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.

Students in the School of Journalism and Media have access to multiple student and professional media outlets in The Media Center, which provides an optimum experience to help them apply what they learn in the classroom to hone their craft, preparing them to be leaders in the media and journalism industries. The school also offers internships with some of the top media companies, both national and international, and global experiences such as sports communication in the United Kingdom and, with the college, a semester-long program in Valencia, Spain.

Faculty members of the school have extensive media experience and are some of the most distinguished scholars and practitioners in their 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 September 2025

Undergraduate Enrollment (Mass Communication Majors)*
	Fall ’25	Fall ’24	Fall ’23	Fall ’22	Fall ’21	Fall ’20
Journalism and Media	470	476	469	415	360	370

*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%	75.3%	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%	75.9%	69.4%

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 2018 – Fall 2019	87.4%
Fall 2019 – Fall 2020	88.2%
Fall 2020 – Fall 2021	89.5%
Fall 2021 – Fall 2022	85.1%
Fall 2022 – Fall 2023	92.1%
Fall 2023 – Fall 2024	92.1%

1st-Year Retention Rates by Major

	Fall 2023-2024	Fall 2022 – 2023	Fall 2021 – Fall 2022	Fall 2020 – Fall 2021	Fall 2019 – Fall 2020	Fall 2018 – Fall 2019
Journalism and Media	90.7%	91.9%	78.9%	87.7%	86.2%	79.2%