The B.A. and B.S. degrees tracks in integrated strategic communication, journalism and media arts and studies within the UK Department of Integrated Strategic Communication and the UK School of Journalism and Media are accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
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. The most recent self-study was during the 2021-2022 academic year with reaccredited in 2022. Below is the data regarding the number of majors, the retention rate of those majors and the graduation rate. The tables also show how the program’s retention and graduation rates compare to UK’s at large.
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Department of Integrated Strategic Communication Program Assessment Information
ISC Retention and Graduation Rates
Cohort Term | Cohort Size | Cohort Size w/ Exclusions | Retained % 1st Spring | Retained % 2nd Fall | Retained % 3rd Fall | Retained % 4th Fall | Graduated % 4 years | Graduated % 5 years | Graduated % 6 Years |
| Fall 2010 | 26 | 26 | 88.5% | 80.85 | 73.1% | 69.2% | 65.4% | 69.2% | 69.2% |
| Fall 2011 | 38 | 38 | 94.7% | 92.1% | 92.1% | 92.1% | 78.9% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| Fall 2012 | 50 | 49 | 94.0% | 82.0% | 74.0% | 70.0% | 57.1% | 65.3% | 67.3% |
| Fall 2013 | 58 | 58 | 93.1% | 82.8% | 74.1% | 72.4% | 62.1% | 67.2% | 74.1% |
| Fall 2014 | 80 | 80 | 92.5% | 82.5% | 76.3% | 72.5% | 60.0% | 68.8% | 68.8% |
| Fall 2015 | 67 | 67 | 94.0% | 85.1% | 82.1% | 74.6% | 67.2% | 74.6% | 74.6% |
| Fall 2016 | 74 | 74 | 95.9% | 83.8% | 81.1% | 75.7% | 71.6% | 78.4% | 78.4% |
| Fall 2017 | 92 | 92 | 93.5% | 84.8% | 78.3% | 72.8% | 75.0% | 80.4% | 80.4% |
| Fall 2018 | 84 | 84 | 97.6% | 91.7% | 86.9% | 73.8% | 81.0% | 81.0% | 81.0% |
| Fall 2019 | 75 | 75 | 93.3% | 81.3% | 76.0% | 68.0% | 72.0% | 74.7% | |
| Fall 2020 | 76 | 76 | 96.1% | 88.2% | 81.6% | 73.7% | 68.4% | ||
| Fall 2021 | 65 | 65 | 92.3% | 86.2% | 78.5% | 75.4% | |||
| Fall 2022 | 101 | 101 | 97.0% | 91.1% | 86.1% | ||||
| Fall 2023 | 156 | 156 | 95.5% | 89.7% | |||||
Fall 2024 | 84 | 84 |
School of Journalism and Media Program Assessment Information
The UK Journalism Program has been accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication since 1950.
