Academics
Metric Two
Metric 2: Three-Year Graduation Rate, FTFT Associate Degree-Seeking Students
The three-year graduation rate data in the table below compares the five-year SGSC rates to the average rates for the same period for all eight USG state colleges. "Institution-specific" refers to students graduating from SGSC, "System-wide for SGSC" refers to former SGSC students who graduate from any USG institution, and "System-wide for all state colleges" refers to students who began at a USG institution, transferred to another USG institution, and graduated from the USG institution to which they transferred.
| First-Time Full-Time Associate Degree-Seeking Freshmen Three-Year Graduation Rates | Institution- Specific for State Colleges |
System-Wide for State Colleges |
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| Institution-Specific Rate for SGSC | System-Wide Rate for SGSC | Avg institution- specific rate for all 8 USG state colleges |
Avg rate within the System for all 8 USG state colleges |
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| Cohort | N | N | % | N | % | % | % |
| Cohort | Graduated | Graduated | Graduated | Graduated | Graduated | Graduated | |
| Fall 2013 | 878 | 105 | 11.96% | 108 | 12.30% | 13.40% | 13.80% |
| Fall 2014 | 818 | 118 | 14.43% | 123 | 15.04% | 13.80% | 14.20% |
| Fall 2015 | 910 | 120 | 13.19% | 125 | 13.74% | 15.20% | 15.50% |
| Fall 2016 | 812 | 130 | 16.01% | 132 | 16.26% | 14.50% | 14.80% |
| Fall 2017 | 768 | 147 | 19.14% | 149 | 19.40% | 15.60% | 15.90% |
| Fall 2018 | 773 | 119 | 15.40% | 124 | 16.00% | 16.30% | 16.70% |
| Fall 2019 | 664 | 133 | 20.03% | 135 | 20.33% | 16.30% | 16.40% |
| Fall 2020 | 419 | 112 | 26.73% | 114 | 27.20% | 15.40% | 15.60% |
| Source: USG Graduation Rate Reports - https://www.usg.edu/research/usgbythenumbers | |||||||
Analysis and Evaluation of Metric 2
The three-year graduation rate data in Metric 2 compares the six-year SGSC rates to the average rates for the same period for all eight USG state colleges. “Institution-specific” refers to students graduating from SGSC, “System-wide for SGSC” refers to former SGSC students who graduate from any USG institution, and “System-wide for all state colleges” refers to students who began at a USG institution, transferred to another USG institution, and graduated from the USG institution to which they transferred.
It is noteworthy that SGSC’s institution-specific graduation rate (fall 2020, 26.7%) exceeds the average graduation rate for all USG state colleges.