University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

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Undergrad

Tuition & Fees

$12,080

$31,120

not including room and board

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
720
25th
630
75th
740
25th
620
75th
35
25th
31
75th
32
25th
27
75th
33
25th
29
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undergraduateRatios

43%

male

57%

female

17

students

1

faculty

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Selective

48%

acceptance rate

Accepted 13,647
Declined 14,559
Total Received 28,206
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Public

32,702

undergraduate students

10,239

graduate students

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Location

School Facts

Founded in 1785, the University of Georgia is a public university that offers programs through 18 colleges and schools as well as the UGA/Augusta University Medical Partnership, the Graduate School, and the Center for Continuing Education. Its 767-acre main campus is located in Athens, 70 miles northeast of Atlanta.

Official website Visit website
Application link Apply online
Public/private Public
Campus enrollment 42,941
Established in 1785
Coeducational Coeducational

At UGA, we celebrate the diversity of our vibrant campus and strive to create a community of belonging, well-being and involvement. Offering 800+ clubs and organizations on campus, from intramural sports and the arts to Greek life and volunteering, it is easy to plug into UGA. Beyond campus is our home city of Athens. Having a population of 127,793 people, it's full of entertainment and activities to ensure you're never bored. Whether you enjoy festivals, a thriving art scene, hiking, or trying out local restaurants, there is always something to do. Come enjoy this classic city - Athens has something for everyone!

  • Campus Setting: Small-medium city

University of Georgia
405 College Station Rd
Athens, GA
30602

Campus Life

yes
Housing available
32%
of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
98%
of freshmen that live in campus-owned housing
no
Students are not required to live in school housing
yes
Students may have cars on campus
yes
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age

Fun Facts

  • An unbroken series of bulldogs has served as the University of Georgia's official mascot, Uga, since 1956.

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% freshman classHigh School Class Rank

Top 1/10
60%
Top 1/4
92%
Top 1/2
99%
Bottom 1/2
1%
Bottom 1/4
0%

Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
720
25th
630
75th
740
25th
620
75th
35
25th
31
75th
32
25th
27
75th
33
25th
29

Admissions Facts

Application fee $70
Admissions interview (required or recommended) Neither
Application deadline (priority deadline) October 15
Application deadline (final deadline) January 1
School has early action program Yes
Early action program application deadline October 15
SAT/ACT requirements SAT or ACT Required SAT Subject Tests Considered if submitted

Selective

48%

acceptance rate

Accepted 13,647
Declined 14,559
Total Received 28,206

Admissions Factors

Required

Secondary School GPA
Secondary School Record
Completion of college-preparatory program
Admission test scores

Recommended

Recommendations

Neither required nor recommended

Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Secondary School Rank
Formal demonstration of competencies

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Counseling services

  • Academic
  • Birth control
  • Career
  • Military
  • Minority student
  • Older student
  • Personal
  • Psychological
  • Religious
  • Veteran student

Remedial services offered

  • Math
  • Reading
  • Study skills
  • Writing

Career placement services

  • Alumni network
  • Career/job search classes
  • Co-op education
  • Interest inventory
  • Internships
  • Interview training
  • On-campus job interviews
  • Other
  • Resume assistance

Percent of the campus accessible to physically disabled students

Not Reported

Additional services

  • Day care
  • Health insurance
  • Health service
  • Nonremedial tutoring
  • Placement service
  • Women's Center

Special programs for physically disabled students

  • Adaptive equipment
  • Braille services
  • Interpreters for hearing-impaired
  • Note-taking services
  • Reader services
  • Special housing
  • Special transportation
  • Talking books
  • Tape recorders
  • Tutors

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Financial Aid

88%

Of undergraduate students
receiving financial aid

$10,276

Average financial aid

Cost

in-state out-of-state
Tuition $9,790
Room $6,292
Board $4,036
Additional fees $2,290
Books & supplies $1,052
Total $23,460
Average Financial Aid - $10,276
Total with Avg. Aid $13,184

Scholarships & Grants

Need-based

Federal $27,834,950
State $70,000,979
Institutional $7,689,250
Other external $2,712,102
Total $108,237,281

