Public Accountability

Posted 11/17/2023

The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) requires that all ACEJMC-accredited programs make publicly available information regarding student retention and graduation rates:

In Fall 2022, there were 99 first time first year students enrolled in JMS. Of those students, 91 (91.9%) continued into the second year (Fall 2023). SDSU wide, there were 6,514 first time first year students enrolled in Fall 2022 with 5,876 (90.2%) continuing into the second year (Fall 2023).

Of the 90 first time first year students enrolled in Journalism & Media Studies in Fall 2019, 70% graduated in 4 years. Campus wide there were 5,170 first time first year students enrolled in Fall 2019 and 57.9% of those students graduated in 4 years.

Source: Office of Analytic Studies & Institutional Research, San Diego State University