Georgia College Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rate Statistics

The next list shows the colleges with the highest and lowest graduation rate and more relative statistics. For that, we include only 4-year colleges and having more than 500 enrolled students.

Graduation Rate Comparison Between Georgia Colleges

The following table lists Georgia colleges with graduation, transfer-out, and retention rate. The graduation rate is based on the number of completers who completed their program within 150% normal time (i.e. within 6 years for 4 years B.S. degrees).
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All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges
College NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time)Retention Rate (part-time)
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Tifton, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
39%25%63%41
Agnes Scott College
Decatur, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
76%-79%-
Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee
Chamblee, GA
Private, 2-4 years
43%-59%33
Interactive College of Technology-Morrow
Morrow, GA
Private, 2-4 years
29%-55%-
Albany Technical College
Albany, GA
Public, 2-4 years
45%9%52%39
Albany State University
Albany, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
27%38%68%23
Andrew College
Cuthbert, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
23%38%69%-
The Art Institute of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
13%-30%23
Atlanta Technical College
Atlanta, GA
Public, 2-4 years
36%7%55%41
Point University
West Point, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
25%-69%58
Atlanta Metropolitan State College
Atlanta, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
24%22%48%38
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
46%17%71%47
Augusta Technical College
Augusta, GA
Public, 2-4 years
35%8%54%35
Berry College
Mount Berry, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
64%-83%-
Brenau University
Gainesville, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
45%34%55%20
Brewton-Parker College
Mount Vernon, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
19%49%41%88
College of Coastal Georgia
Brunswick, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
22%33%58%51
West Georgia Technical College
Waco, GA
Public, 2-4 years
33%16%50%45
Clayton State University
Morrow, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
34%22%60%50
Columbus Technical College
Columbus, GA
Public, 2-4 years
23%6%42%40
Columbus State University
Columbus, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
43%26%65%33
Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Rome, GA
Public, 2-4 years
48%8%65%46
Covenant College
Lookout Mountain, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
73%15%77%31
Dalton State College
Dalton, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
22%28%67%50
South University-Savannah
Savannah, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
14%-50%-
East Georgia State College
Swainsboro, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
13%53%50%-
Emmanuel College
Franklin Springs, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
37%42%65%-
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
89%-95%-
Georgia Highlands College
Rome, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
18%33%58%50
Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
45%23%67%42
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
92%4%98%100
Georgia Southwestern State University
Americus, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
36%42%60%10
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
62%28%80%100
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
52%26%72%52
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
54%20%78%48
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
88%7%94%91
Gordon State College
Barnesville, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
22%39%54%21
Southern Crescent Technical College
Griffin, GA
Public, 2-4 years
57%4%63%43
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service
Decatur, GA
Private, 2-4 years
60%-92%-
Gwinnett College-Lilburn
Lilburn, GA
Private, 2-4 years
46%-64%100
Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, GA
Public, 2-4 years
31%15%57%49
LaGrange College
Lagrange, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
50%36%62%-
Lanier Technical College
Gainesville, GA
Public, 2-4 years
37%9%59%42
Life University
Marietta, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
31%25%70%67
Chattahoochee Technical College
Marietta, GA
Public, 2-4 years
38%13%58%45
Herzing University-Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
25%-40%50
Mercer University
Macon, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
73%19%86%50
Morehouse College
Atlanta, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
58%39%80%20
North Georgia Technical College
Clarkesville, GA
Public, 2-4 years
33%10%52%39
Oglethorpe University
Atlanta, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
57%-76%-
Paine College
Augusta, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
17%-61%13
Piedmont University
Demorest, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
48%-68%33
Reinhardt University
Waleska, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
37%-57%50
Savannah Technical College
Savannah, GA
Public, 2-4 years
45%9%55%43
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
72%15%81%58
Savannah State University
Savannah, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
28%37%68%17
Shorter University
Rome, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
31%-72%-
South Georgia Technical College
Americus, GA
Public, 2-4 years
56%4%66%51
The Creative Circus
Atlanta, GA
Private, 2-4 years
51%-33%-
Spelman College
Atlanta, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
74%14%89%-
Thomas University
Thomasville, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
67%32%36%33
Toccoa Falls College
Toccoa Falls, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
46%-60%22
Truett McConnell University
Cleveland, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
46%-69%-
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Valdosta, GA
Public, 2-4 years
42%5%66%48
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
40%35%59%37
Wesleyan College
Macon, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
45%-63%-
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
43%28%73%46
Young Harris College
Young Harris, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
49%-68%-
Georgia State University-Perimeter College
Atlanta, GA
Public, 2-4 years
22%17%68%56
Georgia Piedmont Technical College
Clarkston, GA
Public, 2-4 years
36%11%56%45
Athens Technical College
Athens, GA
Public, 2-4 years
33%12%64%45
Ogeechee Technical College
Statesboro, GA
Public, 2-4 years
44%6%56%39
Southeastern Technical College
Vidalia, GA
Public, 2-4 years
42%9%55%47
Fortis College-Smyrna
Smyrna, GA
Private, 2-4 years
48%-60%-
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Atlanta
Marietta, GA
Private, Less than 2 years
71%-86%-
Atlanta Institute of Music and Media
Duluth, GA
Private, 2-4 years
22%-47%28
Oconee Fall Line Technical College
Sandersville, GA
Public, 2-4 years
60%3%75%52
Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs
Sandy Springs, GA
Private, 2-4 years
62%9%75%67
Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta
Marietta, GA
Private, 2-4 years
51%-66%-
American InterContinental University-Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
19%-33%14
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta
Duluth, GA
Private, 2-4 years
51%-66%-
Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville
Gainesville, GA
Private, 2-4 years
13%-80%-
Altierus Career College-Norcross
Norcross, GA
Private, 2-4 years
61%-63%-
Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus
Marietta, GA
Private, 2-4 years
39%-64%-
Omnitech Institute
EAST POINT, GA
Private, Less than 2 years
64%2%82%-
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
19%34%67%48
Miller-Motte College-Columbus
Columbus, GA
Private, 2-4 years
40%-56%-
Strayer University-Georgia
Chamblee, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
29%12%-35
Miller-Motte College-Augusta
Augusta, GA
Private, 2-4 years
35%-65%-
Miller-Motte College-Macon
Macon, GA
Private, 2-4 years
32%-27%-
South University-Savannah Online
Savannah, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
6%-33%12
Chamberlain University-Georgia
Sandy Springs, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
100%-100%-
SAE Institute of Technology-Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Private, 2-4 years
27%-37%-
Helms College
Macon, GA
Private, 2-4 years
68%-62%-
Augusta University
Augusta, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
50%30%73%38
Middle Georgia State University
Macon, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
23%39%61%35
DeVry University-Georgia
Decatur, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
10%35%68%40
University of North Georgia
Dahlonega, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
38%30%72%51
South Georgia State College
Douglas, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
17%51%52%50
Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins, GA
Public, 2-4 years
43%6%59%39
Georgia Military College
Milledgeville, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
37%20%33%-
Coastal Pines Technical College
Waycross, GA
Public, 2-4 years
49%5%43%31
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
Public, 4 years
four-years
46%26%75%58
Emory University-Oxford College
Oxford, GA
Private, 2-4 years
95%-95%-
Southern Regional Technical College
Thomasville, GA
Public, 2-4 years
29%7%48%41
Morris Brown College
Atlanta, GA
Private, 4 years
four-years
25%-33%-
Average42%23%62%47

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