University of Georgia Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at University of Georgia is 18:1, and the school has 38.6 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of Georgia include: Psychology, General; Finance, General; Marketing/Marketing Management, General; Biology/Biological Sciences, General; and Business Administration and Management, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 93.8 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Sciences (biological or physical) Humanities History Computer literacy Social science Mathematics Other English (including composition)
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	18:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Psychology, General 6% Finance, General 5% Marketing/Marketing Management, General 5% Biology/Biological Sciences, General 4% Business Administration and Management, General 3%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	BA / MA (Honors Program only); BA English / BSEd English Education; BA French / BSEd World Language Education; BA German / BSEd World Language Education; BA History / BSEd Social Science Education; BA Latin / BSEd World Language Education; BA Spanish / BSEd World Language Education; BBA / MACC; BBA / MBA (Honors Program only); BS / DVM (Veterinary Medicine); BS / MS (Honors Program only); BS Biol. Eng / BS Env. Health; BS Biology / BSEd Science Education; BS Math / BSEd Math Education; BSFCS / MSFCS (Consumer Foods/Foods & Nutrition); BSFCS / MSFCS (Dietetics/Foods & Nutrition); BSFCS / MSFCS (Nutrition Science/Foods & Nutrition)
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects 55% Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	94%
4-year graduation rate	55

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data