University of West Georgia

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 500,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,496
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 93%
From Region 4%
Athletes 420 (7.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 49%
Black 31%
Hispanic 10%
Mixed 6%
International 2%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts, Culture, and Scientific Inquiry 370 43% 54% 1% 27% 10% 2% $54,508 3 -1.06 49 94%
Computer Science 35 +1 94% 49% 0% 20% 17% 6% $108,895 35 -0.47 98 100% — — — —
Chemistry 12 +1 8% 25% 0% 50% 8% 8% $62,263 12 -0.90 67 91% — — — —
Geosciences 13 +1 54% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,587 20 -0.68 57 100% — — — —
Mathematics 11 — 27% 55% 0% 27% 0% 0% $48,700 1 -1.38 34 95% — — — —
Physics 7 — 71% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% $65,720 8 -1.29 72 — — — — —
Biology 81 — 30% 42% 5% 35% 14% 4% $49,855 3 -1.93 37 95% — — — —
English 29 — 31% 76% 3% 10% 7% 0% $42,547 6 -1.20 18 94% — — — —
History 27 — 48% 89% 0% 4% 4% 0% $50,080 23 -0.67 38 97% — — — —
Modern Languages 5 — 20% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $52,134 29 -0.53 43 90% — — — —
Philosophy 5 — 60% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $48,266 11 -0.99 32 — — — — —
Mass Communications 68 — 41% 38% 0% 44% 10% 0% $50,417 11 -1.07 39 92% — — — —
Art 41 — 20% 56% 0% 27% 12% 0% $40,441 20 -0.68 14 88% — — — —
Film Production 21 — 62% 57% 0% 33% 10% 0% $43,828 15 -0.76 21 — — — — —
Music 11 — 82% 55% 0% 9% 27% 0% $59,429 96 +1.36 61 — — — — —
Theatre 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $19,616 0 -3.14 1 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 144 33% 56% 0% 35% 4% 0% $50,910 1 -0.51 40 95%
Kinesiology 16 — 75% 75% 0% 19% 0% 0% $50,155 6 -1.36 38 100% — — — —
Recreation and Leisure Studies 42 — 74% 36% 0% 64% 0% 0% $48,307 6 -1.11 33 94% — — — —
Elementary Education 75 — 5% 64% 0% 23% 7% 0% $51,777 51 -0.08 42 94% — — — —
Special Education 11 — 9% 55% 0% 27% 9% 0% $56,043 50 +0.02 53 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Social Sciences 426 25% 46% 0% 37% 8% 1% $51,431 1 -0.95 41 95% 9.9%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 30 — 3% 53% 0% 23% 17% 0% $52,372 9 -1.26 44 98% — — — —
Economics 9 — 89% 67% 11% 11% 11% 0% $66,994 5 -1.17 74 100% — — — —
International Economics 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $66,994 5 -1.17 74 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 43 — 40% 53% 0% 33% 5% 0% $48,985 15 -0.80 34 — — — — —
Anthropology 4 +2 0% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $46,521 6 -0.94 28 95% — — — —
Behavioral Sciences 18 — 11% 22% 0% 50% 17% 0% $50,188 23 -0.74 38 — — — — —
Geography 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $51,825 9 -1.18 42 — — — — —
International Studies — — — — — — — — $61,032 21 -0.61 64 — — — — —
Political Science 35 — 40% 46% 0% 29% 14% 0% $60,425 18 -0.87 63 98% 11.0% — — —
Psychology 166 +2 17% 44% 1% 43% 6% 1% $47,893 12 -1.09 31 93% — — — —
Sociology 24 +1 25% 33% 0% 50% 8% 0% $49,125 17 -0.70 35 94% 9.6% — — —
Criminal Justice 3 — 33% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $53,121 12 -0.93 46 — — — — —
Criminology 88 +1 32% 47% 0% 35% 7% 1% $54,490 19 -0.75 49 95% 9.5% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Richards College of Business 329 52% 55% 2% 29% 7% 1% $70,124 44 -0.74 78 96% 6.9%
Accounting 36 +4 56% 47% 6% 28% 17% 0% $78,981 33 -0.52 86 97% — — — —