JOU Retention and Graduation Rates
Cohort Term | Cohort Size | Cohort Size w/ Exclusions | Retained % 1st Spring | Retained % 2nd Fall | Retained % 3rd Fall | Retained % 4th Fall | Graduated % 4 years | Graduated % 5 years | Graduated % 6 Years |
| Fall 2010 | 77 | 77 | 96.1% | 79.2% | 70.1% | 71.4% | 48.1% | 66.2% | 68.8% |
| Fall 2011 | 46 | 46 | 93.5% | 82.6% | 82.6% | 73.9% | 60.9% | 71.7% | 71.7% |
| Fall 2012 | 64 | 64 | 96.9% | 93.8% | 84.4% | 81.3% | 68.8% | 78.1% | 78.1% |
| Fall 2013 | 63 | 63 | 95.2% | 85.7% | 74.6% | 69.8% | 58.7% | 60.3% | 63.5% |
| Fall 2014 | 40 | 40 | 87.5% | 85.0% | 72.5% | 62.5% | 60.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% |
| Fall 2015 | 74 | 74 | 91.9% | 70.3% | 67.6% | 64.9% | 52.7% | 63.5% | 66.2% |
| Fall 2016 | 48 | 48 | 91.7% | 83.3% | 77.1% | 70.8% | 62.5% | 70.8% | 70.8% |
| Fall 2017 | 46 | 46 | 93.5% | 87.0% | 80.4% | 69.6% | 56.5% | 62.5% | 62.5% |
| Fall 2018 | 44 | 44 | 88.6% | 84.1% | 81.8% | 75.0% | 65.9% | 70.5% | 75.0% |
| Fall 2019 | 35 | 35 | 94.3% | 85.7% | 82.9% | 65.7% | 80.0% | 80.0% | |
| Fall 2020 | 39 | 39 | 97.4% | 82.1% | 76.9% | 74.4% | 69.2% | ||
| Fall 2021 | 40 | 40 | 90.0% | 85.0% | 70.0% | 60.0% | |||
| Fall 2022 | 64 | 64 | 89.1% | 82.8% | 78.1% | ||||
| Fall 2023 | 87 | 87 | 96.6% | 85.1% | |||||
Fall 2024 | 79 | 79 |
MAS Retention and Graduation Rates
Cohort Term | Cohort Size | Cohort Size w/ Exclusions | Retained % 1st Spring | Retained % 2nd Fall | Retained % 3rd Fall | Retained % 4th Fall | Graduated % 4 years | Graduated % 5 years | Graduated % 6 Years |
| Fall 2011 | 7 | 7 | 100.0% | 85.7% | 85.7% | 71.4% | 57.1% | 71.4% | 71.4% |
| Fall 2012 | 13 | 13 | 100.0% | 76.9% | 76.9% | 76.9% | 69.2% | 76.9% | 76.9% |
| Fall 2013 | 22 | 22 | 86.4% | 68.2% | 68.2% | 59.1% | 36.4% | 50.0% | 54.5% |
| Fall 2014 | 14 | 14 | 85.7% | 78.6% | 78.6% | 64.3% | 42.9% | 71.4% | 71.4% |
| Fall 2015 | 12 | 12 | 91.7% | 75.0% | 83.3% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 66.7% |
| Fall 2016 | 23 | 23 | 82.65 | 65.2% | 60.9% | 52.2% | 39.1% | 47.8% | 52.2% |
| Fall 2017 | 24 | 24 | 95.8% | 95.8% | 83.3% | 75.0% | 75.0% | 79.2% | 79.2% |
| Fall 2018 | 18 | 18 | 88.9% | 88.9% | 88.9% | 83.3% | 83.3% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| Fall 2019 | 16 | 16 | 100.0% | 87.5% | 68.8% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| Fall 2020 | 26 | 26 | 88.5% | 84.6% | 69.2% | 61.5% | 50.0% | ||
| Fall 2021 | 41 | 41 | 92.7% | 75.6% | 78.0% | 56.1% | |||
| Fall 2022 | 53 | 53 | 92.5% | 81.1% | 69.8% | ||||
| Fall 2023 | 67 | 67 | 94.0% | 86.6% | |||||
Fall 2024 | 59 | 59 |
College of Communication and Information Retention and Graduation Rates
