Table 1: UGA Freshmen Retention Rates (2012-2022)
| 
 Retention Rates (as of Fall Terms)  | 
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| 
 Cohort Year  | 
 Number of students  | 
 1 Yr  | 
|
| 
 2011  | 
 5,470  | 
 94.1  | 
|
| 
 2012  | 
 4,922  | 
 94.2  | 
|
| 
 2013  | 
 5,218  | 
 94.2  | 
|
| 
 2014  | 
 5,240  | 
 95.2  | 
|
| 
 2015  | 
 5,248  | 
 95.2  | 
|
| 
 2016  | 
 5,401  | 
 95.5  | 
|
| 
 2017  | 
 5,809  | 
 95.3  | 
|
| 
 2018  | 
 5,703  | 
 95.5  | 
|
| 
 2019  | 
 5,487  | 
 94.4  | 
|
| 
 2020  | 
 5,603  | 
 95.0  | 
|
| 
 2021  | 
 5,785  | 
 94.3  | 
|
| 
 2022  | 
 6,250  | 
 94.6  | 
|
Data Source: OIR/FACTS
Table 2: UGA Freshmen Completion Rates, All Students
| 
 Cumulative Completion Rates (through Summer Terms)  | 
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| 
 Cohort Year  | 
 Number of students  | 
 1 Yr  | 
 2 Yrs  | 
 3 Yrs  | 
 4 Yrs  | 
 5 Yrs  | 
 6 Yrs  | 
| 
 2011  | 
 5,470  | 
 
  | 
 0.6  | 
 3.0  | 
 62.7  | 
 82.6  | 
 85.3  | 
| 
 2012  | 
 4,922  | 
 
  | 
 0.7  | 
 3.6  | 
 66.2  | 
 83.5  | 
 85.7  | 
| 
 2013  | 
 5,218  | 
 
  | 
 0.2  | 
 3.8  | 
 66.2  | 
 84.8  | 
 87.1  | 
| 
 2014  | 
 5,240  | 
 
  | 
 0.3  | 
 4.0  | 
 68.0  | 
 84.4  | 
 87.2  | 
| 
 2015  | 
 5,248  | 
 
  | 
 0.2  | 
 3.2  | 
 68.7  | 
 85.7  | 
 87.8  | 
| 
 2016  | 
 5,401  | 
 
  | 
 0.3  | 
 3.7  | 
 71.4  | 
 86.2  | 
 88.1  | 
| 
 2017  | 
 5,809  | 
 
  | 
 0.3  | 
 4.6  | 
 72.1  | 
 86.2  | 
 88.1  | 
| 
 2018  | 
 5,703  | 
 
  | 
 0.4  | 
 5.5  | 
 75.1  | 
 87.7  | 
 
  | 
| 
 2019  | 
 5,487  | 
 
  | 
 0.5  | 
 6.1  | 
 74.5  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
| 
 2020  | 
 5,603  | 
 
  | 
 0.4  | 
 6.6  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
| 
 2021  | 
 5,785  | 
 
