University of West Georgia
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 111 Title IV programs, 36 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 74 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing36 · 32.4%
- No Data74 · 66.7%
- Failing1 · 0.9%
Severity spectrum
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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 7
Action history · 16
- Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jul 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
- Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- May 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2024Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 4,145 students received $24.5M in Pell grants, alongside $66.6M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 3,756 borrowers who entered repayment, 108 (2.8%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at University of West Georgia
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 8
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus2
Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Arbor View A1 fireSmoking materialsDamage $0-$99
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
University of West Georgia vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions University of West Georgia selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 West Georgia | 43% | — | 14,337 | $12,786 | Doctoral/Professional |
| 42% | 72.3% | 10,262 | $10,945 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 55% | 77.6% | 15,673 | $11,040 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 54% | 67.6% | 15,347 | $8,191 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 57% | 63.4% | 16,612 | $12,568 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 60% | 81.8% | 11,686 | $13,315 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| Peer group median | 55% | 72.3% | 14,842 | $11,804 |
Institutions like University of West Georgia
Explore the federal data for institutions in University of West Georgia's comparison group.
- Doctoral/ProfessionalGeorgia
Valdosta State University
Grad rate42%Admit rate72.3%Enrollment10,262Net price$10,945View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalKentucky
Eastern Kentucky University
Grad rate55%Admit rate77.6%Enrollment15,673Net price$11,040View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalKentucky
Northern Kentucky University
Grad rate54%Admit rate67.6%Enrollment15,347Net price$8,191View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalFlorida
Florida Gulf Coast University
Grad rate57%Admit rate63.4%Enrollment16,612Net price$12,568View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalNorth Carolina
Western Carolina University
Grad rate60%Admit rate81.8%Enrollment11,686Net price$13,315View data
University of West Georgia Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page provides information about the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment at the University of West Georgia. It includes contact details and links to important publications such as the Fact Book and Common Data Set. Census dates and accessibility information are also mentioned.
Visit IR office page- Rebecca de MayoInterim Director of Accreditation and Assessment & Assessment Manager
- Annette PritchettInstitutional Research Analyst- Intermediate
- L. Elaine HarperSenior Institutional Research Analyst
Common Data Set
University of West Georgia's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C15,067 applied → 4,051 admitted (80.0%) → 1,612 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 80.0% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 940–1130 (median 1010).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 17–22 (median 19).
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $26,564 (2025-2026).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $26,564 → about $20,089 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($6,475); 43% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H12% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H567% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $24,726 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 43%; first-year retention 78%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 3 pts below the overall rate (41% vs 43%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I346% of classes have under 20 students; 8% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~11% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B21% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B110,075 undergraduates and 5,997 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D11,177 transfer applicants → 1,081 admitted (91.8%) → 609 enrolled
Source publications
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