Student Achievement at Georgia State University
Georgia State University has implemented many student success initiatives over the years with the goal of improving retention, progression, and graduation while reducing student credit hours, and in turn cost, through strong advising and clear pathways to success. Tracking targets and outcomes over time helps to show the impact of these initiatives and informs decision making at Georgia State University. For more information about student success initiatives at Georgia State University, please visit https://success.gsu.edu/.
Number of Degrees Awarded at the Associate’s Degree Level
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2022-23 Target |
|
Not PELL Eligible |
856 |
899 |
884 |
1,039 |
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PELL Eligible |
936 |
1,052 |
1,221 |
1,358 |
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Total |
2,029 |
1,885 |
1,838 |
1,975 |
1,792 |
1,951 |
2,105 |
2,397 |
2,280 |
*Pre-consolidation data (2012-13 – 2015-16) source: University System of Georgia Research & Policy Analysis Degrees Conferred Report
First-time, Full-time Freshman One Year Retention
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2022-23 Target |
|
Not PELL Eligible |
70.2% |
70.1% |
70.5% |
69.7% |
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PELL Eligible |
65.9% |
63.8% |
68.6% |
67.5% |
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Total |
51.0% |
58.0% |
61.0% |
64.0% |
67.7% |
66.1% |
69.3% |
68.2% |
70.2% |
*Pre-consolidation data (2012-13 – 2015-16) source: IPEDS.
First-time, Full-time Freshman One Year Progression to Sophomore Status
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2022-23 Target |
|
Not PELL Eligible |
17.4% |
18.2% |
26.3% |
26.5% |
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PELL Eligible |
11.1% |
17.7% |
19.9% |
22.4% |
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Total |
8.5% |
10.6% |
13.2% |
13.9% |
13.7% |
17.9% |
22.1% |
23.8% |
16.5% |
Average Credit Hours at Graduation (Associates) for Native Freshman
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2022-23 Target |
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Not PELL Eligible |
73.5 |
72.4 |
70.8 |
71.0 |
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PELL Eligible |
71.4 |
72.9 |
71.3 |
71.8 |
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Total |
72.3 |
72.7 |
71.1 |
71.5 |
70.5 |
*Pre-consolidation data (2012-13 – 2015-16) not available.
Number of Degrees Awarded at the Bachelor’s Degree Level
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2022-23 Target |
|
Not PELL Eligible |
2,340 |
2,214 |
2,285 |
2,378 |
2,438 |
2,325 |
2,417 |
2,555 |
|
PELL Eligible |
2,444 |
2,454 |
2,503 |
2,491 |
2,521 |
2,688 |
2,868 |
2,772 |
|
Total |
4,784 |
4,688 |
4,788 |
4,869 |
4,959 |
5,013 |
5,285 |
5,327 |
5,350 |
First-time, Full-time Freshman One Year Retention
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2022-23 Target |
|
Not PELL Eligible |
83.0% |
82.0% |
80.9% |
85.2% |
83.1% |
82.1% |
79.4% |
77.4% |
|
PELL Eligible |
83.8% |
82.5% |
81.6% |
81.4% |
82.7% |
83.7% |
81.3% |
81.5% |
|
Total |
83.4% |
82.3% |
81.3% |
83.0% |
82.9% |
83.0% |
80.4% |
79.5% |
84.5% |
First-time, Full-time Freshman One Year Progression to Sophomore Status
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2022-23 Target |
|
Not PELL Eligible |
51.8% |
58.3% |
60.2% |
67.3% |
63.4% |
61.8% |
61.0% |
63.2% |
|
PELL Eligible |
44.8% |
49.7% |
53.1% |
60.0% |
57.2% |
58.7% |
57.4% |
64.4% |
|
Total |
47.8% |
53.3% |
56.0% |
63.1% |
60.0% |
60.1% |
59.0% |
63.8% |
61.6% |
First-time, Full-time Freshman Six Year Graduation Rate
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2023 Target |
|
Not PELL Eligible |
53.0% |
55.0% |
53.0% |
53.6% |
53.3% |
54.3% |
56.5% |
53.9% |
|
PELL Eligible |
53.3% |
51.1% |
55.2% |
52.1% |
53.8% |
54.7% |
53.6% |
52.6% |
|
Total |
53.1% |
53.5% |
54.0% |
52.8% |
53.6% |
54.5% |
54.8% |
53.1% |
60.0% |
*Data are for first-time, full-time freshman cohorts completing on or before summer of the listed academic year.
Average Credit Hours at Graduation (Bachelors) for Native Freshman
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2022-23 Target |
|
Not PELL Eligible |
139.6 |
136.6 |
135.6 |
133.9 |
134.6 |
134.7 |
133.6 |
132.3 |
|
PELL Eligible |
141.2 |
138.8 |
136.1 |
133.5 |
134.4 |
133.3 |
133.0 |
131.5 |
|
Total |
140.4 |
137.7 |
135.9 |
133.7 |
134.5 |
134.0 |
133.3 |
131.9 |
132.0 |
Number of Degrees Awarded at the Graduate/Law Degree Level
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2022-23 Target |
|
Masters* |
2.241 |
2,088 |
2,162 |
2,021 |
2,048 |
2,074 |
1,956 |
1,978 |
|
Doctoral |
216 |
247 |
268 |
281 |
315 |
321 |
314 |
296 |
|
Professional |
196 |
216 |
199 |
203 |
184 |
179 |
200 |
195 |
|
Total |
2,653 |
2,551 |
2,629 |
2,505 |
2,547 |
2,574 |
2,470 |
2,469 |
2,751 |
*Does not include Specialist degrees or Certificates
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