Non-need-based

Federal
State $112,154,907
Institutional $4,630,467
Other external $3,441,572
Total $120,226,946

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Financial Aid Office


P: 706 542-6147
osfa@uga.edu

Varsity Sports

M W
All track combined yes yes
Baseball yes
Basketball yes yes
Equestrian yes
Football yes
Golf yes yes
Gymnastics yes
Soccer yes
Softball yes
Swimming and diving yes yes
Tennis yes yes
Volleyball yes

Club Sports - Men's

archery, badminton, baseball, cheerleading, cross-country, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, martial arts, racquetball, rowing, rugby, sailing, soccer, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track and field, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, water skiing, weight lifting, wrestling

Club Sports - Women's

archery, badminton, cheerleading, cross-country, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, martial arts, racquetball, rowing, rugby, sailing, soccer, softball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track and field, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, water skiing, weight lifting

Intramural/Recreational Sports

archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, football, golf, racquetball, soccer, softball, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Accounting. yes yes
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching. yes yes
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General. yes
Advertising. yes
African-American/Black Studies. yes
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations. yes yes
Agricultural Communication/Journalism. yes
Agricultural Economics. yes yes yes
Agricultural Engineering. yes yes yes
Agricultural Teacher Education. yes
Agricultural and Extension Education Services. yes
Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding. yes yes
Agronomy and Crop Science. yes yes
Animal Health. yes
Animal Sciences, General. yes yes yes
Anthropology, General. yes yes yes
Apparel and Textiles, General. yes
Applied Behavior Analysis. yes
Applied Mathematics, General. yes
Arabic Language and Literature. yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation. yes yes
Art Teacher Education. yes
Art/Art Studies, General. yes yes yes
Artificial Intelligence. yes
Astronomy. yes
Athletic Training/Trainer. yes
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. yes
Biochemical Engineering. yes yes
Bioinformatics. yes yes
Biological and Physical Sciences. yes
Biological/Biosystems Engineering. yes yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General. yes
Biomedical Sciences, General. yes
Biostatistics. yes yes
Biotechnology. yes yes
Botany/Plant Biology. yes yes yes
Business Administration and Management, General. yes yes yes
Business/Commerce, General. yes
Business/Managerial Economics. yes yes yes
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology. yes yes yes
Chemistry, General. yes yes yes
Child Development. yes
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. yes
Civil Engineering, General. yes
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology. yes
Cognitive Science, General. yes
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services. yes yes
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General. yes yes yes
Comparative Literature. yes yes yes
Computer Engineering, General. yes
Computer Science. yes yes yes
Consumer Economics. yes
Counseling Psychology. yes
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. yes
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration. yes
Dairy Science. yes
Dance, General. yes
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. yes yes yes
Ecology. yes yes yes
Economics, General. yes
Education, General. yes yes
Educational Evaluation and Research. yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General. yes yes
Educational Psychology. yes yes
Educational/Instructional Technology. yes yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering. yes
Elementary Education and Teaching. yes
Engineering, General. yes yes
English Language and Literature, General. yes yes yes
English/Language Arts Teacher Education. yes yes
Entomology. yes yes yes
Environmental Chemistry. yes
Environmental Health. yes yes yes
Environmental Science. yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. yes yes
Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism. yes
Epidemiology. yes
Exercise Science and Kinesiology. yes yes yes
Family Resource Management Studies, General. yes
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education. yes
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Communication. yes
Fashion Merchandising. yes
Film/Cinema/Media Studies. yes
Finance, General. yes
Fine/Studio Arts, General. yes
Food Science. yes yes yes
Food Technology and Processing. yes
Foreign Language Teacher Education. yes yes
Forest Sciences and Biology. yes yes
Forestry, General. yes
French Language and Literature. yes
Genetics, General. yes yes yes
Geography. yes yes yes
Geology/Earth Science, General. yes yes yes
German Language and Literature. yes yes
Health/Health Care Administration/Management. yes
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. yes yes
Historic Preservation and Conservation, General. yes
History, General. yes yes yes
Horticultural Science. yes yes yes
Housing and Human Environments, General. yes yes yes
Human Development and Family Studies, General. yes yes yes
Industrial and Organizational Psychology. yes
Insurance. yes
International Business/Trade/Commerce. yes
International Relations and Affairs. yes yes
Japanese Language and Literature. yes
Journalism, Other. yes
Journalism. yes
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. yes yes
Landscape Architecture. yes yes
Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine. yes
Latin American and Caribbean Studies. yes
Latin Language and Literature. yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. yes
Linguistics. yes yes yes
Management Information Systems, General. yes
Management Science. yes
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography. yes yes
Marketing Research. yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General. yes
Mass Communication/Media Studies. yes yes
Materials Science. yes
Mathematics Teacher Education. yes yes yes
Mathematics, General. yes yes yes
Mechanical Engineering. yes
Microbiology, General. yes yes yes
Molecular Medicine. yes yes
Music Performance, General. yes
Music Teacher Education. yes yes yes
Music Theory and Composition. yes
Music Therapy/Therapist. yes
Music, General. yes yes yes
Natural Resources/Conservation, General. yes
Neuroscience. yes
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management. yes
Nutrition Sciences. yes yes yes
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design. yes yes
Philosophy. yes yes yes
Physics, General. yes yes yes
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology. yes yes
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management. yes
Political Science and Government, General. yes yes yes
Poultry Science. yes yes yes
Programs for Foreign Lawyers. yes
Psychology, General. yes yes yes
Public Administration. yes yes
Public Health Education and Promotion. yes yes
Public Health, General. yes yes
Public Relations/Image Management. yes
Reading Teacher Education. yes yes
Real Estate. yes
Religion/Religious Studies. yes yes yes
Russian Language and Literature. yes
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. yes yes yes
Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine. yes
Social Studies Teacher Education. yes yes
Social Work. yes yes yes
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. yes
Sociology, General. yes yes yes
Soil Science and Agronomy, General. yes
Spanish Language and Literature. yes yes
Special Education and Teaching, General. yes yes yes
Speech Communication and Rhetoric. yes yes yes
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. yes
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General. yes
Statistics, General. yes yes yes
Sustainability Studies. yes
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. yes
Technical Teacher Education. yes yes
Toxicology. yes yes
Turf and Turfgrass Management. yes
Veterinary Infectious Diseases. yes
Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology. yes
Veterinary Physiology. yes
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design. yes
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management. yes
Women's Studies. yes

