Founding History
1906 Georgia General Assembly passes the Perry Act, establishing the Fourth District
Agricultural and Mechanical School
1933 West Georgia College, a junior college, established on the campus of the former
A&M school
1986 State University of West Georgia
2005 University of West Georgia
Accreditation
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges as a Level VI institution
Initially accredited: 1936
Reaffirmed: 2014
Next Reaffirmation: 2024
Carnegie Classification
2018 classification -- D/PU - Doctoral/Professional Universities
University System of Georgia Classification
Comprehensive University
Identification Codes
IPEDS Code 141334
OPEID Code (6 digit) 001601
OPEID Code (8 digit) 00160100
Control
Public
Campus
Rural, 665.19 total acres
Carrollton main campus, 645 acres
Newnan Instructional Site, 5.55 acres
Brock Property/Tyus Road, 14.64 acres
Enrollment, Fall 2021
Total Students 12,718
USG FTE 10,490
Undergraduate 8,348
Graduate 2,142
Female 67.94%
Male 32.06%
Degrees and Awards Conferred FY 2021
Total 2,915
Baccalaureate 1,840
Post-graduate Certificate 20
Education Specialist 348
Master 677
Doctorate 30
Geographic Origin of Students, Fall 2021
32 U.S. States and Territories and 63 Countries, not including GA & the U.S.
Degree and Certificate Programs, Fall 2021 (Degrees and Majors Authorized)
97 Total Programs
1 Nexus degree program
43 bachelor degree programs
24 master degree programs
6 Education Specialist degree programs
5 doctoral degree programs - 4 Ed.D. programs and 1 Ph.D. program
18 certificates - 12 post-baccalaureate certificates, 2 post-master certificates,
and 4 undergraduate certificates of less than one year
Top 5 Undergraduate Declared Majors, Fall 20211
1. Biology (683 majors)
2. Psychology (650 majors)
3. Elementary Education (566 majors)
4. Management (511 majors)
5. Criminology (477 majors)
Top 5 Graduate Declared Majors, Fall 20211
1. EDS in Instructional Technology, Media & Design (368 majors)
2. MAT in Teacher Education (280 majors)
3. MED in Elementary Education (200 majors)
4. MED in Instructional Technology, Media & Design (173 majors)
5. EDS in Elementary Education (138 majors)
Undergraduate Student-Faculty Ratio, Fall 20212
16:1
Full-time Faculty with Doctorate or Other Terminal Degree,
Fall 20213
76%
Student Life, Fall 2021
13 Intercollegiate Athletics Teams - NCAA Division II, Gulf South Conference
8 Honor Societies
21 Religious-Based Campus Organizations
12 Sororities
14 Fraternities
Student Government Association
Student Activities Council
Leadership Programs
Over 170 student organizations including departmental, honorary, international/cultural, professional, political,
recreational, religious, social, and special interest organizations.
Operating Budget
$193,568,127 budgeted for FY 2021
Endowment
$40,575,913 FY2021 (end of year)
External Research Contracts and Grant Awards
$3.75 million awarded FY 2020
Regional Economic Impact*
$626.3 million FY 2020
1Rankings are as of mid-term census date and are based on the self-declared, primary
major. Excludes undeclared/undecided and non-degree students.
2 Full-time equivalent students (full-time plus 1/3 part time) to full-time equivalent
instructional faculty (full time plus 1/3 part time). In the ratio calculations, exclude
both faculty and students in stand-alone graduate or professional programs such as
medicine, law, veterinary, dentistry, social work, business, or public health in which
faculty teach virtually only graduate level students. Do not count undergraduate or
graduate student teaching assistants as faculty.
3All faculty that hold administrative titles such as Dean, Assoc/Asst Dean, Chair,
Director, Vice President, Assoc/Asst VP, Librarian, etc. are counted as part-time.
* Regional Economic Impact (REI) is calculated by the Carl Vinson Institute for Government
as part of a University System of Georgia Initiative. REI is only available at the
institutional level. The most recent report can be found on the University System of Georgia website.
Just the Facts
- Just the Facts 2019 (PDF)
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- Just the Facts 2014 (PDF)
- Just the Facts 2013 (PDF)
- Just the Facts 2012 (PDF)
- Just the Facts 2011 (PDF)