University of Georgia: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #86 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #58 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #54 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #3 of 63 | In Georgia |
| #6 of 1,063 | For Social Work |
| Top100 | For 56 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 38%
- Undergraduates
- 32,399
- Graduates
- 10,747
- Male:Female Ratio
- 41:59
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.uga.edu
University of Georgia Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of Georgia has an acceptance rate of 38% and is among the top 10% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 38% | 35% | 39% |
| Applicants | 42,732 | 17,793 | 24,933 |
| Admissions | 16,108 | 6,275 | 9,833 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 6,149 | 2,353 | 3,796 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 20 | 11 | 9 |
8,365 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
1,664 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
3,785 or 61%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1270
or below
75% of them
had 1480
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Georgia are 1270-1480 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
2,356 or 38%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 29
or below
75% of them
had 34
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Georgia are 29-34 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Recommendations | Required |
| SAT/ACT | Required |
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| Secondary school rank | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 26951 (62%) |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4881 (11%) |
| Hispanic | 3275 (8%) |
| Black or African American | 3164 (7%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 2466 (6%) |
| Two or more races | 1793 (4%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 551 (1%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 23 (0.1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 19 (0%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
- Average aid awarded
- $11,674
- Students receiving aid
- 89%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $10,034 | $9,586 |
| Tuition in-state | $10,034 | $9,586 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $30,272 | $28,358 |
| Fee in-district | $1,416 | $1,416 |
| Fee in-state | $1,416 | $1,416 |
| Fee out-of-state | $1,416 | $1,416 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 10,740 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $11,672 |
| Room charge | $7,228 |
| Meal charge | $4,444 |
University of Georgia majors
University of Georgia has granted 8,288 bachelor's degrees across 124 programs, 2,330 master's across 102 programs, and 1,044 doctorate degrees across 84 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Georgia.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General | 578 | ||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 530 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 228 | 261 | 11 |
| Finance, General | 463 | ||
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 427 | ||
| Computer Science | 280 | 69 | 15 |
| Management Information Systems, General | 347 | ||
| Accounting | 156 | 132 | |
| Political Science and Government, General | 239 | 10 | 8 |
| Insurance | 253 | ||
| Social Work | 41 | 193 | 3 |
| International Relations and Affairs | 179 | 23 | |
| Law | 189 | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 187 | ||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 109 | 74 | |
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 125 | 52 | 5 |
| Business & Managerial Economics | 177 | ||
| Journalism | 165 | ||
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 148 | 5 | 6 |
| Public Relations & Image Management | 158 | ||
| Advertising | 155 | ||
| Real Estate | 149 | ||
| Nutrition Sciences | 94 | 46 | 7 |
| Sport and Fitness Administration & Management | 146 | ||
| Veterinary Medicine | 129 | ||
| Pharmacy | 128 | ||
| Art & Art Studies, General | 113 | 9 | 4 |
| Housing and Human Environments, General | 62 | 50 | 7 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 111 | 3 | 4 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 117 | ||
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 108 | 3 | |
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 109 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 94 | 5 | 10 |
| Management Science | 106 | ||
| Molecular Medicine | 83 | 14 | |
| History, General | 90 | 4 | 1 |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders, General | 71 | 21 | 1 |
| Public Health, General | 69 | 12 | |
| Sociology, General | 72 | 4 | 4 |
| Fashion Merchandising | 79 | ||
| Journalism, Other | 74 | ||
| Public Administration | 70 | 3 | |
| Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Administration | 72 | ||
| Economics, General | 72 | ||
| Civil Engineering, General | 69 | ||
| Forest Sciences and Biology | 50 | 19 | |
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | 48 | 17 | |
| Chemistry, General | 33 | 4 | 26 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 55 | 8 | |
