University of Georgia: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #83 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #57 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #53 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #3 of 63 | In Georgia |
| #6 of 1,036 | For Social Work |
| Top100 | For 58 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 37%
- Undergraduates
- 31,514
- Graduates
- 10,101
- 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 37% 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 | 37% | 34% | 39% |
| Applicants | 43,419 | 18,211 | 25,193 |
| Admissions | 16,151 | 6,261 | 9,884 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 6,121 | 2,417 | 3,701 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 25 | 6 | 18 |
7,147 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
1,342 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
3,765 or 61%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1160
or below
75% of them
had 1390
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Georgia are 1160-1390 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
2,332 or 38%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 25
or below
75% of them
had 32
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Georgia are 25-32 (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 | 26627 (64%) |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4491 (11%) |
| Black or African American | 3025 (7%) |
| Hispanic | 2975 (7%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 2265 (5%) |
| Two or more races | 1682 (4%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 490 (1%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 20 (0%) |
| 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
- $11,657
- Students receiving aid
- 84%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $9,790 | $8,878 |
| Tuition in-state | $9,790 | $8,878 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $28,830 | $25,186 |
| Fee in-district | $1,390 | $1,390 |
| Fee in-state | $1,390 | $1,390 |
| Fee out-of-state | $1,390 | $1,390 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 10,759 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $11,246 |
| Room charge | $6,988 |
| Meal charge | $4,258 |
University of Georgia majors
University of Georgia has granted 8,062 bachelor's degrees across 124 programs, 2,438 master's across 111 programs, and 1,027 doctorate degrees across 86 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Georgia.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General | 546 | ||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 541 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 228 | 291 | 14 |
| Finance, General | 492 | ||
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 382 | ||
| Management Information Systems, General | 342 | ||
| Accounting | 140 | 163 | |
| Computer Science | 241 | 46 | 13 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 241 | 8 | 6 |
| Social Work | 39 | 198 | 5 |
| Insurance | 240 | ||
| International Relations and Affairs | 197 | 14 | |
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 126 | 54 | 12 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 179 | ||
| Law | 178 | ||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 72 | 93 | |
| Business & Managerial Economics | 163 | ||
| Advertising | 158 | ||
| Journalism | 149 | ||
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 141 | 4 | |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 135 | 4 | 3 |
| Public Relations & Image Management | 140 | ||
| Nutrition Sciences | 100 | 36 | 3 |
| Pharmacy | 136 | ||
| Art & Art Studies, General | 119 | 12 | 3 |
| Real Estate | 134 | ||
| Veterinary Medicine | 116 | ||
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 115 | ||
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 104 | 6 | 3 |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders, General | 78 | 26 | 3 |
| Public Health, General | 94 | 12 | |
| Sport and Fitness Administration & Management | 106 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 89 | 4 | 10 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 98 | ||
| Management Science | 93 | ||
| Animal Sciences, General | 68 | 15 | 9 |
| Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Administration | 92 | ||
| Journalism, Other | 91 | ||
| Housing and Human Environments, General | 28 | 56 | 6 |
| Statistics, General | 43 | 30 | 11 |
| Fashion Merchandising | 82 | ||
| Economics, General | 81 | ||
| Sociology, General | 73 | 2 | 4 |
| Ecology | 64 | 6 | 8 |
| History, General | 72 | 3 | 1 |
| Public Administration | 73 | 3 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 31 | 37 | 7 |
| Genetics, General | 54 | 3 | 12 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 49 | 1 | 16 |
| Chemistry, General | 41 | 5 | 19 |
| Molecular Medicine | 56 | 8 | |
