University of Georgia is commonly known as UGA, U Georgia or Georgia. It is the state’s largest, public, research university and commonly ranks among the top 200 universities globally. The main campus is located in Athens, Georgia, with others in Tifton, Griffin, Lawrenceville, and Atlanta. University of Georgia is also one of the nation’s oldest, public universities, originally founded in 1785 as the first, state-chartered school in the country.
As one of the top public institutions in the nation, the University of Georgia is designated as a Public Ivy university. It provides more than 140 academic programs across 18 schools and colleges. It is also a federal land grant, sea grant and space grant research institution, and is listed by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a “research university” with “very high activity.” In 2013, U.S. News & World Report listed Georgia as the 21st best public university nationwide.
The university has a vibrant campus environment. The university’s various campuses and satellites comprise roughly 40,000 acres throughout the state. The famous North Campus is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, and the school’s thirteen libraries contain more than 4.5 million volumes, and one of the most extensive map collections in the U.S. There are also student research and residential campuses in Costa Rica, Italy, and at Oxford University in England.
The “Georgia Bulldogs” host one of the most competitive athletics programs in the nation. The intercollegiate sports teams play in Division 1 of the NCAA’s Southeastern Conference (SEC), of which Georgia is a founding member (1932). In more than one hundred years of competition, the Bulldogs varsity teams have won 39 national championships. The Georgia Redcoat Marching Band is among the most highly regarded marching bands in the country.
General Information
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Admission Office Office of Undergraduate Admissions Terrell Hall Athens, GA 30602-1633 (706) 542-8776 Fax: (706) 542-1466 [email protected] Contact: Nancy McDuff Associate Vice President for Admissions and Enrollment Management |
Main Address Terrell Hall Athens, GA 30602 (706) 542-3000 |
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Size Total undergrads: 25,467 First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 4,791 Degree-seeking undergrads: 25,150 Graduate enrollment: 7,160 Setting | Degrees offered: Bachelor’s |
Admissions Information
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Application Fee College has an application fee: Yes Regular application fee: $50 Online application fee: $50 |
Enrollment Rates Percent applicants admitted: 56% Percent students who return sophomore year: 93% |
Tuition & Fees
| Estimated Expenses for Academic Year | 2008-’09 | 2009-’10 | 2010-’11 | 2011-’12 | % change 2010-’12 |
| Tuition and fees | $5,622 | $6,030 | $7,530 | $8,736 | +16.02% |
| Books and Supplies | $840 | $900 | $960 | $1,030 | +7.29% |
| Living Arrangement – On Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $7,292 | $7,528 | $8,046 | $8,460 | +5.15% |
| Other | $2,300 | $2,300 | $1,464 | $1,510 | +3.14% |
| Living Arrangement – Off Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.00% |
| Other | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.00% |
| Total Expenses | 2008-’09 | 2009-’10 | 2010-’11 | 2011-’12 | % change 2010-’12 |
| In-state On Campus | $16,054 | $16,758 | $18,000 | $19,736 | +9.64% |
| In-state Off Campus | $6,462 | $6,930 | $8,490 | $9,766 | +15.03% |
| In-state with Family | $6,462 | $6,930 | $8,490 | $9,766 | +15.03% |
| Average Graduate Student Tuition & Fees | |
| Tuition for In-state Students | $6,600 |
| In-state Student Fees | $1,666 |
| Tuition for Out-of-state Students | $21,504 |
| Out-of-state Fees | $1,666 |
Financial Aid
| Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Type of Aid | Students | Percent | Amount | Average Per Student |
| All students financial aid | 4,451 | 93% | ||
| Grant or scholarship aid | 4,026 | 84% | $30,330,248 | $7,534 |
| • Federal grants | 635 | 13% | $2,744,475 | $4,322 |
| • Pell grants | 580 | 12% | $2,135,058 | $3,681 |
| • Other federal grants | 555 | 12% | $609,417 | $1,098 |
| State/local government grant or scholarships | 3,986 | 83% | $24,785,000 | $6,218 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 674 | 14% | $2,800,773 | $4,155 |
| Student loan aid | 1,485 | 31% | $8,007,583 | $5,392 |
| • Federal student loans | 1,479 | 31% | $7,520,652 | $5,085 |
| Other student loans | 51 | 1% | $486,931 | $9,548 |
All Degrees and Programs
| Program Completions for Most Recent Year | BA/BS | MA/MS | Doctor | AA/AS | CERT |
| Total of All Education Programs | 6771 | 1556 | 853 | – | 126 |
| Agriculture | 199 | 69 | 20 | – | – |
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | 33 | – | – | – | – |
| Agricultural and Extension Education Services | – | 23 | – | – | – |
| Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Agricultural Communication/Journalism | 13 | – | – | – | – |
| Agricultural Economics | 25 | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | – | 9 | 2 | – | – |
| Animal Sciences | 49 | 14 | 4 | – | – |
| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations | 21 | 3 | 2 | – | – |
| Dairy Science | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Food Science | 23 | 9 | 8 | – | – |
| Food Technology and Processing | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Poultry Science | 16 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Soil Science and Agronomy | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Turf and Turfgrass Management | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| Architecture and Related Services | 49 | 13 | – | – | – |
| Landscape Architecture | 49 | 13 | – | – | – |
| Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies | 35 | – | – | – | – |
| Latin American and Caribbean Studies | 13 | – | – | – | – |
| Women’s Studies | 22 | – | – | – | – |
| Biology and Biomedical Sciences | 549 | 33 | 57 | – | – |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 46 | 3 | 6 | – | – |
| Bioinformatics | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Biology and Biological Sciences, General | 342 | – | – | – | – |
| Biotechnology | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 1 | 1 | 7 | – | – |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology | 16 | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Ecology | 21 | 8 | 8 | – | – |
| Entomology | 7 | 5 | 7 | – | – |
| Genetics | 28 | – | 5 | – | – |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Microbiology | 77 | 1 | 8 | – | – |
| Neuroscience | – | – | 5 | – | – |
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology | – | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Toxicology | – | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Business, Administration, Management, Marketing, etc. | 1595 | 401 | 13 | – | – |
| Accounting | 169 | 84 | – | – | – |
| Business Administration and Management | 222 | 254 | 7 | – | – |
| Business/Commerce | 12 | – | – | – | – |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 126 | 2 | 6 | – | – |
| Fashion Merchandising | 80 | – | – | – | – |
| Finance | 345 | – | – | – | – |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | – | 21 | – | – | – |
| Insurance | 146 | – | – | – | – |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | 55 | – | – | – | – |
| Management Information Systems | 119 | – | – | – | – |
| Marketing Research | – | 21 | – | – | – |
| Marketing/Marketing Management | 240 | – | – | – | – |
| Non-profit/Public/Organizational Management | – | 19 | – | – | – |
| Real Estate | 81 | – | – | – | – |
| Communication and Journalism Programs | 571 | 41 | 9 | – | – |
| Advertising | 181 | – | – | – | – |
| Broadcast Journalism | 44 | – | – | – | – |
| Journalism | 139 | – | – | – | – |
| Journalism, Other | – | 32 | – | – | – |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Public Relations/Image Management | 113 | – | – | – | – |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 94 | 9 | 7 | – | – |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services | 92 | – | – | – | – |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician | 92 | – | – | – | – |
| Computing and Information Sciences | 38 | 23 | 2 | – | – |
| Artificial Intelligence | – | 5 | – | – | – |
| Computer Science | 38 | 18 | 2 | – | – |
| Education | 425 | 356 | 103 | – | 105 |
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | – | 21 | 19 | – | 2 |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 24 | – | – | – | – |
| Art Teacher Education | – | 5 | – | – | – |
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | – | 16 | 6 | – | – |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | – | 26 | – | – | 22 |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 118 | 60 | 2 | – | 8 |
| Education | – | 6 | – | – | – |
| Education, Other | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | – | 32 | 8 | – | 7 |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | – | 28 | 3 | – | 15 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 33 | 26 | – | – | 9 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | 13 | 12 | – | – | 1 |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | – | – | 11 | – | – |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 48 | 7 | 2 | – | 4 |
| Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 34 | 18 | 11 | – | 6 |
| Music Teacher Education | 33 | 16 | 3 | – | 3 |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | – | 5 | 2 | – | – |
| Reading Teacher Education | – | 6 | 6 | – | 8 |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 11 | 15 | 2 | – | 5 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 51 | 25 | 2 | – | 1 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 31 | 12 | 3 | – | 4 |
| Technical Teacher Education | 18 | 20 | 14 | – | 10 |
| Engineering | 28 | 3 | 2 | – | – |
| Agricultural Engineering | 19 | – | 2 | – | – |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | 9 | 3 | – | – | – |
| English Language, Composition and Literature/Letters | 188 | 15 | 14 | – | – |
| Creative Writing | – | 5 | – | – | – |
| English Language and Literature | 188 | 10 | 14 | – | – |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 272 | 32 | 9 | – | – |
| Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Arabic Language and Literature | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Comparative Literature | 20 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| French Language and Literature | 25 | 4 | – | – | – |
| German Language and Literature | 16 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Italian Language and Literature | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 13 | – | – | – | – |
| Latin Language and Literature | 14 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Linguistics | 23 | 4 | 6 | – | – |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 18 | 3 | 2 | – | – |
| Russian Language and Literature | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 125 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Health Services and Allied Health Sciences | 165 | 74 | 231 | – | 1 |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | 38 | 20 | 1 | – | 1 |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | 42 | – | – | – | – |
| Environmental Health | 18 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Music Therapy/Therapist | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Pharmacy | – | – | 122 | – | – |
| Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs | – | 5 | 7 | – | – |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 66 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Public Health | – | 35 | 2 | – | – |
| Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Veterinary Infectious Diseases | – | 3 | 4 | – | – |
| Veterinary Medicine | – | – | 92 | – | – |
| Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Veterinary Physiology | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences | – | 6 | – | – | – |
| History | 183 | 3 | 9 | – | – |
| History | 183 | 3 | 9 | – | – |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services | 54 | – | – | – | – |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 54 | – | – | – | – |
| Human Services | 47 | 203 | 15 | – | – |
| Public Administration | – | 61 | 5 | – | – |
| Social Work | 47 | 142 | 10 | – | – |
| Legal and Law Studies | – | 23 | 223 | – | – |
| Advanced Legal Research/Studies | – | 23 | – | – | – |
| Law | – | – | 223 | – | – |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 53 | 19 | 11 | – | – |
| Mathematics | 43 | 2 | 5 | – | – |
| Statistics | 10 | 17 | 6 | – | – |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | 122 | 18 | – | – | – |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 78 | – | – | – | – |
| Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology | 15 | – | – | – | – |
| Cognitive Science | 15 | – | – | – | – |
| Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis | – | 5 | – | – | – |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | – | 13 | – | – | – |
| Nutrition Sciences | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | 79 | 29 | 13 | – | – |
| Environmental Science | 12 | – | – | – | – |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Forest Sciences and Biology | – | 19 | 13 | – | – |
| Forestry | 24 | – | – | – | – |
| Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism | 12 | – | – | – | – |
| Natural Resources/Conservation | – | 10 | – | – | – |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 28 | – | – | – | – |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | 187 | 43 | 5 | – | – |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | 23 | – | – | – | – |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 82 | 35 | 4 | – | – |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | 23 | 8 | 1 | – | – |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 59 | – | – | – | – |
| Physical Sciences | 47 | 11 | 38 | – | – |
| Astronomy | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Chemistry | 31 | 5 | 24 | – | – |
| Environmental Chemistry | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Geology and Earth Science | 7 | 5 | 4 | – | – |
| Physics | 3 | 1 | 10 | – | – |
| Psychology | 394 | 46 | 30 | – | 20 |
| Counseling Psychology | – | – | 9 | – | – |
| Educational Psychology | 2 | 21 | 6 | – | 20 |
| Psychology | 392 | 25 | 15 | – | – |
| Social Sciences | 694 | 28 | 24 | – | – |
| Anthropology | 52 | – | 8 | – | – |
| Economics | 70 | – | – | – | – |
| Geography | 33 | 10 | 3 | – | – |
| International Relations and Affairs | 216 | – | – | – | – |
| Political Science and Government | 199 | 14 | 9 | – | – |
| Sociology | 124 | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 314 | 42 | 19 | – | – |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 33 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Art/Art Studies | 180 | 16 | 1 | – | – |
| Dance | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts | 36 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Fine/Studio Arts | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Music Performance | 22 | – | – | – | – |
| Music Theory and Composition | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Music | 8 | 18 | 18 | – | – |
| Work and Family Studies | 381 | 31 | 6 | – | – |
| Apparel and Textiles | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Child Development | 143 | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Consumer Economics | 83 | – | – | – | – |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Communication | 20 | – | – | – | – |
| Family Resource Management Studies | 30 | – | – | – | – |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | 5 | 16 | 1 | – | – |
| Housing and Human Environments | 100 | 5 | 3 | – | – |
Undergraduate Majors
Agriculture & Related Sciences Agribusiness Operations B Architecture & Related Programs Landscape Architecture B Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies African Studies C Arts, Visual & Performing Art – General B Biological & Biomedical Sciences Biochemistry B Business, Management, & Marketing Accounting B Communications & Journalism Advertising B Communications Technologies Radio/Television Broadcasting B Computer & Information Sciences Computer Science B,C Education Agricultural Education B Engineering Agricultural Engineering B English Language & Literature English Language & Literature – General B Family & Consumer Sciences Child Development B Foreign Language & Literature Arabic B Health Professions & Clinical Sciences Communication Disorders B History History – General B Liberal Arts & Sciences Liberal Arts & Sciences B Mathematics Mathematics – General B Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Biological/Physical Sciences B Natural Resources & Conservation Environmental Studies B Parks, Recreation & Fitness Sport/Fitness Administration B Philosophy & Religion Philosophy B Physical Sciences Astronomy B Psychology Educational Psychology B Public Administration & Services Social Work B Security & Protective Services Criminal Justice Studies B Social Sciences Anthropology B |
Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
B = Bachelor’s degree C = Certificate or diploma |
*We do not guarantee the accuracy of information on this page. All information is subject to change. You should confirm all information with a college admissions officer.