Facts and Figures

Majors, Retention and Graduation Rates

Grady College's four undergraduate majors (AB)

Advertising (AD) | Entertainment and Media Studies (EMST) | Journalism (JOUR) | Public Relations (PR)
Fall 2021Fall 2020Fall 2019Fall 2018
AD427442437414
JOUR/DBJ*432408417418
MMA/EMST*286276293273
PR387368371378

* Combined figured for degrees

Grady's graduate degrees

Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication (MA) | Master of Fine Arts in Narrative Media Writing (MFA)  | Ph.D. in Mass Communication (PHD)
Fall 2021Fall 2020Fall 2019Fall 2018
MA101787376
MFA66643831
PHD34353937

Degrees Conferred

2020-20212019-20202018-20192017-2018
A.B./A.B.J.545618593595
MA55424535
MFA882213
PHD6732
TOTALS614675663645

Time to Degree

First-time, Full-time Freshmen

Freshman Cohort Fall Term# of Grady majors# of students still enrolled# of students withdrawn# of Grady graduatesmean time-to-degree overall @ UGA*mean time-to-degree as Grady major**
20124620274353.772.48
20134600284323.802.81
20144652354293.773.40
20154030233803.763.38
20164276214043.743.30
201743831283793.723.36
201841232821633.213.06

Note: The enrollment data are through Summer 2022. The graduation data are through Spring 2022.

* The average time for students to earn their first undergraduate degree in a college after enrolling into the university.

** The average time for students to earn their first undergraduate degree in a college after enrolling into that college. Includes semester of admission.

Full-time Transfer Sophomores

Transfer Sophomore Fall Term# of Grady majors# of students still enrolled# of students withdrawn# of Grady graduatesmean time-to-degree overall @ UGA*mean time-to-degree as Grady major**
20122502233.092.38
20131901182.802.15
20143204282.832.70
20154502432.632.54
20164405392.792.56
20176126532.752.26
20184045312.752.59

Note: The enrollment data are through Summer 2022. The graduation data are through Spring 2022.

* The average time for students to earn their first undergraduate degree in a college after enrolling into the university.

** The average time for students to earn their first undergraduate degree in a college after enrolling into that college. Includes semester of admission.

Retention & Graduation (Campus)

First-time, Full-time Freshmen

Freshman Cohort Fall Term# of Grady majors# of Grady graduates% of Grady majors graduate w/ Grady degree 4 Yrs/less *% of Grady majors graduate w/ Grady degree 5 Yrs/less% of Grady majors graduate w/ Grady degree 6 Yrs/less
201246243581.80%93.30%94.20%
201346043277.40%93.30%93.90%
201446542978.50%91.40%92.00%
201540338081.10%94.00%94.30%
201642740482.70%94.00%N/A
201743837973.30%N/AN/A
2018412328N/AN/AN/A

Note: The graduation data are through Spring 2022.

* The percentage of students who earn their first undergraduate degree in a college within 4 years of entering into the university.

Full-time Transfer Sophomores

Transfer Sophomore Fall Term# of Grady majors# of Grady graduates% of Grady majors graduate w/ Grady degree 4 Yrs/less *% of Grady majors graduate w/ Grady degree 5 Yrs/less% of Grady majors graduate w/ Grady degree 6 Yrs/less
2012252388.00%92.00%92.00%
2013191894.70%94.70%94.70%
2014322884.40%87.50%87.50%
2015454395.60%95.60%95.60%
2016443981.80%88.60%N/A
2017615385.20%N/AN/A
20184031N/AN/AN/A

Note: The graduation data are through Spring 2022.

* The percentage of students who earn their first undergraduate degree in a college within 4 years of entering into the university.