Facts and Figures

Majors, Retention and Graduation Rates

The Grady College offers four undergraduate majors (A.B.J.):

Advertising (AD) | Entertainment and Media Studies (EMST) | Journalism (JOUR) | Public Relations (PR)

 

Fall 2016Fall 2015Fall 2014Fall 2013
AD406397418422
DBJ0129156166
JOUR/DBJ435311329335
MMA/EMST277266293264
PR373370364320

The Grady College offers three 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 2016Fall 2015Fall 2014Fall 2013
MA70647266
MFA3717
PHD29282434

** MFA program welcomes first cohort

Degrees Conferred

2015-20162014-20152013-20142012-20132011-2012
A.B.J.611531562599573
MA4625475040
PHD561194
TOTALS662562620658617

Time to Degree

Freshman

Freshman Cohort Fall Term# of Grady majors# of students still enrolled# of students withdrawn# graduated from another college/school# of Grady graduatesmean time-to-degree overall @ UGA*mean time-to-degree as Grady major*
20084740132343811.56.2
2009477072644411.56.1
2010446274339411.56.4
201151061210139111.47
20123884245029210.86.6
201345913371330610.88

* Mean time to degree figures are based on three semesters each year.

Sophomore

Transfer Sophomore Fall Term# of Grady majors# of students still enrolled# of students withdrawn# graduated from another college/school# of Grady graduatesmean time-to-degree overall @ UGA*mean time-to-degree as Grady major*
2008162148.96.2
20094824695.8
2010231227.95
20112745188.65.7
20122412218.96.9
2013132117.55.3

* Mean time to degree figures are based on three semesters each year.

Retention & Graduation (Campus)

Freshman

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
200847443874.193.192.4
200947744475.99492.9
201044639472.490.288.3
201151039164.322.176.7
201238829275.394.375.3
201346242881.892.6NA

Sophomore

Transfer Sophmore 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
2008161468.881.387.5
2009484658.393.895.8
201023228795.795.7
2011271857.96366.7
2012242154.287.587.5
2013191894.7NANA