| Family Resource Management Studies, General | 61 | ||
| Genetics, General | 46 | 13 | |
| Statistics, General | 29 | 25 | 4 |
| Mathematics, General | 44 | 3 | 10 |
| Physiology, General | 57 | ||
| Landscape Architecture | 56 | ||
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 48 | 7 | |
| Music, General | 19 | 12 | 24 |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 34 | 19 | 2 |
| Ecology | 44 | 4 | 5 |
| Educational Psychology | 41 | 10 | |
| Microbiology, General | 37 | 3 | 10 |
| Agribusiness & Agricultural Business Operations | 37 | 9 | |
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 31 | 12 | 1 |
| Horticultural Science | 26 | 10 | 7 |
| Zoology & Animal Biology | 43 | ||
| Biological & Biosystems Engineering | 34 | 8 | |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 29 | 13 | |
| Consumer Economics | 41 | ||
| Engineering, General | 25 | 16 | |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 22 | 19 | |
| Cognitive Science, General | 39 | ||
| Animal Sciences, General | 25 | 9 | 3 |
| Biochemical Engineering | 32 | 2 | 3 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 37 | ||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 37 | ||
| Poultry Science | 13 | 10 | 14 |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 36 | ||
| Anthropology, General | 34 | 1 | |
| Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching | 21 | 14 | |
| Philosophy | 31 | 4 | |
| Linguistics | 23 | 7 | 2 |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 8 | 23 | |
| Business Statistics | 30 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| Geography | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| Hospitality Administration & Management, General | 29 | ||
| Agricultural and Extension Education Services | 18 | 8 | |
| Educational & Instructional Technology | 21 | 5 | |
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | 3 | 23 | |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | 19 | 7 | |
| Cell & Cellular Biology and Histology | 20 | 5 | |
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 16 | 9 | |
| English & Language Arts Teacher Education | 13 | 12 | |
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 25 | ||
| Mass Communication & Media Studies | 18 | 6 | |
| Non-Profit & Public & Organizational Management | 24 | ||
| Agricultural Economics | 23 | ||
| Biotechnology | 23 | ||
| Environmental Health | 20 | 3 | |
| Food Science | 3 | 15 | 5 |
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 22 | ||
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 13 | 9 | |
| Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 15 | 6 | |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | 6 | 15 | |
| Music Teacher Education | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 15 | 5 | |
| Computational Science | 20 | ||
| Film & Cinema & Media Studies | 20 | ||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| Reading Teacher Education | 10 | 10 | |
| Web Page, Digital & Multimedia and Information Resources Design | 20 | ||
| Agricultural Communication & Journalism | 19 | ||
| Applied Behavior Analysis | 18 | ||
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 18 | ||
| Entomology | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| Natural Resources & Conservation, General | 18 | ||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 10 | 1 | 7 |
| Cinematography and Film & Video Production | 17 | ||
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 17 | ||
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | 17 | ||
| Bioinformatics | 4 | 12 | |
| Education, General | 4 | 12 | |
| Environmental Studies | 16 | ||
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Technical Teacher Education | 16 | ||
| Music Performance, General | 15 | ||
| Comparative Literature | 8 | 6 | |
| Health & Health Care Administration & Management | 14 | ||
| Physics, General | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 13 | ||
| Astronomy | 13 | ||
| Botany & Plant Biology | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| French Language and Literature | 13 | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 13 | ||
| Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding | 4 | 8 | |
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 12 | ||
| Dance, General | 12 | ||
| Food Technology and Processing | 12 | ||
| Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General | 11 | ||
| Athletic Training & Trainer | 11 | ||
| Business & Commerce, General | 11 | ||
| Historic Preservation and Conservation, General | 11 | ||
| Marine Sciences | 11 | ||
| Social Entrepreneurship | 11 | ||
| Agricultural Engineering | 8 | 2 | |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 10 | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 6 | 4 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 10 | ||
| Forestry, General | 10 | ||
| Soil Science and Agronomy, General | 10 | ||
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General | 10 | ||
| Agriculture, General | 9 | ||
| German Language and Literature | 6 | 3 | |
| Plant Pathology & Phytopathology | 3 | 6 | |
| Women's Studies | 9 | ||
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 4 | 4 | |