Business Analytics 4 +1 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,744 2 -1.64 69 — — — — —
Economics 9 — 78% 33% 0% 44% 11% 0% $73,151 14 -0.93 81 — — — — —
Finance 37 +6 76% 62% 3% 24% 3% 0% $82,365 25 -0.58 89 96% — — — —
Management 113 +8 58% 60% 0% 25% 9% 3% $65,852 24 -0.61 73 97% 6.9% — — —
Management Information Systems 32 — 50% 34% 6% 44% 9% 0% $74,765 13 -1.01 83 94% — — — —
Marketing 82 +1 38% 57% 1% 30% 2% 0% $65,602 15 -0.93 72 97% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 16 — 19% 56% 0% 31% 6% 0% $65,852 19 -0.73 73 97% 6.9% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Tanner Health System School of Nursing 214 17% 43% 1% 35% 14% 1% $78,017 67 -0.59 85 97% 3.8%
Health and Wellness 58 — 31% 33% 0% 50% 12% 0% $46,705 4 -1.49 28 94% — — — —
Nursing 156 — 12% 47% 1% 29% 14% 2% $89,660 47 -0.26 93 99% 3.8% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,240
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,320
Est. In-State Cost $8,072
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,580
ROI Percentile 63th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 44%
Transfer-Out Rate 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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 25.8% 382 55% 53% 2% 32% 7% 1% $67,635 19 -0.80 75 96% 6.9%
Social Sciences 21.5% 319 25% 42% 0% 42% 9% 0% $50,060 9 -1.01 38 94% 10.4%
Health Sciences 17.5% 260 19% 47% 1% 33% 13% 1% $73,344 32 -0.72 82 98% 3.8%
Humanities 7.3% 109 39% 70% 1% 19% 5% 0% $47,655 10 -0.87 31 95% —
Professional 6.1% 91 32% 46% 0% 36% 7% 1% $54,445 9 -0.75 49 95% 9.5%
Education 5.8% 86 6% 63% 0% 23% 7% 0% $52,323 41 -0.06 44 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.5% 81 30% 42% 5% 35% 14% 4% $49,855 2 -1.93 37 95% —
Arts 5.2% 77 40% 57% 0% 25% 13% 0% $42,995 15 -0.54 19 89% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.9% 43 37% 63% 0% 21% 2% 5% $57,942 2 -1.02 58 96% —
Computer Science 2.4% 35 94% 49% 0% 20% 17% 6% $108,895 48 -0.47 98 100% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #527 79% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Education — — — — 31 #132 — —
Health Sciences — — — — 5 #183 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 5 #275 25 —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.2M #607 79% — 41 #280 25 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 156 $3.5M $3.5M $0
Track & Field (combined) 132 $408K $408K $451
Baseball 45 $804K $804K $0
Basketball 16 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Golf 12 $306K $306K $0
Total 284 $6.3M $6.3M $451
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 77 $415K $416K -$451
Soccer 33 $632K $632K $0
Softball 27 $569K $569K $0
Volleyball 19 $579K $562K $16K
Basketball 15 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Golf 8 $306K $306K $0
Total 136 $3.7M $3.7M $16K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 209 $824K $824K $0
Football 156 $3.5M $3.5M $0
Baseball 45 $804K $804K $0
Soccer 33 $632K $632K $0
Basketball 31 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Softball 27 $569K $569K $0
Golf 20 $612K $612K $0
Volleyball 19 $579K $562K $16K
Total 420 $13.2M $13.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (non-ED) 40%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 80% 82% 80%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 57%
SAT Range 940 – 1130
SAT Math Range 440 – 550
SAT RW Range 490 – 600