Department Facts

Mission Statement

The mission of the Department of Communication is to prepare students to be effective and ethical consumers and producers of personal and public communication. To that end, the department serves all students in the development of basic communication skills and of an appreciation for mass media, public communication, and theatre.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Plan

Department of Communication 2021-2023 DEI Strategic Plan 

Annual Reports

Department of Communication Annual Report: 2022-23

Department of Communication Annual Report: 2021-22

Department of Communication Annual Report: 2020-21

Department of Communication Annual Report: 2019-20

Enrollment

Enrollment by Concentration
  Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022
Broadcast & Digital Journalism 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 85 113 125
Broadcasting 154 136 146 142 147 157 94 44 24 3
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 37
Communication & Media Studies (Distance) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Communication Studies 10 24 23 23 27 35 43 63 66 35
Journalism 67 67 78 77 61 55 36 20 7 1
Print & Digital Journalism 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 35 37 37
Public Relations 277 296 283 270 277 290 288 263 228 190
Public Relations (Distance) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 15
Theatre 21 22 12 17 13 15 24 25 26 28
CO Majors without Concentration 23 20 17 20 19 10 10 3 2 2
Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 552 565 559 549 544 562 577 538 513 483
Enrollment by Gender
  Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022
Male 167 172 165 148 160 184 192 168 175 156
Female 385 393 394 401 384 378 385 370 338 327
Enrollment by Ethnicity
  Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022
Am Indian or Alaskan Native 2 3 2 5 3 2 3 2 4 3
Asian 4 3 3 1 3 1 3 6 2 2
Black or African American 118 132 134 143 132 125 108 107 91 80
Hispanic 6 11 9 5 8 11 16 16 8 12
Multiracial 11 12 8 8 12 18 16 8 10 8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Unknown 7 11 6 5 2 0 1 4 5 5
White 403 392 397 382 384 404 429 395 393 373

First-time Freshmen

First -Time Freshmen by Concentration
  Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022
Broadcast & Digital Journalism 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 19 24 18
Broadcasting 26 14 21 20 15 19 0 0 0 0
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Communication & Media Studies (Distance) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Communication Studies 1 4 0 2 1 4 5 8 3 0
Journalism 11 9 19 10 11 10 0 0 0 0
Print & Digital Journalism 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 7 9 8
Public Relations 30 22 24 20 17 23 32 22 14 17
Public Relations (Distance) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
Theatre 4 4 2 3 4 0 2 3 3 5
CO Majors without Concentration 7 7 9 9 10 7 6 2 1 0
Total 79 60 75 64 58 63 86 61 54 72
                 
Retention 79.10% 84.81% 83.33% 77.33% 89.06% 81.03% 93.65% 86.05% 81.97% 87.27%
Graduation 74.68% 75.00% 65.33% 68.75%            
Average Composite ACT 24.35 24.68 24.59 23.90 25.13 25.59 25.36 23.93 23.88 24.58

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded by Concentration
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Broadcasting 30 46 35 40 35 35 35 29 15 18
Broadcast & Digital Journalism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 21
Communication Studies 8 5 9 7 8 6 7 16 20 33
Journalism 19 18 17 19 14 18 19 14 6 9
Print & Digital Journalism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5
Public Relations 105 68 94 94 97 99 75 95 91 86
Theatre 5 5 5 3 3 4 3 6 10 5
CO Majors without Concentration 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Graduate Program 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0