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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
2014	465	429	78.50%	91.40%	92.00%
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	385	78.00%	93.20%	N/A
2019	416	366	76.20%	N/A	N/A
2020	394	43	N/A	N/A	N/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.

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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
2014	32	29	84.40%	87.50%	90.60%
2015	45	44	95.60%	97.80%	97.80%
2016	44	40	84.10%	90.90%	90.90%
2017	61	57	90.20%	91.80%	93.40%
2018	40	38	90.00%	95.00%	N/A
2019	44	44	100.00%	N/A	N/A
2020	46	40	N/A	N/A	N/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.

Grady College’s four undergraduate majors (AB)

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

	Fall 2023	Fall 2022	Fall 2021	Fall 2020
AD	317	385	427	442
JOUR	342	419	432	408
EMST	210	286	286	276
PR	304	383	387	368

Grady’s Graduate Degrees

	Fall 2023	Fall 2022	Fall 2021	Fall 2020
MA	144	78	101	78
MFA	88	33	66	64
PHD	29	24	34	35

Degrees Conferred

	2022-2023	2021-2022	2020-2021	2019-2020
A.B./A.B.J.	562	558	545	618
MA	95	56	55	42
MFA	36	87	8	8
PHD	5	4	6	7
Totals	698	705	614	675

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	# of Grady Majors	# of Students Still Enrolled	# of Students Withdrawn	# of Grady Graduates	Mean Time-to- Degree at UGA*	Mean Time-to- Degree at Grady**
2014	465	0	36	429	3.77	3.40
2015	403	0	23	380	3.76	3.38
2016	427	0	21	406	3.74	3.30
2017	438	0	29	409	3.72	3.36
2018	413	1	27	385	3.21	3.06
2019	416	17	33	366	3.23	3.08
2020	394	329	22	43	3.22	3.07

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

	# 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**
2014	32	0	4	28	2.83	2.70
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	2.68
2019	44	0	5	39	2.81	2.74
2020	46	3	4	39	2.83	2.33