Retention & graduation of UConn students:*

• 72 percent of students graduate from UConn in four years.
The U.S. average for four-year public colleges is 42 percent.

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

*According to the National Center for Education Statistics (latest data 2019-20) and the UConn Division of Enrollment Planning & Management 2022-23 report

Retention & graduation of journalism majors:

We are 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.

Of the 38 students who entered the major in 2019-20:

• 37 (97 percent) graduated from UConn.
• 35 of the 37 (95 percent) graduated as journalism majors.
• Of the 35 journalism majors, 18 (51 percent) completed second majors. Those majors include Biological Sciences, Communication, English, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Sociology and Spanish.
• The average time to graduation was 4.5 semesters, which is what we would anticipate given the fact that most students are in their third or fourth semester when they enter the major.

Updated June 2024