University of Georgia

Athens, GA · Public research
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Acceptance rate
34.2%
16,257 admitted
SAT · 50th
1330
Range 1250–1420
6-yr grad
89.1%
Retention 93.6%
Undergrads
32,824
17:1 S-F
Admissions
42.1% / 27.9%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications47,464
Overall admit rate34.2%
In-state admit rate42.1%
Out-of-state admit rate27.9%
Enrolled6,195 · 38.1% yield
Admitted from waitlist4,442
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsTest scores
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1330
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1250–1420 · 70.3% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W610660710
Math630670720
Comp125013301420
ACT
255075
Comp273133
Cost & aid
$10,034
in-state tuition
out-of-state $30,878
Tuition (in-state)$10,034
Tuition (out-of-state)$30,878
Fees$1,458
Room & board$12,084
Books$998
Avg need-based grant$12,809
% need met72.4%
Avg debt at graduation$21,660
Academics
17 : 1
student-faculty ratio
93.6% retention
Student-faculty17 : 1
Retention93.6%
4-year graduation74.9%
6-year graduation89.1%
Enrollment
32,824
undergraduates
45 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates32,824
First-year6,195
Transfer1,893
Full-time95%
Female57%
International (freshmen)45
Rankings
#1
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Business Specialties: Insurance
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Specialties: Insurance#126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Specialties: Real Estate#426
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges for Students With No Demonstrated Need (Public)#1226
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Public Schools)#1326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#1926
U.S. News & World ReportTop Public National Universities#1926
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#4626
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceSoutheastern Conference16
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingGeorgia colleges9
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
no application-fee data
Regular decisionMay 1
Early actionoffered
Deferred admissionAllowed
Admissions URLhttps://admissions.uga.edu/apply/
Admissions emailadm-info@uga.edu
Admissions phone(706)542-8776
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
University of Sout…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of South Carolina (Columbia) SC · Public61.5%128028K
University of Florida FL · Public20.3%141037K
Auburn University AL · Public45.9%132027K
University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN · Public43.6%133032K
Clemson University SC · Public42.4%133024K
University of Alabama AL · Public71.2%121035K
Georgia Institute of Technology GA · Public13.3%146021K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University of Georgia

23 years of University of Georgia's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.