Public Accountability

Department's Retention and Graduation Rates

Fall 2023 Enrollment (unit): 202 students  

Retention Rate From Fall to Fall First-Year Students
Cohort Dept. of Journalism & Mass Communications
2022-2023 75.86%
2021-2022 65.12%
2020-2021 57.14%
2019-2020 67.50%
2018-2019 66.18%
2017-2018 63.6%
2016-2017 65.2%
Average 65.80%

Savannah State University follows the University System of Georgia's requirements when reporting graduation rates, basing its percentage on a six-year period.

The following chart illustrates graduation rates for the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Graduation Rates for the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications
Cohort Dept. of Journalism & Mass Communications
2017-18 cohort (2023) 23.81%
2016-17 cohort (2022) 30.49%
2015-16 cohort (2021) 32.79%
2014-15 cohort (2020) 30%
2013-14 cohort (2019) 37.72%
2012-13 cohort (2018) 33.75%
2011-12 cohort (2017) 25.6%
2010-11 cohort (2016) 23.1%
Average 30