Founded
1906 as the Fourth District Agricultural and Mechanical School
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
2015 classification -- R3 - Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity
University System of Georgia Classification
Comprehensive University
Identification Codes
IPEDS Code 141334
OPEID Code 001601
Control
Public
Campus
Rural, 645 acres
Enrollment, Fall 2017
Total Students 13,520
Undergraduate 11,229
Graduate 2,291
Female 65.7%
Male 34.3%
Full-time 70.84%
Part-time 29.16%
Degrees and Awards Conferred FY 2018
Total 2,659
Baccalaureate 1,737
Post-baccalaureate Certificate 22
Education Specialist 273
Master 589
Post-master Certificate 2
Doctorate 36
Admissions Statistics, Fall 2017
First-Time in College, Full-Time Enrolled Freshman Cohort (IPEDS)
Total Students in Freshman Cohort 2179
Average SAT Score 974
Average ACT Score 20
Average High School GPA 3.18
Geographic Origin of Undergraduates, Fall 2017
37 U.S. States and Territories and 72 Countries, not including GA & the U.S.
Degree and Certificate Programs, Fall 2018 (Degrees and Majors Authorized)
87 Total Programs
43 undergraduate degree programs
23 master degree programs
6 Education Specialist degree programs
5 doctoral degree programs - 4 Ed.D. programs and Ph.D. in Psychology: Consciousness
and Society
8 post-baccalaureate certificates and 2 post-master certificates
Top 5 Undergraduate Declared Majors, Fall 20171
1. Biology (847 majors)
2. Psychology (686 majors)
3. Management (615 majors)
4. Early Childhood Education (610 majors)
5. Mass Communications (606 majors)
Top 5 Graduate Declared Majors, Fall 20171
1. Media (391 majors)
2. Early Childhood Education (213 majors)
3. Teacher Education (151 majors)
4. Professional Counseling (144 majors)
5. Nursing (104 majors)
Undergraduate Student-Faculty Ratio, Fall 2017
20:1
Full-time Faculty with Doctorate or Other Terminal Degree, Fall 20172
74.06%
Student Life, Fall 2017
13 Intercollegiate Athletics Teams - NCAA Division II, Gulf South Conference
6 Honor Societies
14 Campus Based Religious Organizations
12 Sororities
15 Fraternities
Student Government Association
Student Activities Council
Leadership Programs
Over 150 student organizations including departmental, honorary, international/cultural, professional, political,
recreational, religious, social, and special interest organizations.
Financial Aid
$134.5 million from scholarships, grants, federal programs, and loans for both undergraduate and graduate students FY 2017
Operating Budget
$204,297,971 budgeted for FY 2018
Endowment
$32,585,866 FY 2018 (end of year)
External Research Contracts and Grant Awards
$2.6 million awarded FY 2018
Regional Economic Impact*
$564 million FY 2016
1Rankings are as of mid-term census date and are based on the self-declared, primary
major. Excludes undeclared/undecided and non-degree students. Counts may have changed
significantly from pervious years due to the Federal Requirement to eliminate "pre-majors"
for undergraduate Title IV funding. In response to this mandatory change, some departments
folded undergraduate "pre" majors into their regular major codes whereas other departments
placed students in "undecided" major codes within their Colleges or areas.
2All 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 USG Regional Impact Report page.
Just the Facts
- Just the Facts 2017 (PDF)
- Just the Facts 2016 (PDF)
- Just the Facts 2015 (PDF)
- Just the Facts 2014 (PDF)
- Just the Facts 2013 (PDF)
- Just the Facts 2012 (PDF)
- Just the Facts 2011 (PDF)