Get to know the SOJNM
Our school, one of the largest on campus and home to one of the fastest-growing programs, boasts a proud student body. Once you join our family, you're in it for a lifetime.
![Professor addresses a lecture room full of students.](https://jnm.olemiss.edu//about/assets/bittmoonclass.png)
Prepare for thriving careers in media, journalism and integrated marketing communications.
The superior education and hands-on, real-world experience you will find in our degree programs – the Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, the Master of Arts in Journalism, the Bachelor of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications and the Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communication – allow you to understand the changing roles of media, journalism and integrated marketing communications from different perspectives while developing the multimedia and intellectual skills necessary to succeed in the professions.
Students also have the opportunity to immediately apply the skills learned in the classroom through internships on campus and around Oxford, or by gaining paid experience at the S. Gale Denley Student Media Center, where students can be published in The Daily Mississippian or The Ole Miss yearbook, gain on-air experience by reporting for NewsWatch or Rebel Radio, or get a glimpse of the business side of journalism by working for the student-run advertising division.
Our Oxford Campus Facilities
![Farley Hall](https://jnm.olemiss.edu//about/assets/farley.png)
Farley Hall
Built in 1929, it has one of the best views of campus and The Grove. The SOJNM has called Farley home since 1979.
![The Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics](https://jnm.olemiss.edu//about/assets/overby.png)
Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics
Attached to Farley Hall, the center features guest speakers and other programs that examine the complex relationships between the media and politicians—past, present, and future. The center pays special attention to Southern perspectives.
![Student talks into a microphone in a radio booth.](https://jnm.olemiss.edu//about/assets/clayrebelradio.png)
S. Gale Denley Student Media Center
Located on the second floor of Bishop Hall, the SMC is home to our student newspaper, yearbook, radio and news stations, as well as advertising teams. Any Ole Miss student, no matter their major, can work in student media.
Undergraduate Enrollment
Fall 2015 | Fall 2016 | Fall 2017 | Fall 2018 | Fall 2019 | Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 | Fall 2023 | |
Jour | 505 | 460 | 394 | 351 | 253 | 237 | 246 | 255 | 291 |
IMC | 817 | 964 | 1,111 | 1,241 | 1,311 | 1,204 | 1,180 | 1,278 | 1,486 |
Total | 1,322 | 1,424 | 1,505 | 1,592 | 1,564 | 1,441 | 1,426 | 1,533 | 1,777 |
Undergraduate Retention Rates
Year Two | Year Three | Year Four | Year Five | |||||
Entering class | UM | SCH | UM | SCH | UM | SCH | UM | SCH |
2010 | 87.2 | 64.2 | 76.1 | 53.2 | 72.5 | 49.5 | 19.3 | 8.3 |
2011 | 81.6 | 69.5 | 73.8 | 54.6 | 70.9 | 46.1 | 18.4 | 10.6 |
2012 | 86.4 | 75.8 | 77.5 | 66.7 | 71.4 | 62.1 | 17.4 | 12.19 |
2013 | 88.7 | 74.7 | 82.5 | 65.5 | 75.8 | 59.8 | 16.5 | 11.9 |
2014 | 86.6 | 75.2 | 81.4 | 67.6 | 77.1 | 59 | 16.7 | 11 |
2015 | 92.2 | 76.3 | 84.1 | 64.5 | 78.7 | 60.5 | 11 | 6.5 |
2016 | 85.9 | 76.2 | 78.6 | 66.5 | 70.5 | 62.5 | 11.3 | 7.3 |
2017 | 88.7 | 78.2 | 76.8 | 66.5 | 78.7 | 62.3 | 9.6 | 6.3 |
2018 | 86.8 | 72.2 | 83.3 | 61.5 | 79.8 | 58.3 | 12.3 | 6.7 |
2019 | 86.4 | 76.1 | 80.7 | 65.2 | 76.5 | 61 | 11.4 | 7.2 |
2020 | 90.6 | 78.5 | 84.3 | 68.6 | 81.2 | 65.9 | ||
2021 | 90.8 | 78.5 | 85.6 | 70.8 | ||||
2022 | 92.7 | 81.1 |
Undergraduate Graduation Rates
Four Years | Five Years | Six Years | ||||
Entering class | UM | SCH | UM | SCH | UM | SCH |
2009 | 46.9 | 28.4 | 58 | 35.8 | 60.5 | 35.8 |
2010 | 45.9 | 31.2 | 61.5 | 38.5 | 65.1 | 39.5 |
2011 | 47.5 | 31.9 | 60.3 | 39.7 | 63.1 | 41.8 |
2012 | 48.5 | 40.2 | 62.9 | 52.2 | 68.2 | 56 |
2013 | 56.7 | 43.3 | 68.6 | 52 | 71.1 | 55.7 |
2014 | 56.67 | 43.81 | 70.5 | 52.9 | 71.4 | 53.8 |
2015 | 62.9 | 48.2 | 73.5 | 53.5 | 75.1 | 54.7 |
2016 | 62.9 | 51.2 | 71.4 | 56.9 | 72.9 | 57.7 |
2017 | 66.9 | 54.8 | 74.1 | 59 | 75.7 | 60.3 |
2018 | 65.1 | 50 | 74.6 | 55.2 | ||
2019 | 64.8 | 52.3 |
Accreditation Through the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC)
The University Of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media is accredited by the Accrediting Council of Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC).
Find more information about our accreditation status on the Accrediting Council of Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) website.
The following programs are included in the current accreditation cycle:
- Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
- Bachelor or Science in Integrated Marketing Communications
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