| Civil Engineering, General | 63 | ||
| Family Resource Management Studies, General | 60 | ||
| Music, General | 14 | 20 | 26 |
| Anthropology, General | 49 | 4 | 6 |
| Mathematics, General | 49 | 1 | 7 |
| Forest Sciences and Biology | 47 | 8 | |
| Agribusiness & Agricultural Business Operations | 42 | 11 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 49 | ||
| Cognitive Science, General | 47 | ||
| Biological & Biosystems Engineering | 42 | 4 | |
| Geography | 29 | 6 | 11 |
| Educational Psychology | 34 | 11 | |
| English & Language Arts Teacher Education | 14 | 31 | |
| Consumer Economics | 44 | ||
| Linguistics | 34 | 7 | 3 |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 24 | 19 | |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 40 | 3 | |
| Biotechnology | 37 | 5 | |
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 29 | 13 | |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 28 | 13 | |
| Engineering, General | 20 | 21 | |
| Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching | 17 | 24 | |
| Landscape Architecture | 41 | ||
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 41 | ||
| Microbiology, General | 31 | 1 | 7 |
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | 30 | 5 | |
| Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education | 4 | 26 | 5 |
| Environmental Health | 28 | 2 | 4 |
| Music Teacher Education | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Philosophy | 31 | 1 | 2 |
| Poultry Science | 17 | 6 | 10 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 32 | ||
| Agricultural Economics | 31 | ||
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 23 | 8 | |
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 20 | 9 | 2 |
| Entomology | 8 | 14 | 7 |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | 16 | 12 | |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 16 | 11 | |
| Educational & Instructional Technology | 22 | 4 | |
| Technical Teacher Education | 17 | 9 | |
| Biochemical Engineering | 24 | 1 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 3 | 21 | |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 15 | 8 | |
| Cell & Cellular Biology and Histology | 19 | 1 | 3 |
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 23 | ||
| Mass Communication & Media Studies | 18 | 5 | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | 23 | ||
| Web Page, Digital & Multimedia and Information Resources Design | 23 | ||
| Applied Behavior Analysis | 22 | ||
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 22 | ||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 19 | 3 | |
| Reading Teacher Education | 11 | 10 | |
| Non-Profit & Public & Organizational Management | 20 | ||
| Agricultural and Extension Education Services | 17 | 2 | |
| Food Science | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| Horticultural Science | 12 | 3 | 4 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 12 | 6 | |
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| Business Statistics | 17 | ||
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | 4 | 13 | |
| Computational Science | 16 | ||
| Environmental Studies | 16 | ||
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 16 | ||
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | 5 | 11 | |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 16 | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 11 | 4 | |
| Film & Cinema & Media Studies | 15 | ||
| Food Technology and Processing | 15 | ||
| Natural Resources & Conservation, General | 15 | ||
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | 14 | ||
| Botany & Plant Biology | 9 | 5 | |
| Business & Commerce, General | 14 | ||
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 14 | ||
| Counseling Psychology | 14 | ||
| Environmental Science | 14 | ||
| Health & Health Care Administration & Management | 14 | ||
| Plant Pathology & Phytopathology | 6 | 8 | |
| Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General | 13 | ||
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 13 | ||
| Forestry, General | 13 | ||
| Physics, General | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Agricultural Communication & Journalism | 12 | ||
| Agriculture, General | 12 | ||
| Artificial Intelligence | 12 | ||
| Bioinformatics | 2 | 10 | |
| Education, General | 1 | 11 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 12 | ||
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 8 | 4 | |
| Music Performance, General | 12 | ||
| Soil Science and Agronomy, General | 12 | ||
| German Language and Literature | 10 | 1 | |
| Hospitality Administration & Management, General | 11 | ||
| Athletic Training & Trainer | 10 | ||
| Social Entrepreneurship | 10 | ||
| Cinematography and Film & Video Production | 9 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 9 | ||
| Music Therapy & Therapist | 9 | ||