| Music Theory and Composition | 7 | ||
| Music Therapy & Therapist | 7 | ||
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | 6 | ||
| Biostatistics | 6 | ||
| Counseling Psychology | 6 | ||
| Environmental & Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism | 6 | ||
| Veterinary Infectious Diseases | 6 | ||
| Environmental Science | 5 | ||
| Russian Language and Literature | 5 | ||
| Sustainability Studies | 5 | ||
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 4 | ||
| Environmental Design & Architecture | 4 | ||
| African-American & Black Studies | 3 | ||
| Art Teacher Education | 3 | ||
| Child Development | 3 | ||
| Family and Consumer Sciences & Home Economics Teacher Education | 3 | ||
| Materials Science | 3 | ||
| Neuroscience | 3 | ||
| Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management | 3 | ||
| Small & Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine | 3 | ||
| Toxicology | 3 | ||
| Animal Health | 2 | ||
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 2 | ||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 2 | ||
| Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance | 2 | ||
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 2 | ||
| Applied Mathematics, General | 1 | ||
| International Business & Trade & Commerce | 1 | ||
| Turf and Turfgrass Management | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 8,288 | 2,330 | 1,044 |
University of Georgia has a graduation rate of 90%, which is among the 5% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 90% | 87% | 91% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
University of Georgia is a world-class research university with 129,868 scientific papers published and 5,165,789 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Medicine, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Genetics, Engineering, Biochemistry, Computer Science, and Physics.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1702 | 28875 |
| 1994 | 1729 | 30849 |
| 1995 | 1630 | 31635 |
| 1996 | 1736 | 34531 |
| 1997 | 1845 | 37293 |
| 1998 | 1852 | 40951 |
| 1999 | 1812 | 44267 |
| 2000 | 1950 | 50393 |
| 2001 | 2009 | 53199 |
| 2002 | 2151 | 59520 |
| 2003 | 2383 | 68123 |
| 2004 | 2526 | 74142 |
| 2005 | 2576 | 84016 |
| 2006 | 2702 | 93772 |
| 2007 | 2611 | 103922 |
| 2008 | 2738 | 113288 |
| 2009 | 2968 | 126962 |
| 2010 | 2888 | 138872 |
| 2011 | 3159 | 154676 |
| 2012 | 3279 | 168773 |
| 2013 | 3625 | 183418 |
| 2014 | 3763 | 192398 |
| 2015 | 3992 | 196838 |
| 2016 | 4218 | 202091 |
| 2017 | 4525 | 211336 |
| 2018 | 4776 | 228840 |
| 2019 | 4926 | 256165 |
| 2020 | 5629 | 301054 |
| 2021 | 5449 | 333973 |
| 2022 | 5057 | 325336 |
| 2023 | 5307 | 326266 |
| 2024 | 4768 | 321190 |
| 2025 | 3808 | 291258 |
University of Georgia alumni
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Kim Basinger
- Occupations
- singerstage actortelevision actorvoice actorfilm actor
- Biography
-
Kimila Ann Basinger is an American actress. She has garnered acclaim for her work in film, for which she has received various accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Initially a TV starlet, she shot to fame as a Bond girl in 1983 and enjoyed a long heyday over the next two decades.
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Bill Goldberg
- Occupations
- sports commentatorpodcasterAmerican football playeractorfilm actor
- Biography
-
William Scott Goldberg, often known mononymously as Goldberg, is an American retired professional wrestler and football player. As a wrestler, he is best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
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Marjorie Taylor Greene
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- In 1996 graduated with Bachelor in Business Administration
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
-
Marjorie Taylor Greene, also known by her initials MTG, is an American politician, businesswoman, and conspiracy theorist who served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district from 2021 until her resignation in 2026. A member of the Republican Party, she was elected to Congress in 2020 following the retirement of Republican incumbent Tom Graves and was reelected in 2022 and 2024. Greene is widely considered to be a populist and far-right politician.
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Kyle Chandler
- Occupations
- television directorfilm producerfilm actortelevision actoractor
- Biography
-
Kyle Martin Chandler is an American actor. He received critical acclaim for his performance as Eric Taylor in the NBC series Friday Night Lights (2006–2011), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2011.
General info
| Alternative names | UGA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1785 |
| Motto | Et docere et rerum exquirere causas To teach, to serve and to inquire into the nature of things |
| Colors | red, black |
| Academic calendar | August to May. Also Summer Quarter (June - August) |
| Total FTE staff | 11,612 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | Administration Building Athens, Georgia, 30602 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 127,000 |
| Phone | 7065423000 |