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 2020Fall 2019Fall 2018Fall 2017
AD442437414409
JOUR/DBJ*408417418436
MMA/EMST*276293273272
PR368371378379

* 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 2020Fall 2019Fall 2018Fall 2017
MA78737686
MFA52383152
PHD35393731

Degrees Conferred

2019-20202018-20192017-20182016-2017
A.B./A.B.J.618593595573
MA42453537
MFA82213N/A
PHD7326
TOTALS675663645616

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Freshman Cohort Fall Term# of Grady majors# of students still enrolled# of students withdrawn# of Grady graduatesmean time-to-degree overall @ UGA*mean time-to-degree as Grady major**
20115151274873.842.45
20124620274353.772.48
20134600284323.802.81
20144652344293.773.40
20154030233803.763.38
20164276204013.733.30
2017438109223073.593.28

Note: The enrollment data are through Summer 2021. The graduation data are through Spring 2021.

* 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.

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Transfer Sophomore Fall Term# of Grady majors# of students still enrolled# of students withdrawn# of Grady graduatesmean time-to-degree overall @ UGA*mean time-to-degree as Grady major**
20112706213.032.10
20122502233.092.38
20131901182.802.15
20143204282.832.70
20154502432.632.54
20164424382.732.55
20176136522.722.57

Note: The enrollment data are through Summer 2021. The graduation data are through Spring 2021.

* 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.

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
201151548778.30%93.00%93.60%
201246243581.80%93.30%94.20%
201346043277.40%93.30%93.90%
201446542978.50%91.40%92.00%
201540338081.10%94.00%N/A
201642740182.70%N/AN/A
2017438307N/AN/AN/A

* The graduation data are through Spring 2021. †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
2011272166.70%77.80%77.80%
2012252388.00%92.00%92.00%
2013191894.70%94.70%94.70%
2014322884.40%87.50%87.50%
2015454395.60%95.60%N/A
2016443881.80%N/AN/A
20176152N/AN/AN/A

* The graduation data are through Spring 2021. †The percentage of students who earn their first undergraduate degree in a college within 4 years of entering into the university.