The ACU Department of Journalism and Mass Communication is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC).
JMC Enrollment by Major
Major
Fall 2023
Fall 2022
Fall 2021
Fall 2020
Fall 2019
JAPR, Advertising/Public Relations
39
34
27
30
23
JMCT, Con Journalism/Multimedia Cert
1
1
1
JMM, Multimedia
45
51
35
31
33
JMTC, Journalism/Multimedia Teacher
1
JOCJ, Convergence Journalism
3
11
16
JOUR, Journalism
33
37
29
19
8
TOTAL
118
122
95
92
81
JMC Retention Rates
This table shows the rate at which students remain JMC majors and at the university. The JMC columns show the percentage of students who begin as freshman JMC majors and remain a JMC major in two, three or four years. These numbers do not represent students who adopt JMC majors after their initial freshman enrollment. The ACU columns show the percentage of all ACU students who begin at the university and remain at the university after two, three or four years.
To the 2nd Year
To the 2nd Year
To the 3rd Year
To the 3rd Year
To the 4th Year
To the 4th Year
JMC
ACU
JMC
ACU
JMC
ACU
Fall 2018
57.1%
78.8%
38.1%
68.8%
14.3%
59.0%
Fall 2019
86.7%
76.2%
80.0%
67.7%
66.7%
58.7%
Fall 2020
61.5%
79.0%
57.7%
69.8%
42.3%
61.2%
Fall 2021
93.1%
78.3%
79.3%
69.7%
Fall 2022
48.5%
79.4%
JMC Graduation Rates
This table shows recent graduation trends. The JMC columns show the percentage of JMC students who graduate in four, five or six years. The ACU columns show the percentage of all ACU students who graduate in four, five or six years.
