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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
2015	403	380	81.10%	94.00%	94.30%
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	76.20%	91.80%	N/A
2020	396	362	80.10%	N/A	N/A
2021	355	287	N/A	N/A	N/A

Note: The graduation data are through Spring 2024.
* 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
2015	45	43	95.60%	95.60%	95.60%
2016	44	39	81.80%	88.60%	88.60%
2017	61	54	85.20%	89.60%	88.50%
2018	40	34	82.50%	85.00%	85.00%
2019	44	39	88.60%	88.60%	N/A
2020	46	42	91.30%	N/A	N/A
2021	58	50	N/A	N/A	N/A

Note: The graduation data are through Spring 2024.
* 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 2024	Fall 2023	Fall 2022	Fall 2021
AD	346	317	385	427
JOUR	351	342	419	432
EMST	233	210	286	286
PR	303	304	383	387

Grady’s Graduate Degrees

	Fall 2024	Fall 2023	Fall 2022	Fall 2021
MA	113	144	78	101
MFA	65	88	33	66
PHD	37	29	24	34

Degrees Conferred

	2023-2024	2022-2023	2021-2022	2020-2021
A.B./A.B.J.	587	562	558	545
MA	101	95	56	55
MFA	29	36	87	8
PHD	6	5	4	6
Totals	723	698	705	614

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	# of Grady Majors	# of Students Still Enrolled	# of Students Withdrawn	# of Grady Graduates	Mean Time-to- Degree at UGA*	Mean Time-to- Degree at Grady**
2015	403	0	23	380	3.76	3.38
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	7	27	362	3.72	3.30
2021	355	58	10	287	3.60	3.25

Note: The enrollment data are through Summer 2024. The graduation data are through Spring 2024.
* 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**
2015	45	0	2	43	2.63	2.54
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	2	6	50	2.93	2.80