UGA by the Numbers
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Founded:
January 27, 1785, by the Georgia General Assembly. UGA is the first state-chartered university in America.
Location:
Athens, Georgia (Clarke County), about 60 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta.
Size:
Main campus: 389 buildings on 615 acres.
Total acreage in 30 Georgia counties: 39,950 acres
Work Force
(As of October 2010)
Faculty (instr./rsrch/pub. svc): 2,807
Admin./other professional: 3,907
Tech./clerical/crafts/maint.: 3,164
Total: 9,878
Annual Budget (FY 2010):
$1.25 billion (29.7% provided by the state of Georgia)
Research
Income (FY 2010): $173.4 million
Expend. (FY 2010): $349.4 million
Intellectual Property Income (FY 2010): $6.7million
Schools and Colleges
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Business, Ecology, Education, Environment and Design, Family and Consumer Sciences, Forest Resources, Graduate School, Journalism and Mass Communication, Law, Pharmacy, Public Health, Public and International Affairs, Social Work, Veterinary Medicine, and the GHSU/UGA Medical Partnership
Libraries
Ranked among top third of nation’s best research libraries. Total of 4.7 million volumes and one of nation’s largest map collections.
Enrollment – Fall Semester 2010
Undergraduate: 25,947
Graduate/Professional: 8,730
Total: 34,667
(This total includes 871 students enrolled at UGA extended campuses in Gwinnett County, Tifton, Griffin and Buckhead.)
Student Activities
About 600 registered student organizations, including 32 social fraternities and 26 social sororities
Student Scholastic Achievement
2010 Freshmen : 4,690 total; Avg. SAT score: 1239; Avg. GPA: 3.83; 97 percent of in-state freshmen earned the HOPE Scholarship.
Honors Program : 2,350, including 525 freshmen.
Freshman SAT score:1473; GPA: 4.03
The University of Georgia is a national leader among public universities in the numbers of major scholarships earned by our students. We have had seven Rhodes Scholars since 1996. In the same period, our students have won 37 Goldwater Scholarships. UGA students have earned ten Truman Scholarships since 1996, and each year we have multiple recipients of major national scholarships. In 2008, UGA was the only public university in America with two Rhodes Scholars. In 2003, UGA scored a “grand slam,” being the only public university in America with winners of the Rhodes, Marshall, Truman and Goldwater Scholarships in the same year.
Honors and Awards
- National Academy of Sciences members: 4 faculty
- American Association for the Advancement of Science: 52 faculty
- National Academy of Engineering members: 1 faculty
- National Academy of Public Administration members: 5 faculty
- Institute of Medicine members: 1 faculty
Academic Offerings
- 22 Baccalaureate degrees in more than 140 fields
- 34 Master’s degrees in 124 fields
- 19 Educational Specialist degrees
- 4 Doctoral degrees in 91 areas
- Professional degrees in law, pharmacy and veterinary medicine
- More than 170 Study Abroad & exchange programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I, Southeastern Conference
9 men’s varsity sports
12 women’s varsity sports
38 national championships, including 25 since 1999
What the College Guides Say
U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 “Best Colleges” edition has UGA tied for 18th among national public research universities. Kiplinger’s Magazine ranks UGA 8th in its 2011 list of the “100 Best Values in Public Colleges.”
Total Living Alumni
Approximately 264,562
The University of Georgia...
- ...is home of the Peabody Awards, presented annually for excellence in television and radio news, entertainment and children’s programming.
- ...is home of Georgia’s State Botanical Garden, State Museum of Art, and State Museum of Natural History.
- ...is home of the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame.
- ...has one of the largest and most comprehensive public service and outreach programs conducted by an American educational institution.
- ...ranks 2nd nationally by short-term duration of study abroad
The University of Georgia is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.