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University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·uga.edu
6-yr Graduation
90%
+10.5pp vs R1 Research
Total enrollment
43,146
peer median 42,426
Avg net price
$13,816
-$1.1k vs R1 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
42,732
42,732 candidates competed
Admitted
16,108
37.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
6,169
38.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
90%+10.5pp vs R1 Research
4-year graduation
75%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
90%
Full-time retention
94%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
85%
Non-Pell
85%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 361 Title IV programs, 94 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 265 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
361
Passing
94
26.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
0.6% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.6%
vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

361programs
  • Passing94 · 26.0%
  • No Data265 · 73.4%
  • Failing2 · 0.6%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
1
At Risk
1
Watch
5
Safe
88
No data
265

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

96
Fine and Studio Arts
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-12.8%
$40,471 vs $46,411
Communication and Media Studies
Master's Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
-4.1%
$53,410 vs $55,693
Music
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+3.2%
$47,875 vs $46,411
Forestry
Master's Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+14.8%
$61,616 vs $53,672
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+16.0%
$65,762 vs $56,700
Music
Doctoral Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+22.2%
$56,716 vs $46,411
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+23.0%
$59,845 vs $48,653
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+23.2%
$57,145 vs $46,391

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

2
Communication and Media Studies
Master's Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
-4.1%
$2,283
Music
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+3.2%
+$1,464

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

82
Fine and Studio Arts
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
112%
$45,179 debt · $40,471 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Doctoral Degree · Psychology
108%
$90,085 debt · $83,158 earn
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
91%
$119,300 debt · $131,209 earn
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
72%
$83,215 debt · $116,044 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
67%
$39,630 debt · $59,164 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
66%
$43,263 debt · $65,762 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
64%
$38,957 debt · $60,590 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Doctoral Degree · Education
64%
$62,256 debt · $97,555 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1909Next review Jun 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 19

Action history · 31

  1. Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Feb 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  3. Jan 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
  4. Aug 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar · Law (LAW) - Professional schools
  5. Jan 2024Approved for Distance Education
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,897
$30–48k$9,336
$48–75k$14,400
$75–110k$17,447
$110k+$17,846

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$13,816
-$1,057vs R1 Research median $14,874
Federal loans
21.6%
In-state tuition
$11,180
Out-of-state
$30,220

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 6,887 students received $43.4M in Pell grants, alongside $151.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
6,887
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$43.4M
$43,430,701 total
Direct Loans
$151.9M
15,024 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

6k
20
6k
21
6k
22
6k
23
7k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$14.2M
3,316 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$24.2M
5,309 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$66.9M
3,332 loan awards
Parent PLUS$24.7M
1,567 loan awards
Grad PLUS$21.9M
1,500 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 5,349 borrowers who entered repayment, 48 (0.8%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.8%
-1.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
5,349
Defaulted
48
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.3%
2017
2.5%
2018
1.9%
2019
0.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at University of Georgia

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs265
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

9,203 total completions
01Business
3,17734.5%
02Biological Sciences
1,10212.0%
03Communication
8048.7%
04Social Sciences
8008.7%
05Psychology
7338.0%
06Education
6947.5%
07Health Professions
5115.6%
08Engineering
5065.5%
09Agriculture
4735.1%
10Computer Sciences
4034.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
43,146
12-mo unduplicated
45,913
Undergraduate
34,495
Graduate
11,418

Gender split

Men
41%19,005
Women
59%26,908

Race / ethnicity composition

White
67.0%
Asian
12.8%
Hispanic
7.6%
Black
6.0%
Two or more
4.2%
Unknown
1.2%
Non-resident
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
563
301 M · 262 W
Women athletes
46.5%
Athletic aid
$12.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$182.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$6.2M
$6.2M
Recruiting expense
$5.1M
$1.3M
Head-coach salaries
$2.5M
$323K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
108 M · 110 W
$6.1M
Football
133 M ·
$68.9M
Swimming
36 M · 30 W
$3.9M
Equestrian
· 56 W
$3.4M
Baseball
53 M ·
$5.1M
Basketball
16 M · 18 W
$17.0M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.43
58 offenses · 40,607 students

3-year trend

1.482 yrs ago1.201 yr ago1.43Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
164
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
46
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
9
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
7

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
19
Burglary
16
Rape
11
Aggravated assault
6
Motor vehicle theft
3
Arson
1
Robbery
1
Statutory rape
1

By location

58total
  • On campus46
  • Non-campus12

Includes 27 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

4
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
6
Stalking
12 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • National origin2
  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons107
Drugs840
Liquor87267

Residence-hall fires

  • Creswell Hall1 fire
    Arson - An unknown perpetrator intentionally set fire to the edges of five paper name tags on doors inside the building.Damage $0-$99
  • Family Housing R1 fire
    CookingDamage $100-$999
  • Black-Diallo-Miller Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Data quality: 7 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
2,280

University of Georgia vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions University of Georgia selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of Georgia
90%43,146$13,816R1 Research
Georgia State University
53%55.4%34,944$15,931R1 Research
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
94%14.1%53,363$13,289R1 Research
Florida State University
86%24.2%43,889$10,997R1 Research
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
66%73.3%41,705$20,015R1 Research
The University of Alabama
73%76.6%40,846$22,150R1 Research
Peer group median80%55.4%42,426$14,874

Frequently asked questions about University of Georgia

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about University of Georgia.

What is the graduation rate at University of Georgia?

University of Georgia reports a 6-year graduation rate of 90% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Georgia?

University of Georgia reports a total enrollment of 43,146 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Georgia?

The average net price at University of Georgia is $13,816 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Georgia?

University of Georgia's yield rate is 38.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Georgia located?

University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia 30602.

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