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

Disclaimer

It is important to note that the information on this web site may differ from data reported by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment to other federal, state, and regional agencies due to differences in reporting guidelines, reporting definitions, and the timing of when the information was prepared.

Census Dates

  • USG Mid-Term

    USG Mid-Term

    Semester ADC Census I Date ADC I Due Date
    Summer July 8 July 15
    Fall October 7 October 14
    Spring February 22 March 3

    • Semester: Summer

      ADC Census I Date: July 8

      ADC I Due Date: July 15

    • Semester: Fall

      ADC Census I Date: October 7

      ADC I Due Date: October 14

    • Semester: Spring

      ADC Census I Date: February 22

      ADC I Due Date: March 3

     

  • USG End-Of-Term

    USG End-Of-Term

    Semester ADC II Census Date ADC II Due Date
    Summer August 6 August 13
    Fall December 20 January 7
    Spring May 12 May 21

    • Semester: Summer

      ADC II Census Date: August 6

      ADC II Due Date: August 13

    • Semester: Fall

      ADC II Census Date: December 20

      ADC II Due Date: January 7

    • Semester: Spring

      ADC II Census Date: May 12

      ADC II Due Date: May 21

     
  • USG Academic Data Collection Standard Census Dates

    USG Academic Data Collection Standard Census Dates

     

 

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