Accreditation Information

The School of Journalism and Media at the University of Tennessee is one of the premier schools in the country, with its graduates employed by some of the most prominent media outlets, from CNN to ESPN and the Discovery Channel, The Wall Street Journal to Sports Illustrated and The Tennessean.

With state of the art facilities and its own media platforms the School provides an optimum experience in converged journalism for future leaders in the media and journalism worlds. The School also offers internships with some of the top media platforms, both national and international, and global experiences through its collaborative agreements with journalism schools in Holland, France, and Austria, as well as summer programs in Cyprus and England.

Faculty members of the School have extensive media experience and are some of the most distinguished scholars in the field. They are dedicated to providing an outstanding educational experience to their students.

Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) Information

Reported Summer 2024

Undergraduate Enrollment (Mass Communication Majors)*
	Fall ’24	Fall ’23	Fall ’22	Fall ’21	Fall ’20	Fall ’19	Fall ’18	Fall ’17	Fall ’16	Fall ’15
Journalism and Media	476	469	415	360	370	347	397	392	410	425

*Total major numbers are based on fourteenth-day enrollment data.

Fall 2020 Cohort – Graduation Rates
	3^rd Year Graduation	4^th Year Graduation	5^th Year Graduation	6^th Year Graduation
Journalism and Media	0.0%	TBD	TBD	TBD

Fall 2019 Cohort – Graduation Rates
	3^rd Year Graduation	4^th Year Graduation	5^th Year Graduation	6^th Year Graduation
Journalism and Media	3.4%	72.4%	TBD	TBD

Fall 2018 Cohort – Graduation Rates
	3^rd Year Graduation	4^th Year Graduation	5^th Year Graduation	6^th Year Graduation
Journalism and Media	4.2%	62.5%	69.4%	TBD

Fall 2017 Cohort – Graduation Rates
	3^rd Year Graduation	4^th Year Graduation	5^th Year Graduation	6^th Year Graduation
Journalism and Media	0.0%	60.9%	73.4%	76.6%

Fall 2016 Cohort – Graduation Rates
	3^rd Year Graduation	4^th Year Graduation	5^th Year Graduation	6^th Year Graduation
Journalism and Media	0.0%	51.3%	66.7%	66.7%

Average 1^st Year Retention Rates – College-wide

Fall 2016 – Fall 2017	88.2%
Fall 2017 – Fall 2018	87.1%
Fall 2018 – Fall 2019	87.4%
Fall 2019 – Fall 2020	88.2%
Fall 2020 – Fall 2021	89.5%
Fall 2021 – Fall 2022	85.1%

1st-Year Retention Rates by Major

	Fall 2021 – Fall 2022	Fall 2020 – Fall 2021	Fall 2019 – Fall 2020	Fall 2018 – Fall 2019	Fall 2017 – Fall 2018	Fall 2016 – Fall 2017
Journalism and Media	78.9%	87.7%	86.2%	79.2%	89.1%	82.1%