  | 
 0.6  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
| 
 2022  | 
 6,250  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
Data Source: OIR/FACTS
Table 2: Graduation Rates for UGA and Our Peers
2.A: UGA Graduation Rates Compared to Our Comparator Peers
| Institution Name | 
 Graduation rate - bachelor’s degree within 6 years  | 
 Full-time retention rate, 2021  | 
 Part-time retention rate, 2021  | 
| 
 University of Georgia  | 
 88  | 
 95  | 
 75  | 
| 
 Indiana University-Bloomington  | 
 81  | 
 90  | 
 64  | 
| 
 Iowa State University  | 
 76  | 
 88  | 
 70  | 
| 
 Michigan State University  | 
 82  | 
 92  | 
 76  | 
| 
 North Carolina State University at Raleigh  | 
 84  | 
 94  | 
 83  | 
| 
 Ohio State University-Main Campus  | 
 88  | 
 94  | 
 63  | 
| 
 Purdue University-Main Campus  | 
 83  | 
 91  | 
 75  | 
| 
 Stony Brook University  | 
 78  | 
 89  | 
 75  | 
| 
 University of Arizona  | 
 64  | 
 84  | 
 63  | 
| 
 University of California-Davis  | 
 87  | 
 91  | 
 65  | 
| 
 University of Florida  | 
 91  | 
 97  | 
 91  | 
| 
 University of Iowa  | 
 74  | 
 88  | 
 76  | 
| 
 University of Kentucky  | 
 68  | 
 86  | 
 58  | 
| 
 University of Maryland-College Park  | 
 88  | 
 95  | 
 82  | 
| 
 University of Missouri-Columbia  | 
 73  | 
 88  | 
 63  | 
| 
 Virginia Poly Institute and State University  | 
 87  | 
 92  | 
 81  | 
| 
 Average of Comparator Peers  | 
 80.8  | 
 90.9  | 
 73.3  | 
Date Source: IPEDS OIR/KAS 11/13/23
2.B: UGA Graduation Rates Compared to Our Aspirational Peers
| Institution Name | 
 Graduation rate - bachelor’s degree within 6 years  | 
 Full-time retention rate, 2022  | 
 Part-time retention rate, 2021  | 
| 
 University of Georgia  | 
 88  | 
 95  | 
 88  | 
| 
 The Pennsylvania State University  | 
 72  | 
 87  | 
 58  | 
| 
 The University of Texas at Austin  | 
 88  | 
 96  | 
 88  | 
| 
 University of California-Berkeley  | 
 93  | 
 96  | 
 71  | 
| 
 University of California-Los Angeles  | 
 92  | 
 97  | 
 75  | 
| 
 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign  | 
 85  | 
 93  | 
 84  | 
| 
 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor  | 
 94  | 
 97  | 
 91  | 
| 
 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities  | 
 84  | 
 92  | 
 72  | 
| 
 University of Virginia-Main Campus  | 
 94  | 
 97  | 
 NA  | 
| 
 University of Wisconsin-Madison  | 
 89  | 
 95  | 
 86  | 
| 
 Average of Aspirational Peers  | 
 87.9  | 
 94.5  | 
 79.2  | 
Data Source: IPEDS OIR/KAS 11/13/23
Comprehensive list of courses/sections that have been redesigned for active learning through participation in the Active Learning Summer Institute (ALSI; 2018-2023). Courses are listed by ALSI cohort.
ADPR 3515      Foundations of Graphic Communication
AGCM 1200     Communicating in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
ANTH 2120H   Introduction to Anthropology - Honors
BCHE 3520      Mass Transport and Rate Phenomena
CBIO 2200       Anatomy & Physiology I
CHEM 1211     General Chemistry I
CHEM 1212     General Chemistry II
CMSD 3120     Language Development
CSCI 4800        Human Computer Interactions
ECOL 3500      Ecology
ENGL 4890      Criticism and Culture
ENGR 2170      Electric Circuits
ENGR 2170      Electric Circuits
ENGR 3160      Fluid Mechanics
ENTR 5/7500   Introduction to Entrepreneurship
ENVE 3510      Modeling, Statistical Analysis, and Uncertainty
FHCE 2100      Family Economic Issues Through the Life Course
FHCE 4210      Retirement Planning & Employee Benefits
FINA 4/6810    International Finance
HIST 2112        U.S. History since 1865
INTL 1100       Introduction to Global Issues
KINS 4200       Biomechanics
MARK 4900     Marketing Strategy and Decision Making
MATH 1113     Precalculus
MATH 1113     Precalculus
MATH 2250     Calculus I for Science and Engineering
MATH 2250     Calculus I for Scientists and Engineers
MGMT 3000    Principles of Management
MIST 2090       Introduction to Information Systems in Business
MSIT 3000       Statistical Analysis, Business I
POUL 2020      Introduction to Poultry Science
ACCT 5200      Audit Risk and Control
ALDR 3900S    Leadership and Service
ARST 2210      Introduction to Photographic Culture
CBIO2210L      Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab
ENGR 1120      Engineering Graphics and Design
ENGR 1140      Engineering Computational Methods
