First Year Undergraduate Retention Rates for students entering iowa with Journalism and Mass Communication declared as primary program
  Retained JMC Retained at Iowa Not Retained Cohort 1st Yr Retention Rate
Cohort Year N % N % N % N  %
Fall 2016 59 59.0% 26 26.0% 15 15.0% 100 85.0%
Fall 2017 49 62.0% 20 25.3% 10 12.7% 79 87.3%
Fall 2018  37 53.6% 24 34.8% 8 11.6% 69 88.4%
Fall 2019  46 59.0% 26 33.3% 6 7.7% 78 92.3%
Fall 2020  44 68.8% 14 21.9% 6 9.4% 64 90.6%
Fall 2021  37 69.8% 11 20.8% 5 9.4% 53 90.6%
Fall 2022 43 65.2% 19 28.8% 4 6.1% 66 93.9%
TOTAL 399 63.1% 165 26.1% 68 10.8% 632 89.2%

 

Four year Graduation Rates for Students Entering Iowa with Journalism and Mass Communication declared as primary program
  Graduated with JMC degree within 4 years Graduated from Iowa with another degree within 4 years Did not graduate with a degree within 4 years Cohort 4-year Grad Rate
Cohort Year N % N % N % N %
Fall 2016 35 35.0% 25 25.0% 40 40.0% 100 60.0%
Fall 2017 31 39.2% 17 21.5% 31 39.2% 79 60.8%
Fall 2018 32 46.4% 21 30.4% 16 23.2% 69 76.8%
Fall 2019 33 42.3% 19 24.4% 26 33.3% 78 66.7%
Total 193 43.0% 109 24.3% 147 32.7% 449 67.3%

 

Six Year Graduation Rates for Students Entering Iowa with Journalism and Mass Communication declared as primary program
  Graduated with JMC degree within 6 years Graduated from Iowa with another degree within 6 years Did not graduate with a degree within 6 years Cohort 6-year Grad Rate
Cohort Year N % N % N % Number %
Fall 2016 39 39.0% 31 31.0% 30 30.0% 100 70.0%
Fall 2017 35 44.3% 23 29.1% 21 26.6% 79 73.4%
Total 74 41.3% 54 30.2% 51 28.5% 179 71.5%

 

This report uses standard Iowa BOR (Board of Regents) definitions for calculating 1st-year retention and graduation rates. Specifically: The entering cohort is limited to Fall, undergraduate, new first-time first-year students who have 12+ enrolled hours or are listed as full-time, who are considered eligible for BOR reporting. 

This report includes only students who have declared Journalism and Mass Communication as their primary plan of study.