University of Georgia: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #106 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #64 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #60 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #3 of 63 | In Georgia |
| #15 of 1,044 | For Social Work |
| Top100 | For 28 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 40%
- Undergraduates
- 30,166
- Graduates
- 9,952
- 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 40% 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 | 40% | 36% | 43% |
| Applicants | 39,229 | 15,448 | 23,763 |
| Admissions | 15,685 | 5,523 | 10,159 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 5,785 | 2,122 | 3,663 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 34 | 11 | 23 |
6,742 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
1,136 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
2,630 or 45%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1270
or below
75% of them
had 1450
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Georgia are 1270-1450 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
2,308 or 40%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 29
or below
75% of them
had 33
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Georgia are 29-33 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| Recommendations | Recommended |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not 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 | 26414 (66%) |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3971 (10%) |
| Black or African American | 3189 (8%) |
| Hispanic | 2474 (6%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 1905 (5%) |
| Two or more races | 1632 (4%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 466 (1%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 24 (0.1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 18 (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
- $11,045
- Students receiving aid
- 94%
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 | $2,278 | $2,278 |
| Fee in-state | $2,278 | $2,278 |
| Fee out-of-state | $2,278 | $2,278 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 10,050 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $10,328 |
| Room charge | $6,292 |
| Meal charge | $4,036 |
University of Georgia majors
University of Georgia has granted 8,302 bachelor's degrees across 123 programs, 1,952 master's across 106 programs, and 912 doctorate degrees across 85 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Georgia.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 548 | ||
| Psychology, General | 445 | 10 | 11 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 206 | 228 | 9 |
| Finance, General | 433 | ||
| Accounting | 222 | 172 | |
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 373 | ||
| Management Information Systems, General | 337 | ||
| Computer Science | 252 | 60 | 5 |
| International Relations and Affairs | 259 | 22 | |
| Social Work | 49 | 189 | 2 |
| Insurance | 230 | ||
| Political Science and Government, General | 193 | 6 | 2 |
| Law | 200 | ||
| Business & Managerial Economics | 196 | 1 | |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 182 | 5 | 2 |
| Advertising | 178 | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 172 | ||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 126 | 44 | |
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 104 | 53 | 6 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 153 | 4 | 4 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 118 | 18 | 7 |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 128 | 4 | |
| Public Relations & Image Management | 132 | ||
| Sport and Fitness Administration & Management | 131 | ||
| Art & Art Studies, General | 119 | 6 | 3 |
| Pharmacy | 128 | ||
| Journalism | 126 | ||
| Real Estate | 124 | ||
| Veterinary Medicine | 115 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 101 | 6 | 4 |
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 109 | ||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 105 | ||
| Communication Sciences and Disorders, General | 77 | 24 | 1 |
| History, General | 87 | 7 | |
| Fashion Merchandising | 90 | ||
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 71 | 16 | |
| Animal Sciences, General | 72 | 7 | 5 |
| Family Resource Management Studies, General | 83 | ||
| Sociology, General | 74 | 4 | 4 |
| Public Administration | 74 | 7 | |
| Economics, General | 78 | ||
| Statistics, General | 40 | 30 | 7 |
| Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Administration | 75 | ||
| Civil Engineering, General | 70 | ||
| Housing and Human Environments, General | 30 | 31 | 8 |
| Mathematics, General | 57 | 4 | 7 |
| Landscape Architecture | 42 | 25 | |
| Public Health, General | 59 | 8 | |
| Consumer Economics | 65 | ||
| Ecology | 52 | 3 | 5 |
| Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching | 37 | 23 | |
| Forest Sciences and Biology | 42 | 17 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 37 | 19 | 3 |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 24 | 32 | |
