SUP PAB Info

Student Achievement  
My classmates are diverse 97%
My classmates appear competent to meet the educational requirements of the coursework 97%
The program has met my expectations 93%
The program is preparing me to be a practicing planner 94%
* Percent of students answering agree or strongly agree.  
Graduates work across a wide array of public, private, and nongovernmental agencies, including: the Urban Land Institute;
the World Bank Group; the Washington, DC Department of Environment; the SW Washington, DC Business Improvement
District; the China Fortune Land Development Company; the City of San Diego; the Woodrow Wilson Center; FHI 360; the
U.S. State Department; BCycle, Madison, WI; and more.
 
Student Retention Rate Percent
Percentage of students who began studies in fall 2016 and continued into fall 2017 90%
Student Graduation Rate Percent
Percentage of students graduating within 4 years, entering class of 2013* 28%
Percentage of students graduating within 4 years, entering class of 2014 82%
Percentage of students graduating within 4 years, entering class of 2015 [Including May, 2018] 80%
* NB: a significant percentage of students entering this year were coded as entering the MPS program when,
in fact, they had entered the certificate program; the 28% includes all students as originally coded by GW’s
Office of Institutional Research.
 
Number of Degrees Awarded Number
Number of degrees awarded for the 2014 - 2015 Academic Year 14
Number of degrees awarded for the 2015 - 2016 Academic Year 12
Number of degrees awarded for the 2016 - 2017 Academic Year10 10
Number of degrees awarded for the 2017 - 2018 Academic Year
* Expected, based on applications for graduation.
14*
AICP Certification Percent
Percentage of master’s graduates taking the AICP exam within 5 years who pass, graduating class of 2012 0%
Percentage of bachelor’s graduates taking the AICP exam within 7 years who pass, graduating class of 2010 0%
Employment Percent
Percentage of full-time graduates obtaining professional planning, planning-related or other positions within 12 months of graduation, graduating class of 2016 100%