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University of West Georgia was awarded 78 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is instructional media design.
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University of West Georgia landed the #1,204 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
University of West Georgia also holds the #30 spot on the Best Colleges in Georgia ranking.
If you're applying to University of West Georgia you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 70%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 18% of students accepted to University of West Georgia submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 600. Math scores were between 440 and 530.
The student to faculty ratio at University of West Georgia is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
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 West Georgia is 81%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
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 West Georgia is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at University of West Georgia is 21%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 10,331 undergraduates at University of West Georgia with 7,528 being full-time and 2,803 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,228 | $15,054 | $18,026 | $19,424 | $20,069 |
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 University of West Georgia, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 University of West Georgia, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $5,748 a year. That adds up to $22,992 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at University of West Georgia is 7.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for University of West Georgia are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1601 Maple St, Carrollton, GA 30118-0001 |
| Phone: | 678-839-5000 |
| Website: | www.westga.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pages/University-of-West-Georgia/82958952731 |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/uwgmedia |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 201 | $26,231 |
| Nursing | 178 | $67,021 |
| Business Administration & Management | 166 | $41,073 |
| Criminology | 126 | $31,891 |
| Journalism | 117 | $24,306 |
| General Biology | 113 | $24,982 |
| Marketing | 101 | $38,538 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 95 | $36,730 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 94 | $20,108 |
| Recreation Administration | 82 | $27,967 |
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, 9,634 students took at least one online class at University of West Georgia. This is a decrease from the 11,474 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 9,634 | 4,945 |
| 2019-2020 | 11,474 | 5,003 |
| 2018-2019 | 8,295 | 3,645 |
| 2017-2018 | 8,087 | 3,394 |
| 2016-2017 | 7,295 | 2,878 |
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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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