Retention & Graduation Rates

UConn students:

Journalism major Julia Gillego waits with fellow graduates to receive her diploma at commencement 2026. (Kate Farrish/UConn Photo)

    • 73 percent of students graduate from UConn in four years.
    • 84 percent of students graduate from UConn in six years.*
*The U.S. average for students who graduate from four-year public colleges in six years is 63 percent.

UConn journalism majors:

The Journalism Department is able to track retention and progress toward graduation from the time our students are formally accepted as journalism majors, which is usually in their third or fourth semester.

Journalism major Earvin Adjei carries a banner at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences undergraduate commencement ceremony in Gampel Pavilion on Sunday, May 10, 2026. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

Of the 46 students who entered the major in 2021-22 (the last COVID year):

    • 43 (93.5 percent) graduated from UConn.
    • 41 (89 percent) graduated as journalism majors.
    • Of the 41 journalism majors, 22 (53.7 percent) completed second majors or a second degree. Second majors included five in Communication, two in Mathematics, two in Psychological Sciences, two in Political Science, two in English and one each in Finance, French, Human Development and Family Sciences, Individualized, Marketing and Women & Gender Studies. The three dual degrees were in Communication, Political Science and English.
    • The average time to graduation was 4.9 semesters, which is what we would anticipate given that most students are in their third or fourth semester when they formally enter the major.

Updated June 2026