University

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

The University of Georgia is a public land-grant and sea-grant research university in Athens, Georgia. It was chartered by the Georgia General Assembly on January 27, 1785, making it the first state-chartered university in the United States, and it describes itself as the state's oldest and most comprehensive institution of higher education. Its main campus is located in Athens, Georgia.

Institution type: Public
Campus setting: Urban
Application platforms: Common App
Testing policy: Test required (2025–2026)
In-state tuition: $11,450
Out-of-state tuition: $31,688
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 32,137

Website Admissions Financial aid

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2024–2025 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

37.9%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 32,399 students
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 30,766 students
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 1,633 students

First-year admission

Majors

Accounting and Related Services
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Agricultural Business and Management
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
Agricultural Engineering
Engineering
Agricultural Public Services
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
Agriculture, General
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
Health Professions and Related Programs
Animal Sciences
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
Anthropology
Social Sciences

Deadlines

Early action · 2026–2027
2026-10-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

View deadlines from earlier years

2025–2026

Early action · 2025–2026
2025-10-15 — Early Action (non-restrictive) application deadline. Supporting materials (test scores, transcripts, secondary school report, optional recommendation letters) due by October 29.

Supplemental essays

How many responses?

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

View supplemental prompts from earlier years

2025–2026

Required · All first-year applicants (Fall 2026)
The transition from middle to high school is a key time for students as they reach new levels of both academic and personal discovery. Please share a book (novel, non-fiction, etc.) that had a serious impact on you during this time. Please focus more on why this book made an impact on you and less on the plot/theme of the book itself (we are not looking for a book report).
Limit: 300 words — UGA-specific short essay. Officially described as "200-300 words suggested"; UGA notes it gives a little additional leeway on the actual application essays. response_limit records the upper bound of the suggested range.
https://admissions.uga.edu/blog/fall-2026-essay-questions/

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $70
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Fee waiver · Optional
Value: U.S. only
Common App fee-waiver availability listed in the 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Personal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Not required

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Official source · supports supplemental_essays:2026–2027
https://admissions.uga.edu/blog/changes-for-the-2027-freshman-application/
Retrieved 2026-09-03 — Official UGA Fall 2027 application-change announcement removing the institutional supplemental essay.
Secondary source · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fee, waiver, and personal-essay fields; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Official source · supports financial_aid_url

First-year applications (C1)

First-year students admitted (C1)

16,092 students

First-year students enrolled (C1)

6,169 students

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11)

85.48%

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11)

12.5%

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11)

1.25%

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11)

0.31%

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11)

0.16%

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11)

0.211%

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11)

0.084%

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

Average high-school GPA (C12)

4.15 GPA

The source reports GPA on its institutional weighted scale and does not publish GPA percentiles.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 70%
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 46%
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 620 score
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 710 score
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 600 score
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 710 score
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 26 score
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 32 score

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 17:1

Source: University of Georgia Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Retrieved 2026-08-31

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: sha256:a7fa0ec4e001184d3589348da2ec0c36df16525ca76d239fe9d684f94d458358 · Import: cds-2026-08-v12

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences

Area Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Physical Sciences

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology

Physical Sciences

Biochemical Engineering

Engineering

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Biological and Physical Sciences

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Biological/Biosystems Engineering

Engineering

Biology, General

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Biotechnology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Botany/Plant Biology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Business/Commerce, General

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Business/Managerial Economics

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Chemistry

Physical Sciences

Civil Engineering

Engineering

Classical and Ancient Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Cognitive Science

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Communication and Media Studies

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services

Health Professions and Related Programs

Computational Science

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Computer Engineering

Engineering

Computer Science

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Criminal Justice and Corrections

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services

Dance

Visual and Performing Arts

Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services

Health Professions and Related Programs

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Economics

Social Sciences

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

Engineering

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

Engineering

Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy

Natural Resources and Conservation

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Finance and Financial Management Services

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Food Science and Technology

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences

Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

Forestry

Natural Resources and Conservation

Genetics

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Geography and Cartography

Social Sciences

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Physical Sciences

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Hospitality Administration/Management

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Housing and Human Environments

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

Insurance

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

International Business

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

International Relations and National Security Studies

Social Sciences

Journalism

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Landscape Architecture

Architecture and Related Services

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Management Information Systems and Services

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Marine Sciences

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Marketing

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering

Microbiological Sciences and Immunology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Nutrition Sciences

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration

Health Professions and Related Programs

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Plant Sciences

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Public Health

Health Professions and Related Programs

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Real Estate

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

Health Professions and Related Programs

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Social Work

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Sociology

Social Sciences

Soil Sciences

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences

Special Education and Teaching

Education

Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

Statistics

Mathematics and Statistics

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

Education

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

Education

Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

Natural Resources and Conservation

Zoology/Animal Biology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Financial aid · 2025–2026

2025-12-15 — FAFSA priority consideration deadline for limited need-based funds. "CPS processed their FAFSA no later than December 15th" (2026-2027 aid year). UGA Federal School Code 001598.

https://osfa.uga.edu/apply-for-aid/important-dates/

Regular decision · 2025–2026

2026-01-01 — Regular Decision application deadline. Supporting materials due by January 15.

https://admissions.uga.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

2025–2026

Application fee · Required
Value: 70
"The First-Year application fee is $70 for US Citizens and $85 for International Students."
https://admissions.uga.edu/apply/start-application/application-fee-fee-waivers/
Fee waiver · Optional
Fee waivers available for US Citizens and Permanent Residents via Common App automatic waiver, College Board fee waiver, ACT fee waiver, or NACAC waiver. "Applicants who are classified as international students are ineligible for an application fee waiver."
https://admissions.uga.edu/apply/start-application/application-fee-fee-waivers/
Recommendation letters · Recommended
Value: 1
"These are optional, but we highly recommend one." Preferred recommender is an AP or Honors teacher, or a teacher in your most challenging class.
https://admissions.uga.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/first-year-criteria/
Personal essay · Required
"we will keep the same longer personal essay (250-650 words) as before, using the essay prompts from the Common App."
https://admissions.uga.edu/blog/fall-2026-essay-questions/
Supplemental essays · Required
Value: 1
One UGA-specific short essay (200-300 words suggested) in addition to the Common App personal essay.
https://admissions.uga.edu/blog/fall-2026-essay-questions/
Secondary school report · Required
"A secondary school report is required for all first-year applicants and it is submitted by the high school counselor." Submitted via the Common App, UGA Counselor Portal, or the link sent by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
https://admissions.uga.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/first-year-criteria/
FAFSA · Required
Financial-aid applicants file the FAFSA (UGA Federal School Code 001598); priority consideration for limited need-based funds requires CPS processing by December 15.
https://osfa.uga.edu/apply-for-aid/important-dates/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports application_platforms

https://admissions.uga.edu/apply/start-application/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports testing_policy

https://admissions.uga.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/first-year-criteria/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports deadlines

https://admissions.uga.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports deadlines

https://osfa.uga.edu/apply-for-aid/important-dates/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports requirements

https://admissions.uga.edu/apply/start-application/application-fee-fee-waivers/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports requirements

https://admissions.uga.edu/blog/fall-2026-essay-questions/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports requirements

https://admissions.uga.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/first-year-criteria/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports requirements

https://osfa.uga.edu/apply-for-aid/important-dates/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports essay_prompts

https://admissions.uga.edu/blog/fall-2026-essay-questions/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports description

https://president.uga.edu/about-the-university/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports admissions_url

https://admissions.uga.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source

https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?139959

Retrieved 2026-06-10