University of Georgia
Work Terrell Hall
Athens, GA 30602
Work(706) 542-8776
Admissions E-mail: adm-info@uga.edu
Web site: http://www.uga.edu
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Tier 1
College Category:
National Universities
National Universities
Overview : University of Georgia
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Institutional Control: | Public |
| Year founded: | 1785 |
| Religious affiliation: | N/A |
| Academic calendar: | semester |
| Total number of undergraduates: | 25,467 |
| Setting: | urban |
| Endowment: | $50,137,517 |
| Fall Admissions | |
| Application deadline: | 1/15 |
| Application fee: | $50 |
| Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: | 55.6% |
| Selectivity: | more selective |
| Expenses | |
| Costs: | 2009-2010 In-state: $6,030; Out-of-state: $22,342 |
| Mission | |
| School mission: | Established by a charter adopted by the Georgia Legislature in 1785, UGA is the first university in America to be chartered by a state government. The principles embodied in its charter 'that education is the foundation of a democratic society and a right of all citizens, and that providing education is the responsibility of government' helped give rise to the American system of public higher education. UGA's picture-book 615-acre campus, in the Appalachian foothills about 70 miles northeast of Atlanta, is adorned with many 19th century buildings including Old College, opened in 1806, and the 1832 University Chapel. North Campus, featuring quads with century-old trees and scenic green spaces, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Other notable campus features: bike paths, quiet gardens, one of the nation's largest student recreation/fitness centers and one of the oldest cemeteries on an American university campus (dating to 1814). UGA is Georgia's most popular college (a record 18,000 applications for the 2009 freshman class) and has one of the nation's largest and oldest Honors Programs, attracting superior students from across the country. UGA students consistently win some of the nation's most prestigious undergraduate scholarships: in the past 10 years UGA has had four Rhodes Scholars (including two in 2007), 25 Goldwater Scholars, five Truman Scholars and four Udall and Marshall Scholars. The student satisfaction rate is high with 93 percent of freshmen returning as sophomores. Georgia's HOPE Scholarship keeps in-state student costs among the lowest at major public universities, and UGA ranks in the top 10 among research universities in the number of students who study abroad each year. Long a research leader in such fields as agriculture, biology and biotechnology, UGA is rapidly building strength in human and animal health and biomedicine with a new College of Public Health, a Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute and a Cancer Center. A physician education program developed jointly by UGA and the Medical College of Georgia, scheduled to begin at UGA in 2010, will help offset a severe shortage of doctors in Georgia. The Eugene Odum School of Ecology, opened in 2007, is the nation's only stand-alone school devoted to ecological studies and research. UGA's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication is home to the prestigious Peabody Broadcasting Awards, and the Peabody Archives in the UGA Library contain some of the best radio, television and cable programs ever produced. UGA is home of Georgia's official state botanical garden, state art museum and state museum of natural history, as well as the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame. |
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