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University of Guam Data & Information Overview

10% Student Loan Default Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on University of Guam, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is University of Guam Ranked?

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

UOG was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into UOG?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

University of Guam has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Learn more about University of Guam admissions.

University of Guam Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
58% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At University of Guam, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at University of Guam is 58%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  58 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at University of Guam

72% Freshmen Retention
12% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at University of Guam is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  72 out of 100
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Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 12% for first-time, full-time students at UOG, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  12 out of 100
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University of Guam Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,403 Full-Time Undergraduates
94.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
59.9% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,118 undergraduates at UOG with 2,403 being full-time and 715 being part-time.

How Much Does University of Guam Cost?

$7,995 Net Price
16% Take Out Loans
$11,592 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of UOG is $7,995. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UOG, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UOG, approximately 16% of students took out student loans averaging $2,898 a year. That adds up to $11,592 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UOG is 10.1%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

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How Much Money Do UOG Graduates Make?

$34,066 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from UOG make around $34,066 per year during the early years of their employment. This is about 20% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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Location of University of Guam

Guam State
2,403 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
University of Guam is a public institution located in Mangilao, Guam. Mangilao is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

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Contact details for UOG are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 303 University Drive, Uog Station, Mangilao, GU 96923
Phone: 671-735-2900
Website: https://www.uog.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UniversityofGuam
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UOGTriton

University of Guam Majors

35 Majors With Completions
542 Undergraduate Degrees
135 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 35 majors graduated from University of Guam. Of these students, 542 received undergraduate degrees and 135 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 104 NA
Criminal Justice & Corrections 62 NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific 51 NA
General Biology 39 NA
Nursing 29 NA
Social Work 27 NA
General Psychology 27 NA
General English Literature 23 NA
Public Administration 22 NA
Accounting 21 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at University of Guam along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at UOG

70% Take At Least One Class Online
10% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 2,173 students took at least one online class at University of Guam. This is an increase from the 827 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 2,173 297
2019-2020 827 39
2018-2019 552 54
2017-2018 534 54
2016-2017 511 63

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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