Accreditation
The Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism is among the elite journalism programs that have earned national accreditation by the ACEJMC, the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication:
University of Kansas School of Journalism
Stauffer-Flint Hall 1435 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence, KS 66045
Phone: 785-864-3973
Website: www2.ku.edu/~acejmc/FULLINFO.HTML
Retention & Graduation Facts
The Mayborn School of Journalism is one of 111 programs within the United States and outside the country accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications.
Students may choose from professional concentrations in digital and print, broadcast journalism, photojournalism, advertising and public relations.
Undergraduate Journalism Enrollment
| |
Fall 2019 |
Fall 2018 |
Fall 2017 |
Fall 2016 |
Fall 2015 |
Fall 2014 |
Fall 2013 |
Fall 2012 |
Fall 2011 |
Fall 2010 |
Fall 2009 |
|---|
| Total |
1021 |
1113 |
1169 |
1218 |
1,158 |
1,087 |
977 |
996 |
988 |
912 |
900 |
Undergraduate Student Retention Rates by Cohort Years: First-Time in College Students (Full-Time)
| |
1 Year |
2 Year |
3 Year |
|---|
| |
Mayborn |
UNT |
Mayborn |
UNT |
Mayborn |
UNT |
| First enrolled 2006 |
78% |
79% |
67% |
69% |
61% |
64% |
| First enrolled 2007 |
74% |
78% |
67% |
67% |
63% |
62% |
| First enrolled 2008 |
81% |
75% |
69% |
60% |
66% |
57% |
| First enrolled 2009 |
78% |
78% |
63% |
61% |
60% |
56% |
| First enrolled 2010 |
84% |
78% |
74% |
62% |
68% |
59% |
| First enrolled 2011 |
84% |
76% |
77% |
63% |
75% |
60% |
| First enrolled 2012 |
81% |
76% |
78% |
63% |
74% |
60% |
| First enrolled 2013 |
87% |
78% |
80% |
66% |
74% |
62% |
| First enrolled 2014 |
86% |
79% |
78% |
66% |
76% |
63% |
| First enrolled 2015 |
81% |
80% |
71% |
66% |
69% |
63% |
| First enrolled 2016 |
80% |
78% |
72% |
65% |
67.65% |
66.53% |
| First enrolled 2017 |
82% |
78% |
73.45% |
65.16% |
N/A |
N/A |
| First enrolled 2018 |
81.25% |
79.41% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Undergraduate Student Retention Rates by Cohort Years: Full-Time Transfer College Students
| |
1 Year |
2 Year |
3 Year |
|---|
| |
Mayborn |
UNT |
Mayborn |
UNT |
Mayborn |
UNT |
| First enrolled 2009 |
82% |
74% |
75% |
71% |
68% |
69% |
| First enrolled 2010 |
74% |
75% |
65% |
70% |
65% |
67% |
| First enrolled 2011 |
81% |
75% |
73% |
69% |
65% |
67% |
| First enrolled 2012 |
74% |
75% |
72% |
69% |
67% |
67% |
| First enrolled 2013 |
82% |
77% |
79% |
71% |
77% |
69% |
| First enrolled 2014 |
73% |
75% |
71% |
70% |
67% |
67% |
| First enrolled 2015 |
82% |
76% |
70% |
71% |
71% |
69% |
| First enrolled 2016 |
74% |
77% |
74% |
73% |
62.77% |
69.36% |
| First enrolled 2017 |
82% |
78% |
78.30% |
72.70% |
N/A |
N/A |
| First enrolled 2018 |
77.88% |
79.06% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Undergraduate Graduation Rates: First-Time in College Students, Enrolled Full-Time
| |
4-Year Grad Rates |
5-Year Grad Rates |
6-Year Grad Rates |
|---|
| |
Mayborn |
UNT |
Mayborn |
UNT |
Mayborn |
UNT |
| First enrolled 2006 |
29% |
22% |
46% |
41% |
50% |
48% |
| First enrolled 2007 |
32% |
26% |