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Most Popular Majors

  1. Biology
  2. Psychology
  3. Finance

Programs Offered

  • Accelerated study
  • Certificate programs
  • Distance Learning
  • Double majors
  • Dual degrees
  • External degree program
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Pass/fail grading option
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Self-designed majors

Cooperative Education Programs

  • Agriculture
  • Business
  • Engineering
  • Natural Science
  • Other

Pre-professional Programs

  • Pre-law
  • Pre-medicine
  • Pre-pharmacy
  • Pre-veterinary science

42,941

total students

86%

in-state

14%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

Graduate

76%

32,702
students

Female
57%
18,548

Male
43%
14,154

24%

10,239
students

Female
60%
6,093

Male
40%
4,146

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

91%

29,707
students

Female
57%
16,960

Male
43%
12,747

9%

2,995
students

Female
53%
1,588

Male
47%
1,407

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Student Break-down

1%
Nonresident aliens
7%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino
10%
Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
6%
Hispanic/Latino
68%
White, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
4%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino

Transfer Enrollment

164

Transfer applicants enrolled

1%

Students are transfer students

Transfer Requirements

Minimum requirements College GPA: 2.80
High school transcript Not Required/Recommended
College transcript(s) Required of All
Essay or personal statement Not Required/Recommended
Interview Not Required/Recommended
Standardized test scores Required of Some
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) Required of Some

Transfer Application Deadline

Fall: April 1

Spring: September 1

Summer: March 1

Transfer Credits

Minimum transfers must complete

45

semester hours

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International Students

Number of foreign countries represented by degree-seeking undergraduate non-resident aliens 90
Countries most often represented Canada
China
India
Mexico
South Korea
The United Kingdom
Special services offered for international applicants ESL program/classes
English lab
International student center
Other
Special counselors/advisors
Special orientation

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