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College Facts

By The Numbers

Three years of data for the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications regarding enrollment, graduation rates and student retention rates.

Enrollment

MajorFall 2022Fall 2021Fall 2020
AD/PR583554

551

Film Production143
142
128
Journalism

398

418

394

Media Studies
126
118
133
Telecommunications
302
331
368
Comm (Pre-majors)
1,178
1,178
1,087
Digital Journ/Media (WC)

77

57

73

Strat Comm (WC)

44

34

40

Total
2,850
2,831
2,772

*WC: Digital Journalism/Media and Strategic Communications degrees are offered only online via the World Campus.

Graduation Rates

Compared to overall Penn State University Park rates

Four Year

Five Year

Six Year

Entering Class

PSU

Comm

PSU

Comm

PSU

Comm

2018

70.6%

83.6%

2017

70.3%

83.1%

83.6%

90.4%

2016

69.9%

82.5%

82.8%

83.7%

84.6%

87.9%

2015

69.4%

77.1%

83.4%

83.6%

85.4%

84.8%

2014

69.8%

77.8%

84.4%

85.9%

86.3%

86.5%


Student Retention Rates

Compared to overall Penn State University Park rates

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Entering Class

PSU

Comm

PSU

Comm

PSU

Comm

2021

91.0%

93.6%

2020

93.1%

94.9%

89.4%

92.8%

2019

92.2%

91.5%

89.6%

88.8%

86.1%

86.7%

2018

93.6%

95.1%

88.6%

90.4%

85.8%

88.8%

2017

93.0%

95.2%

88.2%

91.6%

84.9%

87.3%