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University of Georgia

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Athens, GA
Population 300,000
Website http://www.uga.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 31,310
Men / Women 43% / 57%
White 61%
Asian 12%
Hispanic 8%
Black 7%
Mixed 4%
International 1%
Native American 0%
From State 81%
From Region 6%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 34%
Humanities & Social Sciences 30%
Life & Natural Sciences 13%
Arts 6%
Engineering 5%
Computer Science 4%
Health Sciences 4%
Education 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,450
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $31,688
Est. In-State Cost $14,812
Est. Out-of-State Cost $40,992
10-Year ROI $237,000
ROI Percentile 91th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%
4-Year Graduation Rate 75%
6-Year Graduation Rate 90%
Transfer-Out Rate 7%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,640 (57%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (45%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 30%
Yield (Unbound) 38%
Early Action Oct 15
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $74M #14
Life & Natural Sciences $417M #47
Engineering, Computing & Math $45M #122
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 473 #24
Life & Natural Sciences 503 #39
Engineering, Computing & Math 57 #93

Honors College

Name Jere W. Morehead Honors College
Students 2,800 (9%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 99%
SAT Range 1300 – 1440
SAT Math Range 630 – 750
SAT RW Range 640 – 730
ACT Range 29 – 34

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences 1,088 34% / 66% 1% $62,921 94%
Agriculture 9 — 56% / 44% 0% $63,264 68 —
Animal Health 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $61,453 65 92%
Animal Sciences 25 +1 16% / 84% 0% $61,453 65 92%
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 48 +1 40% / 60% 4% $60,787 63 97%
Biology 530 +27 35% / 65% 1% $64,387 70 92%
Biomedical Sciences 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $64,387 70 92%
Biotechnology 23 — 22% / 78% 4% $63,825 69 —
Botany 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $50,790 37 —
Cellular Biology 20 — 30% / 70% 0% $56,925 55 89%
Dairy Science — — — — $59,908 62 —
Ecology 44 — 36% / 64% 2% $48,447 30 92%
Entomology 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $53,311 45 —
Environmental Science 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $58,594 59 —
Food Science 3 — 0% / 100% 33% $79,355 88 100%
Forestry 10 — 70% / 30% 0% $77,045 86 96%
Genetics 46 +1 35% / 65% 4% $71,717 81 100%
Horticultural Science 26 — 19% / 81% 0% $59,151 60 100%
Microbiology 37 — 32% / 68% 0% $68,825 77 97%
Physiology 57 — 23% / 77% 0% $65,901 73 —
Poultry Science 13 +3 46% / 54% 8% $61,453 65 92%
Soil Science 10 — 30% / 70% 0% $62,741 67 —
Turf and Turfgrass Management 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $63,921 70 —
Wildlife Sciences 36 — 25% / 75% 0% $43,583 17 93%
Zoology 43 — 19% / 81% 2% $53,779 46 —
Agricultural Economics 23 +3 43% / 57% 0% $71,796 81 100%
Agricultural and Applied Economics 37 +3 78% / 22% 0% $71,796 81 100%
Recreation and Tourism Management 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $36,514 6 90%
Agricultural Communication 19 +1 21% / 79% 0% $67,006 75 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 746 74% / 26% 2% $93,815 98%
Agricultural and Biological Engineering 8 — 88% / 12% 0% $89,250 94 100%
Biochemical Engineering 32 — 50% / 50% 0% $109,712 99 100%
Biological Systems Engineering 34 — 53% / 47% 3% $91,293 95 100%
Civil Engineering 69 — 74% / 26% 0% $85,930 92 100%
Computer Engineering 37 — 81% / 19% 3% $97,744 97 100%
Electrical Engineering 37 — 84% / 16% 3% $96,314 96 100%
Environmental Engineering 31 — 42% / 58% 3% $79,972 88 94%
Mechanical Engineering 187 — 83% / 17% 0% $86,599 92 100%
Computational Science 20 — 65% / 35% 0% $98,096 97 —
Computer Science 280 +4 76% / 24% 4% $100,784 97 96%
Marine Sciences 11 — 45% / 55% 0% $63,071 68 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Environment and Design 56 27% / 73% 0% $66,685 98%
Landscape Architecture 56 — 27% / 73% 0% $66,685 74 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Family and Consumer Sciences 514 24% / 76% 1% $61,987 95%
Nutritional Sciences 94 +2 19% / 81% 1% $76,767 85 93%
Consumer Economics 41 — 54% / 46% 5% $68,899 77 96%
Financial Planning, Housing, and Consumer Economics 61 — 74% / 26% 2% $68,899 77 96%
Hospitality Management 29 — 21% / 79% 0% $56,621 54 —
Human Development and Family Science 148 — 6% / 94% 0% $49,018 32 93%
Fashion Merchandising 79 — 4% / 96% 1% $56,042 52 94%
Housing and Interior Design 62 +2 34% / 66% 0% $69,252 78 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Pharmacy 17 29% / 71% 0% $132,948 95%
Pharmaceutical Sciences 17 — 29% / 71% 0% $132,948 100 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Public Health 128 9% / 91% 0% $68,297 98%
Environmental Health 20 — 15% / 85% 0% $68,297 77 98%
Health Promotion 108 — 8% / 92% 0% $68,297 77 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences 2,035 29% / 71% 1% $58,802 93%
