The University of Georgia College Portrait
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- Students
Find out more about the characteristics of students who attend UGA.
- Admissions
See how many students applied, accepted, and enrolled at UGA. Learn more about students’ high school preparation and test scores.
- College Costs & Financial Aid
Learn about costs to attend UGA and how much financial aid is typically awarded.
- College Cost Estimator
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- Classes and Campus Life
Learn more about professors, where students live, and campus safety at UGA.
- Student Experiences
Discover ways to be actively involved in your education at UGA – inside and outside the classroom.
- Majors, Graduation and Next Steps
See which majors are most popular at UGA and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.
- Student Success & Progress
Discover how many students who start at UGA finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.
- Student Learning Outcomes
Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at UGA.
UGA Classes & Instructors
| Classroom Environment | |
|---|---|
| Students per Faculty | 19 to 1 |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students | 66% |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students | 88% |
| Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty | 1,740 |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female | 35% |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color | 19% |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study | 94% |
Campus-based Housing
98% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
28% of all undergraduates live on campus
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Campus Safety
To meet the ever-growing needs of a large, residential campus, the UGA Police Department operates around the clock serving more than 34,600 students, 9,800 employees and hundreds of daily visitors to the campus. In addition, the department deals with safety challenges brought on by campus construction, traffic and parking issues and the heightened necessity of greater campus security. These challenges are met with dedication to service and a forward-thinking approach to ensuring safety and security. The department supports UGA Alert, an all-campus emergency notification system.
Campus Crime Statistics
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Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics
The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/
- Basic Type
- Research Universities (very high research activity)
- Size and Setting
- Large four-year, primarily residential
- Enrollment Profile
- High undergraduate
- Undergraduate Profile
- Full-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in
- Undergraduate Instructional Program
- Balanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
- Graduate Instructional Program
- Comprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary