Retention and Graduation Rates
The improvement of UWG's first-year retention rates, progression rates toward graduation, and graduation rates for undergraduate students is an institutional strategic priority that is underscored by the University System of Georgia's Board of Regents. Retention and graduation rates follow the federal government reporting methodology and represent the percentage of a Full-Time, First-Time-In-College undergraduate cohort (entering in fall term or summer continuing to fall) that is still enrolled or has graduated from the same institution in the following fall term. Entering cohorts have been revised from previously generated files to exactly match USG BOR determined cohorts.
Retention/Graduation Table (XLSX)
| Semester | First Year | Second Year | Third Year | Fourth Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2016 | 2,375 | 72.38% | 57.22% | 49.39% |
| Fall 2017 | 2,176 | 68.84% | 55.33% | 49.31% |
| Fall 2018 | 2,182 | 69.07% | 56.28% | 49.54% |
| Fall 2019 | 1,777 | 72.82% | 57.57% | 48.23% |
| Fall 2020 | 1,683 | 68.69% | 56.57% | 49.26% |
| Fall 2021 | 1,439 | 73.31% | 60.53% | 50.03% |
| Fall 2022 | 1,351 | 76.02% | 63.95% | 52.85% |
| Fall 2023 | 1,249 | 77.50% | 65.41% | 54.4% |
| Fall 2024 | 1,345 | 78.14% | 63.0% | |
| Fall 2025 | 1,494 | 76.0% |
| Semester | First Year | Fourth Year | Fifth Year | Sixth Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2013 | 2,198 | 21.38% | 40.04% | 45.22% |
| Fall 2014 | 2,167 | 22.10% | 39.55% | 44.35% |
| Fall 2015 | 2,343 | 21.68% | 37.81% | 42.38% |
| Fall 2016 | 2,375 | 25.47% | 39.16% | 43.33% |
| Fall 2017 | 2,176 | 25.00% | 39.11% | 42.74% |
| Fall 2018 | 2,182 | 24.75% | 39.64% | 43.49% |
| Fall 2019 | 1,777 | 25.83% | 39.17% | 43.73% |
| Fall 2020 | 1,683 | 29.00% | 42.90% | 46.8% |
| Fall 2021 | 1,439 | 30.51% | 43.6% | |
| Fall 2022 | 1,351 | 39.3% |