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 2022Fall 2021Fall 2020Fall 2019
AD385427442437
JOUR419432408417
EMST286286276293
PR383387368371

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 2022Fall 2021Fall 2020Fall 2019
MA781017873
MFA33666438
PHD24343539

Degrees Conferred

2021-20222020-20212019-20202018-2019
A.B./A.B.J.558545618593
MA56554245
MFA878822
PHD4673
TOTALS705614675663

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Freshman Cohort Fall Term# of Grady majors# of students still enrolled# of students withdrawn# of Grady graduatesmean time-to-degree overall @ UGA*mean time-to-degree as Grady major**
20134600284323.82.81
20144651354293.773.4
20154030233803.763.38
20164272214043.743.3
201743831283793.723.36
201841232821633.213.06
201941633028583.233.08

Note: The enrollment data are through Summer 2023. The graduation data are through Spring 2023.

* 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Transfer Sophomore Fall Term# of Grady majors# of students still enrolled# of students withdrawn# of Grady graduatesmean time-to-degree overall @ UGA*mean time-to-degree as Grady major**
20131901182.82.15
20143204282.832.7
20154502432.632.54
20164405392.792.56
20176107542.82.64
20184006342.852.64
20194445352.72.58

Note: The enrollment data are through Summer 2023. The graduation data are through Spring 2023.

* 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
201346043277.40%93.30%93.90%
201446542978.50%91.40%92.00%
201540338081.10%94.00%94.30%
201642740682.70%94.40%95.10%
201743840573.30%91.80%N/A
201841235978.00%N/AN/A
201941658N/AN/AN/A

Note: The graduation data are through Spring 2023.

* 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
2013191894.70%94.70%94.70%
2014322884.40%87.50%87.50%
2015454395.60%95.60%95.60%
2016443981.80%88.60%88.60%
2017615485.20%88.60%N/A
2018403482.50%N/AN/A
20194435N/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.