Georgia State University

Graduation & Retention

Freshmen Retention

Average freshman retention rate - 83% - Medium

Graduation Rates

Graduation rates - Graduation rates

4-year graduation rate - 17% - Low

5-year graduation rate - 40%

6-year graduation rate - 48% - Medium

Degrees Awarded (July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010)

Certificates/diplomas - 0

Associate degrees - 0

Bachelor's degrees - 3,890

Post-bachelor's certificates - 28

Master's degrees - 1,992

Post-master's certificate - 89

Doctoral degrees - research/scholarship - 226

Doctoral degrees - professional practice - 199

Doctoral degrees - other - 0

Graduates

Pursued further study immediately after graduation - N/A

Pursued further study within one year after graduation - N/A

Pursued further study within five years of graduation - N/A

Pursued further study in the graduate arts and sciences - N/A

Pursued further study in business - N/A

Pursued further study in dentistry - N/A

Pursued further study in education - N/A

Pursued further study in engineering - N/A

Pursued further study in law - N/A

Pursued further study in medicine - N/A

Pursued further study in theology - N/A

Pursued further study in veterinary medicine - N/A

Graduate schools most often attended by recent graduates - N/A

Prominent Alumni

School's most prominent alumni - Kenneth D. Lewis, Chairman, President and CEO (retired), Bank of America, Mackey McDonald, President and CEO (retired), VF Corporation , Richard Lenny, Chairman and CEO (retired), Hersey Food Corporation