Fall 2014 |
5,095 |
92.7% |
82.7% |
74.1% |
68.4% |
47.3% |
63.1% |
66.0% |
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Fall 2015 |
5,113 |
92.5% |
81.7% |
74.3% |
68.3% |
51.1% |
65.1% |
67.8% |
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Fall 2016 |
5,002 |
92.7% |
83.3% |
74.6% |
69.0% |
51.8% |
65.7% |
68.4% |
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Fall 2017 |
4,719 |
93.3% |
84.5% |
75.5% |
69.8% |
53.9% |
67.1% |
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Fall 2018 |
4,941 |
93.6% |
85.0% |
77.8% |
70.5% |
53.1% |
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Fall 2019 |
5,264 |
93.4% |
85.9% |
77.4% |
69.4% |
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Fall 2020 |
4,784 |
93.4% |
85.7% |
77.7% |
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Fall 2021 |
4,599 |
93.2% |
85.3% |
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Fall 2022 |
5,986 |
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