Facts and Statistics

Undergraduate On-Campus Enrollment (2025-26)

• Freshman: 428
• Sophomore: 389
• Junior: 378
• Senior: 452
• Total: 1,648

The undergraduate on-campus enrollment for an academic year is determined in mid-September every year. A census of the fall semester official enrollment reports is taken on the 20th day of classes in a 16-week semester. Source: MU Student Information Systems.

Dual Degrees, Minors and Certificates

The following information highlights academic studies of the most recent class of graduating seniors. It is updated when the information is available after the spring semester. Source: MU Student Information Systems.

Dual Degrees

• 2026: 12.3%
• Top four areas journalism students choose for a dual degree (in order): Political Science, English, Film Studies, Economics.
• Others (alphabetically): Art, Business Administration, Constitutional Democracy, Interdisciplinary Studies, Romance Languages.

Minors

• 2026: 61%
• Top six areas journalism students choose for a minor (in order): Business, Political Science, Psychological Sciences, Spanish, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management, Film Studies.
• Others: American Constitutional Democracy, Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Anthropology, Art, Computer Science, Creative Writing, Criminology, Digital Storytelling, Economics, Education, English, French, Geography, German, Human Development & Family Studies, History, Hospitality Management, Information Technology, Japanese Studies, Law, Military Science, Music, Public Health, Plant Sciences, Pubic Administration & Policy, Religious Studies, Rhetoric & Writing Studies, Sociology, Social Justice, Statistics, Textile & Apparel Management, Wellness, Women’s & Gender Studies.

Spring graduates earning certificates

• 2026: 35%
• Honors: 24%

Undergraduate Retention and Graduation Rates

FS = Fall Semester. Numbers represent a percent. Source: MU Student Information Systems.

1-Year Retention: Undergraduates still enrolled at MU after one year:

• FS2022 – FS2023: 93%
• FS2023 – FS2024: 94%
• FS2024 – FS2025: 94%

4-Year Graduation: Undergraduates who receive their degree in four years:

• FS2019: 70%
• FS2020: 72%
• FS2024: 76%

5-Year Graduation: Undergraduates who receive their degree in five years:

• FS2018: 79%
• FS2019: 79%
• FS2020: 81%

6-Year Graduation: Undergraduates who receive their degree in six years:

• FS2017: 86%
• FS2018: 80%
• FS2019: 80%

For more information concerning MU’s data on enrollment and graduation rates, please visit the campus data hub found on the Institutional Research & Quality Improvement webpage.

Undergraduate Outcomes Survey 2025

98.8 percent of recent Missouri graduates reporting a successful career outcome such as employment, continuing education, volunteer or military service within six months of graduation.

An annual outcomes survey conducted by the University of Missouri shows 98.8% of students graduating with a bachelor degree in journalism from the Missouri School of Journalism have successful career outcomes — such as paid employment, continuing education, volunteer or military service — within six months of graduation.

Employment Status	Percent
Full-time job (paid)	71%
Part-time job or internship (paid)	16%
Graduate school	11%
Seeking employment	< 1%
Military	< 1%

For more information on student outcomes, top employers and destinations, please visit the MU Outcomes Survey webpage.