Astronomy 13 — 62% / 38% 0% $71,389 80 —
Atmospheric Sciences 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $63,344 69 —
Chemistry 33 — 30% / 70% 0% $53,904 47 96%
Geosciences 11 +1 36% / 64% 0% $67,486 75 92%
Mathematics 44 +1 43% / 57% 2% $75,014 84 87%
Physics 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $72,067 81 —
Statistics 29 +3 52% / 48% 10% $83,951 91 91%
African American Studies 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $63,173 68 93%
Anthropology 34 +3 15% / 85% 0% $46,562 25 79%
Arabic Language and Literature — — — — $56,097 53 —
Classics 6 +3 33% / 67% 0% $55,665 51 —
Cognitive Science 39 +2 38% / 62% 3% $61,591 65 85%
Comparative Literature 8 +1 12% / 88% 0% $49,918 35 68%
East Asian Languages 2 +2 50% / 50% 0% $56,067 53 —
English 94 +6 21% / 79% 0% $50,356 36 92%
French 13 +2 23% / 77% 0% $56,577 54 91%
General Studies 13 +1 31% / 69% 0% $57,843 57 —
Geography 15 +1 60% / 40% 0% $58,281 58 81%
German 6 — 83% / 17% 0% $56,238 53 73%
History 90 +6 53% / 47% 0% $53,670 46 95%
Interdisciplinary Sciences 117 +1 29% / 71% 1% $66,505 74 93%
International Affairs 179 +32 30% / 70% 1% $67,971 76 92%
Latin American and Caribbean Studies — +2 — — $61,371 65 —
Linguistics 23 +2 48% / 52% 0% $49,918 35 68%
Philosophy 31 +2 58% / 42% 0% $60,255 62 —
Political Science 239 +34 44% / 56% 0% $66,357 74 97%
Psychology 578 +36 17% / 83% 1% $58,364 58 95%
Religion 10 +3 60% / 40% 0% $52,049 41 —
Romance Languages 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $56,577 54 91%
Russian 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $56,290 53 —
Sociology 72 +13 24% / 76% 4% $54,538 48 96%
Spanish 55 +3 15% / 85% 0% $56,577 54 91%
Women's Studies 9 +1 11% / 89% 0% $63,173 68 93%
Art 113 +1 11% / 89% 0% $51,345 39 95%
Art History 15 — 13% / 87% 0% $51,345 39 95%
Dance 12 +1 0% / 100% 0% $40,148 11 —
Film Studies 20 +2 55% / 45% 0% $49,391 33 —
Music 19 — 53% / 47% 0% $22,169 1 95%
Music Performance 15 — 87% / 13% 0% $22,169 1 95%
Music Theory and Composition 7 +4 43% / 57% 0% $22,169 1 95%
Music Therapy 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,512 37 —
Studio Art 25 — 20% / 80% 0% $51,345 39 95%
Theatre 16 +1 31% / 69% 0% $42,185 14 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication 698 26% / 74% 1% $67,041 96%
Advertising 155 — 22% / 78% 1% $73,502 83 99%
Communication Studies 111 +1 30% / 70% 2% $62,709 67 89%
Digital and Broadcast Journalism 109 — 44% / 56% 2% $60,906 64 93%
Journalism 165 — 33% / 67% 0% $61,753 65 97%
Public Relations 158 — 6% / 94% 0% $73,502 83 99%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Mary Frances Early College of Education 598 30% / 70% 1% $59,492 95%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 71 — 0% / 100% 0% $60,086 62 92%
Exercise and Sport Science 125 — 27% / 73% 0% $66,397 74 98%
Kinesiology 10 — 70% / 30% 0% $66,397 74 98%
Agricultural Education 10 — 20% / 80% 0% $51,750 40 94%
Sport Management 146 — 69% / 31% 1% $66,397 74 98%
Early Childhood Education 109 — 3% / 97% 0% $50,706 37 89%
English Education 13 — 8% / 92% 0% $51,750 40 94%
Family and Consumer Sciences Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,750 40 94%
Language Education 6 — 17% / 83% 17% $51,750 40 94%
Mathematics Teacher Education 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $51,750 40 94%
Middle Grades Education 21 — 14% / 86% 0% $50,706 37 89%
Science Education 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $51,750 40 94%
Social Studies Teacher Education 22 — 45% / 55% 5% $51,750 40 94%
Special Education 34 — 15% / 85% 0% $53,452 45 96%
Music Education 15 +2 53% / 47% 0% $51,750 40 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Public and International Affairs 72 25% / 75% 0% $57,704 97%
Criminology 72 +10 25% / 75% 0% $57,704 57 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Social Work 41 7% / 93% 0% $49,245 91%
Social Work 41 — 7% / 93% 0% $49,245 33 91%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Terry College of Business 2,295 56% / 44% 1% $91,150 96%
Accounting 156 +5 49% / 51% 3% $91,429 95 96%
Economics 72 — 50% / 50% 1% $80,203 88 92%
Finance 463 +57 67% / 33% 1% $95,338 96 96%
General Business 11 — 36% / 64% 0% $90,131 94 98%
International Business 1 +99 0% / 100% 0% $110,872 99 98%
Management 228 +10 57% / 43% 0% $75,756 85 96%
Management Information Systems 347 +36 66% / 34% 1% $111,592 99 94%
Managerial Economics 177 +18 64% / 36% 1% $90,785 94 96%
Marketing 427 +22 32% / 68% 0% $82,677 90 97%
Real Estate 149 +23 66% / 34% 0% $87,821 93 100%
Risk Management and Insurance 253 +12 63% / 37% 2% $89,304 94 99%
Social Entrepreneurship 11 — 0% / 100% 0% $78,427 87 —

Rankings

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Prestige

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Engineering

Farming with Numbers Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Farm to Lab

Life & Natural Sciences

Better Eating Through Chemistry Food Science & Nutrition
Beakers and Bagels

Business & Economics

Show Me the Bushels Agribusiness & Economics
Bushels and Balance Sheets
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Location, Location, Location