| Russian Language and Literature | 9 | ||
| Agricultural Engineering | 6 | 2 | |
| Small & Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine | 8 | ||
| Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding | 2 | 5 | |
| Astronomy | 7 | ||
| Materials Science | 7 | ||
| Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management | 7 | ||
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General | 7 | ||
| Sustainability Studies | 7 | ||
| Veterinary Infectious Diseases | 7 | ||
| Women's Studies | 7 | ||
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 6 | ||
| Comparative Literature | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Environmental & Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism | 6 | ||
| Historic Preservation and Conservation, General | 6 | ||
| Marine Sciences | 6 | ||
| Turf and Turfgrass Management | 6 | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 5 | ||
| Music Theory and Composition | 5 | ||
| Physiology, General | 5 | ||
| Child Development | 4 | ||
| Dance, General | 4 | ||
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 4 | ||
| Latin American and Caribbean Studies | 4 | ||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 3 | ||
| Animal Health | 2 | ||
| Biostatistics | 1 | 1 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences & Home Economics Teacher Education | 2 | ||
| Latin Language and Literature | 2 | ||
| Neuroscience | 2 | ||
| Toxicology | 2 | ||
| Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology | 2 | ||
| Veterinary Physiology | 2 | ||
| Applied Mathematics, General | 1 | ||
| Arabic Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| Art Teacher Education | 1 | ||
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 1 | ||
| Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance | 1 | ||
| Dairy Science | 1 | ||
| Educational Evaluation and Research | 1 | ||
| Epidemiology | 1 | ||
| Large Animal & Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 8,062 | 2,438 | 1,027 |
University of Georgia has a graduation rate of 87%, which is among the 6% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 87% | 85% | 89% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
University of Georgia is a world-class research university with 126,214 scientific papers published and 4,929,170 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Medicine, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Biochemistry, Genetics, Computer Science, and Physics.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1607 | 27777 |
| 1993 | 1701 | 28712 |
| 1994 | 1727 | 30682 |
| 1995 | 1628 | 31472 |
| 1996 | 1735 | 34352 |
| 1997 | 1844 | 37101 |
| 1998 | 1852 | 40747 |
| 1999 | 1812 | 44116 |
| 2000 | 1949 | 50135 |
| 2001 | 2008 | 52966 |
| 2002 | 2148 | 59287 |
| 2003 | 2383 | 67900 |
| 2004 | 2526 | 73866 |
| 2005 | 2576 | 83797 |
| 2006 | 2702 | 93494 |
| 2007 | 2611 | 103706 |
| 2008 | 2738 | 113107 |
| 2009 | 2967 | 126687 |
| 2010 | 2885 | 138652 |
| 2011 | 3157 | 154422 |
| 2012 | 3278 | 168495 |
| 2013 | 3634 | 183317 |
| 2014 | 3762 | 192130 |
| 2015 | 3993 | 196507 |
| 2016 | 4216 | 201929 |
| 2017 | 4523 | 211107 |
| 2018 | 4776 | 228642 |
| 2019 | 4920 | 255884 |
| 2020 | 5627 | 300825 |
| 2021 | 5449 | 333654 |
| 2022 | 5056 | 324947 |
| 2023 | 5300 | 325689 |
| 2024 | 4726 | 318129 |
University of Georgia alumni
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Kim Basinger
- Occupations
- film actorsingerstage actortelevision actorvoice 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. In 2011 Los Angeles Times Magazine ranked her third on the "50 Most Beautiful Women In Film".
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Bill Goldberg
- Occupations
- professional wrestlersports commentatorpodcasterAmerican football playeractor
- Biography
-
William Scott Goldberg, often known mononymously as Goldberg, is an American professional wrestler, actor and former American football defensive tackle. He is signed to WWE, where he is set to retire in 2025. He is best known for his tenure in World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
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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, sometimes referred to by her initials MTG, is an American far-right politician, businesswoman, and conspiracy theorist who has been the U.S. representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district since 2021. 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.
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Kyle Chandler
- Occupations
- television producervoice actortelevision directorfilm producerfilm actor
- 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 | 11,417 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | Administration Building Athens, Georgia, 30602 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 127,000 |
| Phone | 7065423000 |