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ACEJMC accreditation data

The Indiana University journalism program has been accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, an agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education, since 1948.

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 2019-20 academic year, and we were reaccredited in 2024. For more information on ACEJMC and the vision, mission, standards and process involved in national accreditation, see the ACEJMC website.

Here, we provide data regarding the retention rate of our majors and the graduation rate, as well as the same data for IU's entire undergraduate population for comparison purposes.

Student retention rates

Journalism retention rates

Entering class	Second year	Third year	Fourth year	Fifth year	Sixth year
2011	93.5%	89.7%	1.9%	0%	0%
2012	93.9%	88.5%	3.8%	0.8%	0%
2013	87.2%	78.7%	2.8%	0.7%	0.7%
2014	79.9%	73.7%	2.8%	0%	0%
2015	77.8%	68.9%	4.4%	1.5%	0.7%
2016	75.7%	67.0%	1.7%	0%	0%
2017	84.0%	71.3%	4.3%	1.1%	0%
2018	73.9%	68.2%	1.1%	1.1%	n/a
2019	86.1%	75.0%	2.8%	n/a	n/a
2020	89.0%	83.5%	n/a	n/a	n/a
2021	92.1%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Percentages include all journalism majors, including directly admitted and sophomore admissions.

Retention rates for journalism show the percentage of majors who, after being retained for one year, continue to be majors.

All IUB student retention rates

Entering class	Second year	Third year	Fourth year	Fifth year	Sixth year
2011	92.3%	86.6%	12.6%	2.3%	0.7%
2012	91.7%	86.6%	12.3%	2.1%	0.7%
2013	92.7%	87.4%	10.8%	1.7%	0.6%
2014	93.0%	87.9%	9.6%	1.4%	0.7%
2015	93.4%	87.6%	9.2%	1.5%	0.6%
2016	93.1%	87.7%	7.6%	1.1%	0.5%
2017	93.5%	87.4%	8.9%	1.3%	0.5%
2018	93.9%	87.4%	9.5%	1.6%	n/a
2019	92.6%	85.8%	8.6%	n/a	n/a
2020	93.2%	87.4%	n/a	n/a	n/a
2021	93.6%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Retention rates shown for IU Bloomington reflect the rate of students who persist beyond the second year. This methodology allows for a more direct comparison with the journalism retention rates.

Student graduation rates

Journalism student graduation rates
Entering class	Third year	Fourth year	Fifth year	Sixth year
2011	2.8%	88.8%	91.6%	92.5%
2012	3.1%	86.3%	90.1%	90.8%
2013	2.8%	78.7%	81.6%	81.6%
2014	3.4%	72.6%	74.3%	74.9%
2015	1.5%	63.0%	65.2%	65.9%
2016	4.3%	64.3%	67.0%	67.0%
2017	5.3%	68.1%	73.4%	74.5%
2018	2.3%	68.2%	68.2%	n/a
2019	3.7%	72.2%	n/a	n/a
2020	2.2%	n/a	n/a	n/a

All IUB student graduation rates
Entering class	Third year	Fourth year	Fifth year	Sixth year
2011	2.0%	71.5%	83.2%	85.4%
2012	1.8%	71.5%	83.0%	85.1%
2013	2.0%	75.1%	85.2%	86.9%
2014	2.2%	77.0%	86.1%	87.6%
2015	2.3%	76.3%	85.8%	87.2%
2016	2.3%	78.9%	86.6%	87.6%
2017	2.7%	78.5%	86.8%	88.0%
2018	3.2%	77.1%	86.3%	n/a
2019	3.0%	76.8%	n/a	n/a
2020	2.9%	n/a	n/a	n/a

Graduation rates are calculated by dividing the number of graduating students by the number of students in a cohort.

Graduated journalism includes B.A.J. degrees in journalism earned from Bloomington campus from tracking start term through Aug. 31 of the tracking year (e.g., for the fall 2014 cohort, from Sept. 1, 2014, through Aug. 31, 2017, for “after second year”; from Sept. 1, 2015, through Aug. 31, 2018, for “after third year,” etc.). It excludes:

degrees awarded prior to Sept. 1 of the cohort year (e.g., for fall 2014 cohort, excludes degrees awarded prior to Sept. 1, 2014).
degrees earned from regional campuses.

Questions?

Contact journalism unit director Suzannah Evans Comfort or associate dean of undergraduate studies Galen Clavio.

Journalism Academic Statistics

ACEJMC accreditation data

Student retention rates

Journalism retention rates

All IUB student retention rates

Student graduation rates

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