| Chemistry, General | 29 | 4 | 22 |
| Journalism, Other | 55 | ||
| Biological & Biosystems Engineering | 50 | 2 | |
| English & Language Arts Teacher Education | 30 | 22 | |
| Genetics, General | 44 | 8 | |
| Management Science | 52 | ||
| Agribusiness & Agricultural Business Operations | 40 | 10 | |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 49 | ||
| Music, General | 16 | 18 | 14 |
| Cognitive Science, General | 44 | ||
| Business & Commerce, General | 41 | ||
| Music Teacher Education | 25 | 12 | 4 |
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 25 | 13 | 2 |
| Cell & Cellular Biology and Histology | 33 | 1 | 5 |
| Microbiology, General | 20 | 1 | 18 |
| Anthropology, General | 34 | 3 | |
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 31 | 6 | |
| Food Science | 18 | 11 | 8 |
| Poultry Science | 27 | 5 | 5 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 35 | 2 | |
| Educational Psychology | 20 | 15 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 33 | ||
| Agricultural Economics | 22 | 9 | 1 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 32 | ||
| Linguistics | 27 | 2 | 2 |
| Web Page, Digital & Multimedia and Information Resources Design | 31 | ||
| Geography | 20 | 4 | 6 |
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | 22 | 7 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences Communication | 29 | ||
| Agricultural and Extension Education Services | 27 | ||
| Horticultural Science | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| Marketing Research | 26 | ||
| Entomology | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| Religion & Religious Studies | 21 | 3 | 1 |
| Engineering, General | 14 | 10 | |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | 18 | 6 | |
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 11 | 12 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 5 | 18 | |
| Film & Cinema & Media Studies | 23 | ||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| Philosophy | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| Biochemical Engineering | 20 | 2 | |
| Biotechnology | 16 | 6 | |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | 5 | 17 | |
| Molecular Medicine | 19 | 3 | |
| Agricultural Engineering | 19 | 2 | |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 13 | 7 | |
| Music Performance, General | 20 | ||
| Non-Profit & Public & Organizational Management | 20 | ||
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 20 | ||
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 19 | ||
| Technical Teacher Education | 11 | 8 | |
| Botany & Plant Biology | 11 | 2 | 5 |
| German Language and Literature | 16 | 2 | |
| Physics, General | 13 | 1 | 4 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 11 | 4 | 3 |
| Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| Agricultural Communication & Journalism | 17 | ||
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 17 | ||
| Athletic Training & Trainer | 17 | ||
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| Women's Studies | 17 | ||
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 16 | ||
| Reading Teacher Education | 7 | 9 | |
| Artificial Intelligence | 15 | ||
| Comparative Literature | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Environmental Health | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 15 | ||
| Agriculture, General | 14 | ||
| Applied Behavior Analysis | 14 | ||
| Mass Communication & Media Studies | 8 | 6 | |
| Environmental & Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism | 13 | ||
| Natural Resources & Conservation, General | 13 | ||
| Veterinary Infectious Diseases | 13 | ||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 11 | 1 | |
| Forestry, General | 12 | ||
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | 11 | ||
| Counseling Psychology | 10 | ||
| Educational & Instructional Technology | 6 | 4 | |
| French Language and Literature | 10 | ||
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 9 | ||
| Dance, General | 9 | ||
| Soil Science and Agronomy, General | 9 | ||
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General | 9 | ||
| Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding | 5 | 3 | |
| Bioinformatics | 2 | 6 | |
| Child Development | 8 | ||
| Food Technology and Processing | 8 | ||
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | 4 | 4 | |
| Russian Language and Literature | 8 | ||
| Astronomy | 7 | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 7 | ||
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 7 | ||
| Neuroscience | 7 | ||
| Plant Pathology & Phytopathology | 5 | 2 | |
| Sustainability Studies | 7 | ||
| Toxicology | 2 | 5 | |
| Education, General | 2 | 4 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 6 | ||
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 1 | 5 | |
| Small & Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine | 6 | ||
| Turf and Turfgrass Management | 6 | ||
| Arabic Language and Literature | 5 | ||