ENGR 3150      Heat Transfer
ENGR2120       Engineering Statics
FHCE 3200      Intro to Personal Finance
FHCE 4/6230    Family Tax Planning
FREN 2001      Intermediate French I
GENE 3200      Genetics
GEOG 1125      Resources, Society, and the Environment
HDFS 2200      Introduction to Life Span Development
MARK 4000     Marketing Research for Business Decisions
MATH 1101     Mathematical Modeling
MATH 2260     Calculus II for Science and Engineering
NMIX 2010      Introduction to New Media
PADP 6930      Public Financial Administration
PBHL 3100      Introduction to Public Health
POLS 1101       American Government
SPAN 3030      Introduction to Literature in Spanish
TXMI 4/6290    History of Fashion 18th Century to Present
VBDI 5240       Veterinary Animal Behavior
AAEC 3040      Agribusiness Marketing
ADPR 3120      Media Strategy and Activation
ADPR 5710      Advertising and Communication Management
ADSC 3420      Physiology of Lactation in Farm Animals
ARGD 4115     Design Professional Practices
BCHE 4550      Bioprocess Design and Simulation
BCMB 3100     Introductory Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
CMSD 5000     Professional and Clinical Principles for CMSD
CSCI 46560      Evolutionary Computation and Its Applications
FANR 2010      Introduction to Natural Resource Statistics
FDNS 5900      Professional Development in Foods and Nutrition
FHCE 3300      Housing in a Contemporary Society
FINA 4210       Applied Corporate Finance
GENE 3000      Evolutionary Biology
GLOB 3100      Introduction to Global Health
HDFS 4/6810    The Hospitalized Child and Family
MIST 4600       Computer Programming in Business
PHRM 4430     Pharmacology III
PHYS 1251      Introductory Studio Physics for Engineers I
PHYS 1252      Introductory Studio Physics for Engineers II
POPH 5240      Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
PSYC 3990       Research Analysis in Psychology
SOWK 7112     Human Behavior in the Social Environment
TXMI 3240      Retail Planning and Buying
ACCT 7651      Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination
ACCT 7700      Accounting Policy and Research
ADPR 5/7741   Integrated Advertising & Public Relations Campaigns
CMLT/SWAH/AFST/ANTH 3001 Culture and Identity Linkages of the Swahili with the Outside World I
COMM 3300    Introduction to Rhetorical Criticism
CSCI 1302        Software Development
DANC 4030     Classical Ballet Forms
ECOL 1000      Ecological Basis of Environmental Issues
ECOL 3500      General Ecology
EPID 7020        Introduction to Epidemiology II
HORT 4/6050   Greenhouse Management I
INTL 4415       Practicum – Methods and Issues in Security Studies
JOUR 3090       Information Gathering
MNML 7908S  Design Thinking for Social Innovation
MUSI 6170       The Dissolution of Tonality
PMCY 4/6500  Pharmaceutical Drug Development
POLS 4400       Political Psychology
SOCI 3710       The Science of Happiness
SPAN 4150      Business Spanish
STAT 1501       Introduction to Data Science
STAT 6430       Design and Analysis of Experiments
UNIV 1202       UNIV 1202: Becoming Active Learners
UNIV 1204       Preparing for Peer Learning
ADSC 3400      Physiology of Reproduction in Domestic Animals
BCHE 3520      Mass Transport and Rate Phenomena
FDNS/NUTR 4100/6100 Micronutrient Nutrition
VPHY 3100      Elements of Physiology
VPHY 3100      Elements of Physiology
CBIO 2200       Human Anatomy and Physiology I
CHEM/BCMB 4190/6190/8189 Introductory NMR / Fundamentals of NMR
CSCI 1301        Introduction to Computing and Programming
CSCI 1730        Systems Programming
DANC 2010     Dance Appreciation
BIOL 1104       Organismal Biology
RUSS 3300       Introduction to Russian Cinema
GRMN 1001     Elementary German I
MATH 3100     Sequences and Series
MIBO 3500      Introduction to Microbiology
MUSI 5410       Psychology of Music
PHIL 3220        Biomedical Ethics
SOCI/AFAM 3005 Race, Technology, and the Body
ADPR 5920      Public Relations Communication
KINS 5620/7620 Adapted Physical Education
ACCT 2102/2102H Principles of Accounting II
LEGL 4900/6900 International Legal Transactions for Business
MIST 4550/6550 Energy Informatics
LLED 4220/6220 Methods of Teaching English Education II
Note: Completion is defined as graduating with a bachelor’s degree or matriculating into a professional program at UGA (federal IPEDS definition). Source: UGA OIR/FACTS