The School of Journalism is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. A site team visited campus in the fall of 2007.  It praised the school's "solid instructional foundation that does well by its students." It also commended the "highly productive," "exceptionally qualified and committed faculty." The team cited the Daily Egyptian's national honors and noted that "the school's graduates have gone on to great distinction in all of the disciplines it teaches, and the program remains a fertile hiring ground for the Midwest's best news organizations." ACEJMC gave the school provisional accreditation. It suggested improvement in governance and assessment.  A new dean and implementation of a new assessment plan have addressed those areas.

The accrediting body is located at the University of Kansas, School of Journalism Stauffer-Flint Hall, Lawrence, Kansas 66045.