Cohort Term | Cohort Size | Cohort Size w/ Exclusions | Retained % 1st Spring | Retained % 2nd Fall | Retained % 3rd Fall | Retained % 4th Fall | Graduated % 4 years | Graduated % 5 years | Graduated % 6 Years |
| Fall 2010 | 136 | 136 | 93.4% | 79.4% | 72.1% | 72.1% | 53.7% | 66.2% | 68.4% |
| Fall 2011 | 108 | 108 | 93.5% | 86.1% | 82.4% | 77.8% | 62.0% | 74.1% | 75.9% |
| Fall 2012 | 150 | 149 | 96.0% | 88.0% | 81.3% | 77.3% | 65.8% | 73.8% | 74.5% |
| Fall 2013 | 173 | 173 | 91.9% | 82.1% | 74.0% | 70.5% | 57.8% | 62.4% | 66.5% |
| Fall 2014 | 166 | 166 | 91.0% | 81.9% | 74.7% | 67.5% | 56.6% | 65.7% | 65.7% |
| Fall 2015 | 182 | 182 | 93.4% | 78.0% | 75.3% | 67.6% | 59.3% | 67.0% | 68.1% |
| Fall 2016 | 180 | 180 | 92.8% | 82.2% | 77.2% | 71.1% | 65.0% | 72.2% | 72.8% |
| Fall 2017 | 228 | 228 | 94.3% | 85.5% | 75.9% | 69.3% | 66.2% | 72.4% | 72.8% |
| Fall 2018 | 191 | 191 | 94.2% | 87.4% | 85.9% | 77.0% | 76.4% | 79.6% | 80.6% |
| Fall 2019 | 185 | 185 | 91.9% | 82.2% | 75.1% | 64.3% | 68.1% | 71.4% | |
| Fall 2020 | 204 | 203 | 94.1% | 85.8% | 78.4% | 69.1% | 64.0% | ||
| Fall 2021 | 218 | 218 | 91.3% | 82.6% | 76.6% | 67.9% | |||
| Fall 2022 | 349 | 349 | 94.3% | 84.8% | 78.5% | ||||
| Fall 2023 | 463 | 463 | 94.8% | 86.4% | |||||
Fall 2024 | 377 | 377 |
UK Retention and Graduation Rates
Cohort Term | Cohort Size | Cohort Size w/ Exclusions | Retained % 1st Spring | Retained % 2nd Fall | Retained % 3rd Fall | Retained % 4th Fall | Graduated % 4 years | Graduated % 5 years | Graduated % 6 Years |
| Fall 2010 | 4,283 | 4,224 | 93.0% | 81.5% | 72.9% | 69.1% | 38.5% | 58.9% | 63.6% |
| Fall 2011 | 4,082 | 4,029 | 92.9% | 81.3% | 74.8% | 69.7% | 40.4% | 60.8% | 64.6% |
| Fall 2012 | 4,588 | 4,535 | 94.0% | 82.5% | 74.9% | 70.1% | 44.2% | 62.6% | 65.8% |
| Fall 2013 | 4,619 | 4,562 | 92.9% | 82.2% | 74.9% | 69.1% | 45.0% | 62.6% | 66.1% |
| Fall 2014 | 5,144 | 5,095 | 92.7% | 82.7% | 74.1% | 68.4% | 47.3% | 63.1% | 66.0% |
| Fall 2015 | 5,167 | 5,113 | 92.5% | 81.7% | 74.3% | 68.3% | 51.1% | 65.1% | 67.8% |
| Fall 2016 | 5,051 | 5,002 | 92.7% | 83.3% | 74.6% | 69.0% | 51.8% | 65.7% | 68.5% |
| Fall 2017 | 4,755 | 4,719 | 93.3% | 84.5% | 75.5% | 69.8% | 53.9% | 67.5% | 68.5% |
| Fall 2018 | 4,980 | 4,941 | 93.6% | 85.0% | 77.8% | 70.5% | 55.4% | 69.3% | 69.7% |
| Fall 2019 | 5,293 | 5,253 | 93.4% | 85.9% | 77.4% | 70.2% | 57.8% | 68.9% | 71.1% |
| Fall 2020 | 4,790 | 4,778 | 93.4% | 85.7% | 78.2% | 71.2% | 57.9% | ||
| Fall 2021 | 4,601 | 4,597 | 93.2% | 84.5% | 77.7% | 70.4% | |||
| Fall 2022 | 5,974 | 5,973 | 94.5% | 86.6% | 80.1% | ||||
| Fall 2023 | 6,360 | 6,359 | 95.2% | 87.6% | |||||
Fall 2024 | 6, 490 | 6,490 |