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Retention and Graduation Facts & Figures

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RETENTION & GRADUATION

First-time, full-time freshmen

	# of Grady Majors	# of Grady Graduates	% of Grady Majors Graduate in 4 Yrs/Less *	% of Grady Majors Graduate in 5 Yrs/Less	% of Grady Majors Graduate in 6 Yrs/Less
2016	427	406	82.70%	94.40%	95.10%
2017	438	409	73.30%	91.80%	93.40%
2018	413	386	78.00%	93.20%	93.50%
2019	416	383	76.00%	91.60%	91.80%
2020	396	367	80.10%	92.40%	N/A
2021	355	340	87.00%	N/A	N/A
2022	396	319	N/A	N/A	N/A

Note: The graduation data are through Spring 2025.
* The percentage of students who earn their first undergraduate degree in a college within 4 years of entering into the university.

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First-time, full-time sophomores

	# of Grady Majors	# of Grady Graduates	% of Grady Majors Graduate in 4 Yrs/Less *	% of Grady Majors Graduate in 5 Yrs/Less	% of Grady Majors Graduate in 6 Yrs/Less
2016	44	39	81.80%	88.60%	88.60%
2017	61	54	85.20%	86.60%	88.50%
2018	40	34	82.50%	85.00%	85.00%
2019	44	39	88.60%	88.60%	88.66%
2020	46	42	91.30%	91.30%	N/A
2021	58	51	87.90%	N/A	N/A
2022	47	42	N/A	N/A	N/A

Note: The graduation data are through Spring 2025.
* The percentage of students who earn their first undergraduate degree in a college within 4 years of entering into the university.

Grady College’s four undergraduate majors (AB)

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

	Fall 2025	Fall 2024	Fall 2023	Fall 2022
AD	376	346	317	385
JOUR	354	351	342	419
EMST	257	233	210	286
PR	296	303	304	383

Grady’s Graduate Degrees

	Fall 2025	Fall 2024	Fall 2023	Fall 2022
MA	144	113	144	78
MFA	78	65	88	33
PHD	40	37	29	24

Degrees Conferred

	2024-2025	2023-2024	2022-2023	2021-2022
A.B./A.B.J.	525	587	562	558
MA	86	101	95	56
MFA	2	29	36	87
PHD	5	6	5	4
Totals	618	723	698	705

Time to Degree

First-time, full-time freshmen

	# of Grady Majors	# of Students Still Enrolled	# of Students Withdrawn	# of Grady Graduates	Mean Time-to- Degree at UGA*	Mean Time-to- Degree at Grady**
2016	427	0	21	406	3.75	3.30
2017	438	0	29	409	3.80	3.42
2018	413	0	27	386	3.75	3.34
2019	416	0	33	383	3.76	3.42
2020	396	2	27	367	3.74	3.30
2021	355	1	14	287	3.70	3.27
2022	396	62	15	319	2.63	2.57

Note: The enrollment data are through Summer 2025. The graduation data are through Spring 2025.
* 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

	# of Grady Majors	# of Students Still Enrolled	# of Students Withdrawn	# of Grady Graduates	Mean Time-to- Degree at UGA*	Mean Time-to- Degree at Grady**
2016	44	0	5	39	2.79	2.56
2017	61	0	7	54	2.80	2.64
2018	40	0	6	34	2.85	2.64
2019	44	0	5	39	2.81	2.68
2020	46	0	4	42	2.89	2.73
2021	58	0	7	51	2.95	2.80
2022	47	1	4	42	2.84	2.67