UNG Quick Facts

Students (Fall 2023)

  • Enrollment: 18,086
  • Sex: 57% Female, 43% Male
  • Full-Time: 66%
  • Pell Grant Recipients: 4,677 (25.9%)
  • Race/Ethnicity
    • American Indian or Alaskan Native: 0.1%
    • Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander: 4.3%
    • Black or African American: 3.8%
    • Hispanic: 16.1%
    • Multiracial: 3.5%
    • White: 70.4%
    • Unknown: 1.7%
  • Undergraduate: 17,254 (95%)
    • Associate & Certificate: 2,605 (15%)
    • Baccalaureate: 14,649 (85%)
  • Graduate: 832 (5%)
  • Countries Represented: 80
    • International Students: 202 (Non-resident aliens) / 496 (Country of Citizenship)
  • U.S. States & Territories Represented: 45 states and Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico
  • Georgia Counties Represented: 146

 

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Academics

  • Academic Units
  • Most Popular Baccalaureate Majors:
    • Biology (1,210)
    • Psychology (774)
    • Management (655)
    • Business Administration (641)
    • Marketing (628)
  • 6 Year Full-time Baccalaureate Graduation Rate (Fall 2017 cohort): 51.6%
  • 1 Year Full-time Baccalaureate Retention (Fall 2022 cohort): 72.7%
  • 1 Year Full-time Associate Retention (Fall 2022 cohort): 60.3%

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Admissions

  • Baccalaureate:
    • Number of Applicants: 10,170
    • Acceptance Rate: 68%
    • Percent Admitted Who Enrolled: 45%
    • Average SAT of First-Time Freshmen: 1064
    • Average HS GPA of First-Time Freshmen: 3.54
  • Associate
    • Number of Applicants: 2,015
    • Acceptance Rate: 88%
    • Percent Admitted Who Enrolled: 47%
    • Average SAT of First-Time Freshmen: 952
    • Average HS GPA of First-Time Freshmen: 2.97

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Corps of Cadets

  • One of only 6 Senior Military Colleges in the United States
  • Acceptance Rate: 52%
  • Enrollment (Fall 2023): 640
  • Sex: 22.5% Female, 77.5% Male
  • Race/Ethnicity:
    • Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 4.1%
    • Black or African American: 4.8%
    • Hispanic: 13.1%
    • Multiracial: 4.2%
    • Unknown: 1.3%
    • White: 72.5%

Athletics

  • Mascot: Nigel the Nighthawk
  • Number of Teams: 13
  • NCAA Division II
  • Member of the Peach Belt Conference
  • Member of the Southern Conference for rifle
  • Modern Athletic Facilities

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Traditions

  • Colors: Blue and Gold
  • Nighthawk statues are located in prominent locations on each campus.
  • Each campus is unique and has its own traditions and events.

Blue Ridge Campus

  • Commuter campus
  • 220+ students
  • Complete your first two years of college here
  • Home to the Blue Ridge Scholars
  • Over 70 high school students earning college credit through our dual enrollment program
  • Less than 10 minutes to historic downtown Blue Ridge and Lake Blue Ridge

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