Public Accountability
Undergraduate Enrollment for 2023-24 academic year
- News & Information track: 306
- Strategic Communication track: 122
- Carr Van Anda: 44
- Journalism Minor: 45
- Honors Tutorial College journalism majors: 29
- Advertising and Public Relations Minor: 84
- Total: 630
| Student Retention Rates | Ohio University | Journalism |
|---|---|---|
| Entering 2016-17 | 80% | 90% |
| Entering 2017-18 | 81% | 84% |
| Entering 2018-19 | 81% | 91% |
| Entering 2019-20 | 81% | 87% |
| Entering 2020-21 | 81% | 87% |
| Entering 2021-22 | 79% | 86% |
| Term Cohort | Ohio University (4 years) | Ohio University (5 years) | Journalism (4 years) | Journalism (5 years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entering 2015-16 | 51% | 65% | 74.5% | 80% |
| Entering 2016-17 | 50% | 63.5 | 71.8% | 77.6% |
| Entering 2017-18 | 53.1% | 64.9% | 71.2% | 75.5% |
| Entering 2018-19 | 50.6% | 63.4% | 69.1% | 75.5% |
| Entering 2019-20 | 51% | N/A | 70.8% | 75.7% |
Placement
The Office of Institutional Research conducts an annual survey of alumni designed to collect information on Ohio University bachelor's degree graduates about a year after graduation. It is one of Ohio University's university-wide assessment studies.
Current Employment Status
| Year | Employed | Employed/In school | Not employed/In school | Not employed/Not in school |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 63% | 6% | 2% | 0% |
| 2015-16 | 56% | 5% | 3% | 0% |
| 2016-17 | 62% | 8% | 2% | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 71% | 4% | 3% | 0% |
| 2018-19 | 60% | 8% | 3% | 1% |
| 2019-20 | 58% | 7% | 4% | 1% |
| 2020-21 | 75% | 7% | 3% | 2% |
| 2021-22 | 76% | 7% | 3% | 2% |
| 2022-23 | 85% | 7% | 5% | 2% |