Company description
UGA Department of Geography offers Colleges services in Athens Clarke County Georgia, GA area.
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- Mission
- Established by a charter adopted by the Georgia Legislature in 1785, UGA is the first university in America to be chartered by a state government. The principles embodied in its charter 'that education is the foundation of a democratic society and a right of all citizens, and that providing education is the responsibility of government' helped give rise to the American system of public higher education. UGA's picture-book 615-acre campus, in the Appalachian foothills about 70 miles northeast of Atlanta, is adorned with many 19th century buildings including Old College, opened in 1806, and the 1832 University Chapel. North Campus, featuring quads with century-old trees and scenic green spaces, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Other notable campus features: bike paths, quiet gardens, one of the nation's largest student recreation/fitness centers and one of the oldest cemeteries on an American university campus (dating to 1814). UGA is Georgia's most popular college (17,909 applications for the 2010 freshman class) and has one of the nation's largest and oldest Honors Programs, attracting superior students from across the country. UGA students consistently win some of the nation's most prestigious undergraduate scholarships: in the past 11 years UGA has had four Rhodes Scholars (including two in 2007), 27 Goldwater Scholars, seven Truman Scholars and five Udall and Marshall Scholars. The student satisfaction rate is high with 94 percent of freshmen returning as sophomores. Georgia's HOPE Scholarship keeps in-state student costs among the lowest at major public universities, and UGA ranks in the top 10 among research universities in the number of students who study abroad each year. Long a research leader in such fields as agriculture, biology and biotechnology, UGA is rapidly building strength in human and animal health and biomedicine with its College of Public Health, Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute and Cancer Center. A physician education program developed jointly by UGA and the Medical College of Georgia, scheduled to begin at UGA in the fall of 2010, will help offset a severe shortage of doctors in Georgia. The Eugene Odum School of Ecology, opened in 2007, is the nation's only stand-alone school devoted to ecological studies and research. UGA's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication is home to the prestigious Peabody Broadcasting Awards, and the Peabody Archives in the UGA Library contain some of the best radio, television and cable programs ever produced. UGA is home of Georgia's official state botanical garden, state art museum and state museum of natural history, as well as the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame.
- General Information
- Highly Selective, Very Large School, Public School, Small City, Co-Ed, Graduate Students - Medium, Low Cost, Diagnostic Testing Service, Reader Service for the Blind, Handicapped Student Services, Note taking Services, Study Abroad, Advanced Placement/CLEP, Accelerated Study, Cooperative Work Experience, Reserve Officers - Training Corps (ROTC), Campus Publications, Dormitories, Foreign Student Organizations, Honor Student Organizations, Minority Student Organizations, Radio/TV Station, Religious Organizations, Social Fraternities and Sororities, Student Government, Student/Faculty Ratio - Low
- Other Admission Requirements
- GED accepted, TOEFL and Michigan tests NOT required, Financial statement NOT required, Advance deposit NOT required, Pre-application form NOT required, Separate application form NOT required
- Campus Description
- 605-acre main campus in Athens, 80 miles from Atlanta. Served by air and bus; major airport and train serve Atlanta. School operates campus bus service. Public transportation serves campus.
- Costs
- 2010-2011 In-state tuition and fees: $7,530; Out-of-state tuition and fees: $25,740
- Highest Degree Offered
- Doctoral and first-professional
- Campus Setting
- Located in a regional city
- School Type
- Public, 4-year or above
- Features
- continuing education
- Entrance Difficulty
- Moderately difficult
- Type
- College/University
- Email
- [email protected]
- Level
- Four Year School
- Selectivity
- more selective
- Coed Status
- Men and Women
- City Type
- Midsize City
- Enrollment Concentration
- Traditional
- Highest Offering
- Doctorates
- Campus Size
- 605 acres
- Academic Calendar
- Semester
- Control
- Public
- Institutional Control
- Public
- Setting
- urban
- Graduate Out Of State Tuition
- 19758
- Undergraduate Number Of Females
- 16292
- Undergraduate Number Of Males
- 12075
- Undergraduate Out Of State Tuition
- 16968
- Instate Tuition Fees For Grad 1 Yr
- $5496
- Instate Tuition For Undergrad For 1 Yr
- $4395
- On Campus Room And Board Charges
- $7528
- Percentage Of Students Admitted
- 54.78
- Room Charge For 1 Yr On Sharing With 1 Person
- $4238
- Total Number Of Applicants
- 16871
- Year Founded
- 1785
- Accredited
- true
- Graduate In State Tuition
- 5358
- Graduate Number Of Females
- 5020
- Graduate Number Of Males
- 3366
- International Enrollment
- 2029
- Typical Room And Board
- 6848
- Undergraduate In State Tuition
- 3892
- Founded In
- 1785
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Grad
- $229
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Undergrad
- $203
- Total Number Of Admissions
- 9242
- Application Deadline
- 1/15
- Undergraduate Application Fee
- $50
- Books Cost (estimate)
- 750
- Graduate Application Fee
- $50
- International Application Fee
- $50
- Application Fee
- $60
- Percent Out Of State Students
- 19
- Percent African American
- 6
- Percent Asian
- 5
- Percent Hispanic
- 2
- Mailing Address Available Only
- N
- Web Site
- http://www.uga.edu/
