Below is the list of the University System of Georgia's (USG) Performance Funding Metrics, Definitions, and Data Sources:

In-State Headcount

Total headcount of Georgia residents in the fall term.

Semester Enrollment Report (p. 6, column 1)

Strategic Plan Student Success Dashboard

Percent of Undergraduate In-Person Credit Hours

Total face-to-face credit hours divided by total credit hours for undergraduate students in the fall term. Face-to-face credit hours are those with an Instructional Delivery code of T or null. Undergraduates are defined as Student Level < 60.

This report will be available soon!

Number of Adult Learners

Total undergraduates aged 25 years or older at the time of matriculation in the fall term. Undergraduates are defined as Student Level < 60. 

Semester Enrollment Report (p. 7, column 7, “Number Non-traditional Undergraduate”)

Retention- 1 Year with USG Transfers

System-wide one-year retention rate for all fall first-time freshmen (full-time and part-time, all degree levels).

USG by the Numbers Retention Rate Report

Four-Year Bachelor’s Graduation Rate

System-wide four-year graduation rate for all fall bachelor’s degree-seeking first-time freshmen (full-time and part-time).

USG by the Numbers Graduation Rate Report

Graduate In-State Employment

Percent of graduates for the fiscal year employed in the state of Georgia one year after graduation.

Strategic Plan Community Impact Dashboard

Undergraduate Degrees Awarded

Total number of undergraduate degrees and certificates awarded in a fiscal year (includes less than one-year certificates, one-year certificates, Nexus degrees, associate degrees, career associate degrees, and bachelor’s degrees). 

USG by the Numbers Degrees Conferred Report 

Combined Completion Rate

• 3-Year Associate Graduation Rate + Bachelor’s Transfer

Percent of fall associate degree-seeking first-time freshmen who graduated with an associate degree or transferred to a bachelor’s degree program anywhere in the USG within three years. 

This report will be available soon!

• Six-Year Bachelor’s Graduation Rate

System-wide six-year graduation rate for all fall bachelor’s degree-seeking first-time freshmen (full-time and part-time).

USG by the Numbers Graduation Rate Report

• Total Graduate and Professional Degrees Awarded

Total number of graduate and progressional degrees and certificates awarded in a fiscal year (includes post-baccalaureate certificates, post-master’s certificates, post-first professional certificates, master’s degrees, doctorate degrees, education specialists degrees, and first professional degrees). 

USG by the Numbers Degrees Conferred Report