The WVU Reed School of Media and Communications is dedicated to student success. As part of that dedication,
the School participates in the international accreditation program of the Accrediting
Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC). Per ACEJMC requirements, WVU and School of Media and Communications student retention
and graduation data are provided annually and appear below:
Student Retention Rates
Reed School of Media and Communications Freshman Class Retained at WVU from
2012-2022.
| Entering Class |
Continued to 2nd Year |
Continued to 3rd Year |
Continued to 4th Year |
| 2012 |
87.8% |
82.4% |
75.7% |
| 2013 |
85.2% |
79.6% |
76.9% |
| 2014 |
86.3% |
81.3% |
71.3% |
| 2015 |
90.7% |
85.6% |
77.1% |
| 2016 |
83.9% |
74.5% |
70.8% |
| 2017 |
84.1% |
77.9% |
69% |
| 2018 |
88.2% |
85.3% |
77.2% |
| 2019 |
85.8% |
81.3% |
71.0% |
| 2020 |
85.7% |
75.7% |
65.7% |
| 2021 |
76.7% |
69.0% |
To Come |
| 2022 |
87.6% |
To Come |
To Come |
Reed School of Media and Communications Freshman Class Retained within School from 2012-2022.
| Entering Class |
Continued to 2nd Year |
Continued to 3rd Year |
Continued to 4th Year |
| 2012 |
81.1% |
67.6% |
59.5% |
| 2013 |
77.8% |
67.6% |
66.7% |
| 2014 |
73.8% |
66.3% |
55.0% |
| 2015 |
73.3% |
65.3% |
59.3% |
| 2016 |
75.9% |
61.3% |
56.9% |
| 2017 |
71.7% |
65.5% |
60.2% |
| 2018 |
77.9% |
71.3% |
64.7% |
| 2019 |
77.4% |
71.0% |
60.0% |
| 2020 |
77.9% |
62.1% |
52.1% |
| 2021 |
68.1% |
57.8% |
To Come |
| 2022 |
79.0% |
To Come |
To Come |
Reed School of Media and Communications Cumulative Graduation Rates from 2012-2019.
| Entering Class |
Four Year |
Five Year |
Six Year |
| 2012 |
56.8% |
70.3% |
73.0% |
| 2013 |
61.1% |
71.3% |
73.1% |
| 2014 |
56.3% |
71.3% |
73.8% |
| 2015 |
66.1% |
76.3% |
78.0% |
| 2016 |
59.9% |
67.9% |
70.1% |
| 2017 |
64.6% |
69.9% |
70.8% |
| 2018 |
66.9% |
71.3% |
To Come |
| 2019 |
59.4% |
To Come |
To Come |
WVU Cumulative Graduation Rates from 2012-2019.
| Entering Class |
Four Year |
Five Year |
Six Year |
| 2012 |
36.2% |
54.2% |
58.8% |
| 2013 |
39.3% |
56.5% |
59.9% |
| 2014 |
40.8% |
57.5% |
61.0% |
| 2015 |
43.6% |
59.8% |
63.1% |
| 2016 |
43.5% |
58.3% |
61.1% |
| 2017 |
43.3% |
57.3% |
60.3% |
| 2018 |
48.4% |
61.3% |
To Come |
| 2019 |
50.9% |
To Come |
To Come |