University Of Georgia

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

The University of Georgia, or UGA, was founded in 1785 after it was incorporated by an act of the Georgia General Assembly. It is the oldest public university in the United States and as such can be considered the birthplace of the American system of public higher education.

The university was actually established in 1801, when a committee of the board of trustees selected a land site. The University of Georgia is under the jurisdiction of the University System of Georgia. The campus, in Athens, Georgia, covers more than 600 acres.

The university's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications administers the Peabody Awards Program, often cited as the most prestigious award in electronic media.

The Eugene P. Odum School of Ecology was the first stand-alone academic school in the world devoted specifically to the study of the field.

Other distinctions are the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame, established by UGA libraries--whose first members included Margaret Mitchell and Martin Luther King, Jr.--and the university's status as only one of 30 institutions in the nation to be designated a sea grant college.

The University of Georgia is divided into a number of academic divisions. These include:

• College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• College of Education
• College of Environment & Design
• College of Family and Consumer Sciences
• College of Pharmacy
• College of Public Health
• College of Veterinary Medicine
• Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
• Eugene P. Odum School of Ecology
• Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
• Graduate School
• Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
• School of Law
• School of Public and International Affairs
• School of Social Work
• Terry College of Business

There are more than 20 fraternities and over 10 sororities at the University of Georgia. At UGA, more than 20% of the undergraduate student body participates in Greek Life.

UGA's famous alumni include actor Kim Basinger; Lewis Grizzard, humorist and columnist; Raymond Hughes, chorus master of the Metropolitan Opera; all four members of Pylon, a post-punk band; Ryan Seacrest, host of "American Idol" and radio programs; Kim black, Olympic swimmer; Fran Tarkenton, nine-time Pro Bowler as quarterback for the NFL Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants; Herschel Walker, retired NFL running back, Heisman Trophy winner and three-time football All-American; Phil Gramm, former U.S.Senator from Texas; and Charlayne Hunter-Gault, CNN international bureau chief and one of two first African-American students at the university.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in conservation and resource management, religion and philosophy, family and social work, art studies, science, and media.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

University Of Georgia participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 93% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 34,180 in 2009-2010 (31,893 full-time equivalent).

About 37% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 63% of the class.

Undergrads are 74% of enrolled students, graduate students are 22%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 4%.

Students under 25 years old represent 79% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

University Of Georgia provides on-campus housing for 6,826 of its 31,893 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southeastern Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 210 male students received the aid (men were 57% of those receiving aid) and 157 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 43% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

University Of Georgia offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (161 awarded)

• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Agricultural Communication/Journalism
• Agricultural Economics
• Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
• Agriculture
• Food Science

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (77 awarded)

• Animal Sciences
• Dairy Science
• Poultry Science

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (94 awarded)

• Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

ART STUDIES (176 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,805 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Fashion Merchandising
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Insurance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing Research
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (107 awarded)

• Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (137 awarded)

• Environmental Studies
• Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
• Forest Sciences and Biology
• Forestry
• Natural Resources/Conservation
• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (4 awarded)

• Apparel and Textiles
• Textile Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (46 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (1,145 awarded)

• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Art Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• Foreign Language Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Technical Teacher Education
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (47 awarded)

• Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (697 awarded)

• Child Development
• Consumer Economics
• Family Resource Management Studies
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Communication
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Housing and Human Environments
• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (44 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (53 awarded)

• Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding
• Agronomy and Crop Science
• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
• Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management
• Turf and Turfgrass Management

LAW (217 awarded)

• Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)
• Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (1,507 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
• Anthropology
• Arabic Language and Literature
• Chinese Language and Literature
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Comparative Literature
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• Historic Preservation and Conservation
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Italian Language and Literature
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Latin American Studies
• Latin Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Linguistics
• Political Science and Government
• Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Russian Language and Literature
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (97 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (523 awarded)

• Advertising
• Broadcast Journalism
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (68 awarded)

• Environmental Health
• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICINE (302 awarded)

• Neuroscience
• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
• Pharmacy Administration/Policy/Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD)
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
• Veterinary Infectious Diseases (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
• Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Veterinary Physiology (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)
• Veterinary Toxicology and Pharmacology (Cert, MS, PhD)

MUSIC (49 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (106 awarded)

• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (16 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (78 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (86 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (790 awarded)

• Astronomy
• Biochemistry
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
• Chemistry
• Ecology
• Entomology
• Genetics
• Geology/Earth Science
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
• Microbiology
• Physics
• Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
• Toxicology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (58 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (504 awarded)

• Cognitive Science
• Communication Disorders
• Counseling Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Music Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology
• School Psychology