| Health & Health Care Administration & Management | 5 | ||
| Historic Preservation and Conservation, General | 5 | ||
| Music Therapy & Therapist | 5 | ||
| Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management | 5 | ||
| Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General | 4 | ||
| Animal Health | 4 | ||
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | 4 | ||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 4 | ||
| Environmental Science | 4 | ||
| Family and Consumer Sciences & Home Economics Teacher Education | 4 | ||
| African-American & Black Studies | 3 | ||
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 3 | ||
| Educational Evaluation and Research | 3 | ||
| Hospitality Administration & Management, General | 3 | ||
| Latin Language and Literature | 3 | ||
| Veterinary Physiology | 3 | ||
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 2 | ||
| Dairy Science | 2 | ||
| Epidemiology | 2 | ||
| Latin American and Caribbean Studies | 2 | ||
| Materials Science | 2 | ||
| Music Theory and Composition | 2 | ||
| Art Teacher Education | 1 | ||
| Biostatistics | 1 | ||
| Environmental Chemistry | 1 | ||
| Environmental Design & Architecture | 1 | ||
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor | 1 | ||
| Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 8,302 | 1,952 | 912 |
University of Georgia has a graduation rate of 88%, which is among the 6% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 88% | 86% | 89% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
University of Georgia is a world-class research university with 65,961 scientific papers published and 2,467,318 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Physics, and Computer Science.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 879 | 12799 |
| 1991 | 932 | 14176 |
| 1992 | 897 | 15388 |
| 1993 | 952 | 15843 |
| 1994 | 938 | 16941 |
| 1995 | 861 | 17542 |
| 1996 | 977 | 18984 |
| 1997 | 1038 | 20606 |
| 1998 | 1035 | 22915 |
| 1999 | 1001 | 24567 |
| 2000 | 1087 | 26742 |
| 2001 | 1101 | 28970 |
| 2002 | 1113 | 31480 |
| 2003 | 1261 | 36051 |
| 2004 | 1329 | 38305 |
| 2005 | 1330 | 43606 |
| 2006 | 1416 | 50258 |
| 2007 | 1471 | 56675 |
| 2008 | 1493 | 61373 |
| 2009 | 1699 | 69027 |
| 2010 | 1724 | 75145 |
| 2011 | 1739 | 83973 |
| 2012 | 1747 | 93683 |
| 2013 | 2059 | 101438 |
| 2014 | 2167 | 107205 |
| 2015 | 2312 | 114229 |
| 2016 | 2399 | 116474 |
| 2017 | 2491 | 122431 |
| 2018 | 2651 | 126486 |
| 2019 | 2724 | 144851 |
| 2020 | 3063 | 166716 |
| 2021 | 3767 | 206586 |
| 2022 | 3011 | 192579 |
University of Georgia alumni
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Kim Basinger
- Occupations
- film actormodelstage actortelevision actorsinger
- Biography
-
Kimila Ann Basinger is an American actress and former fashion model. She has garnered acclaim for her work in film and television, 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.
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Bill Goldberg
- Occupations
- television actorAmerican football playerprofessional wrestlerCanadian football playerfilm actor
- Biography
-
William Scott Goldberg, often known mononymously as Goldberg, is an American professional wrestler and former American football defensive tackle. He is best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling and WWE.
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Kyle Chandler
- Occupations
- film produceractorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
-
Kyle Martin Chandler is an American actor. Making his screen acting debut in a 1988 television film, Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story, Chandler's first regular television role was in the ABC drama Homefront (1991–93). This was followed by the lead role of Gary Hobson in the CBS series Early Edition (1996–2000), for which he won a Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television. His other television roles include the sitcom What About Joan? (2001) and the legal drama The Lyon's Den (2003), both short-lived, and a well-received guest appearance on the medical drama Grey's Anatomy, for which Chandler received his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
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Ryan Seacrest
- Occupations
- television producervoice actorfilm producertelevision presenteractor
- Biography
-
Ryan John Seacrest is an American media personality and producer. He is best known as the co-host and executive producer of Live with Kelly and Ryan and the host of multiple media shows including American Idol, American Top 40, and On Air with Ryan Seacrest. He became co-host and executive producer of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve in 2006, and stayed on as host and executive producer following Clark's death in 2012.
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 | 10,508 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | Administration Building Athens, Georgia, 30602 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 127,000 |
| Phone | 7065423000 |