46% |
45% |
54% |
51% |
| First enrolled 2008 |
40% |
27% |
56% |
45% |
59% |
52% |
| First enrolled 2009 |
36% |
29% |
46% |
46% |
53% |
52% |
| First enrolled 2010 |
42% |
30% |
61% |
47% |
65% |
53% |
| First enrolled 2011 |
44% |
30% |
61% |
49% |
66% |
55% |
| First enrolled 2012 |
45% |
31% |
63% |
49% |
67% |
55% |
| First enrolled 2013 |
52% |
36% |
68% |
53% |
72.90% |
57.37% |
| First enrolled 2014 |
58% |
38% |
68.97% |
53.53% |
N/A |
N/A |
| First enrolled 2015 |
48.57% |
40% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Undergraduate Graduation Rates: Transfer Students, Enrolled Full-Time
| |
4-Year Grad Rates |
5-Year Grad Rates |
6-Year Grad Rates |
|---|
| |
Mayborn |
UNT |
Mayborn |
UNT |
Mayborn |
UNT |
| First enrolled 2006 |
56% |
52% |
60% |
58% |
62% |
61% |
| First enrolled 2007 |
62% |
56% |
69% |
61% |
73% |
64% |
| First enrolled 2008 |
60% |
58% |
62% |
63% |
67% |
66% |
| First enrolled 2009 |
58% |
58% |
62% |
64% |
65% |
67% |
| First enrolled 2010 |
52% |
57% |
56% |
63% |
58% |
65% |
| First enrolled 2011 |
60% |
58% |
67% |
63% |
69% |
66% |
| First enrolled 2012 |
60% |
58% |
63% |
64% |
64% |
66% |
| First enrolled 2013 |
68% |
61% |
74% |
66% |
76.74% |
68.02% |
| First enrolled 2014 |
59% |
59% |
62.96% |
63.47% |
N/A |
N/A |
| First enrolled 2015 |
62.70% |
60.74% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
UNT is one of the largest transfer institutions in the nation. Transfer students are admitted at various classifications based on completed hours.
Graduate Journalism Enrollment: Masters Students
| |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
|---|
| Master of Arts |
11 |
13 |
14 |
19 |
26 |
24 |
30 |
33 |
25 |
17 |
14 |
| Master of Journalism |
35 |
20 |
15 |
16 |
20 |
31 |
35 |
34 |
43 |
37 |
36 |
| Total |
46 |
33 |
29 |
35 |
46 |
55 |
65 |
67 |
68 |
54 |
50 |
Graduate Student Retention Rates by Cohort Years
| |
1 Year |
2 Year |
3 Year |
|---|
| |
Mayborn |
UNT |
Mayborn |
UNT |
Mayborn |
UNT |
| 2006 |
94.1% |
75.7% |
88.2% |
57.6% |
82.4% |
47.9% |
| 2007 |
60.9% |
82.9% |
60.9% |
75.4% |
60.9% |
53.7% |
| 2008 |
100% |
87.1% |
90.9% |
78.2% |
90.9% |
54.7% |
| 2009 |
80% |
85.8% |
65% |
76.8% |
65% |
56.3% |
| 2010 |
96% |
94% |
93% |
92% |
94% |
92% |
| 2011 |
94% |
94% |
94% |
93% |
90% |
78% |
| 2012 |
96% |
94% |
86% |
78% |
89% |
80% |
| 2013 |
81% |
84% |
79% |
82% |
71% |
65% |
| 2014 |
95% |
85% |
84% |
70% |
84% |
69% |
| 2015 |
100% |
78% |
79% |
72% |
94.12% |
85.10% |
| 2016 |
100% |
79% |
N/A |
N/A |
100% |
84.66% |
| 2017 |
N/A |
N/A |
91.67% |
81.30% |
N/A |
N/A |
| 2018 |
83.33% |
86.31% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Graduation Rates for Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism
| |
3-Year Grad Rates |
|---|
| |
Mayborn |
UNT |
| First enrolled 2006 |
82.3% |
47.9% |
| First enrolled 2007 |
60.9% |
53.7% |
| First enrolled 2008 |
90.1% |
54.7% |
| First enrolled 2009 |
65% |
56.3% |
| First enrolled 2010 |
87% |
65% |
| First enrolled 2011 |
85% |
65% |
| First enrolled 2012 |
79% |
65% |
| First enrolled 2013 |
72% |
79% |
| First enrolled 2014 |
87% |
71% |
| First enrolled 2015 |
94.12% |
82.77% |
