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Acceptance rate
40%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Aid receiving
94%
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

UndergraduatesGraduates
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%
  • Full-time retention rate - 95%
  • Part-time retention rate - 88%

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.

Publications
65,961
Citations
2,467,318

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
47,043 / 1,947,027
Chemistry
36,226 / 1,670,474
Environmental Science
32,272 / 1,189,234
Medicine
30,392 / 1,029,532
Biochemistry
25,772 / 1,312,017
Genetics
25,438 / 1,303,246
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
25,422 / 798,651
Engineering
23,672 / 885,924
Physics
22,026 / 817,633
Computer Science
20,458 / 681,122
Ecology
19,165 / 777,928
Geology
18,861 / 746,433
Organic Chemistry
18,648 / 771,333
Psychology
14,692 / 433,493
Paleontology
14,365 / 552,990
Quantum and Particle physics
13,305 / 428,602
Sociology
12,993 / 400,303
Geography and Cartography
12,351 / 408,594
Botany
11,653 / 453,752
Pathology
11,506 / 428,510
Political Science
11,233 / 314,943
Mathematics
10,948 / 295,346
Law
10,617 / 302,481
Materials Science
10,258 / 426,221
Philosophy
9,858 / 281,879
Statistics
8,298 / 230,173
Business
8,017 / 269,781
Immunology
7,778 / 259,441
History
7,540 / 211,074
Economics
6,914 / 203,988
Public Health
6,904 / 269,461
Psychiatry
6,898 / 205,333
Archaeology
6,656 / 197,553
Agricultural Science
6,217 / 225,826
Demography
6,172 / 228,410
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
5,807 / 167,076
Neuroscience
5,362 / 174,249
Linguistics
4,784 / 146,291
Metallurgical Engineering
4,762 / 238,572
Social Psychology
4,758 / 167,839

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
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University of Georgia alumni

  1. Kim Basinger

    Kim Basinger
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-.. (age 70)
    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.

  2. Bill Goldberg

    Bill Goldberg
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1966-.. (age 57)
    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.

  3. Kyle Chandler

    Kyle Chandler
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1965-.. (age 58)
    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.

  4. Ryan Seacrest

    Ryan Seacrest
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1974-.. (age 49)
    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.

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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

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