Quick Facts
Students (Fall 2016)
- Enrollment: 18,219
- Gender: 56% Female, 44% Male
- Full-Time: 70%
- Pell Grant Recipients: 5,648 (31.0%)
- Race/Ethnicity:
-American Indian or Alaskan Native: 0.2%
-Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander: 3.4%
-Black or African American: 4.6%
-Hispanic: 11.4%
-Multiracial: 3.0%
-White: 76.0%
-Unknown: 1.4% - Undergraduate: 17,704 (97%)
-Associate: 6,909 (38%)
-Baccalaureate: 10,795 (59%) - Graduate: 515 (3%)
- Countries Represented: 98
-International Students: 672
- U.S. States & Territories Represented: 51
- Georgia Counties Represented: 136
UNG Enrollment
Athletics
- Mascot: Nigel the Nighthawk
- Number of Teams: 14
- NCAA Division II
- Member of the Peach Belt Conference
- Modern Athletic Facilities
Campuses
- Blue Ridge Campus
-83 Dunbarton Farm Rd., Blue Ridge, GA 30513
-Phone: (706)-946-5460 - Cumming Campus:
-300 Aquatic Circle, Cumming, GA. 30040
-Phone: (470)239-3102 - Dahlonega Campus:
-82 College Circle, Dahlonega, GA. 30597
-Phone: (706)864-1400 - Gainesville Campus:
-3820 Mundy Mill Rd., Oakwood, GA. 30566
-Phone: (678)717-3639 - Oconee Campus:
-1201 Bishop Farms Pkwy, Watkinsville, GA. 30677
-Phone: (706)310-6201
Academics
- Academic Colleges: 5
- Most Popular Baccalaureate Majors:
-Biology
-Nursing
-Management
-Psychology
-Marketing - 6 Year Baccalaureate Graduation Rate (Fall 2010 cohort): 56%
- 1 Year Baccalaureate Retention (Fall 2015 cohort): 79%
- 1 Year Associate Retention (Fall 2015 cohort): 72%
Admissions
- Baccalaureate:
-Number of Applicants: 5,909
-Acceptance Rate: 64%
-Percent Admitted Who Enrolled: 59%
-Average SAT of First-Time Freshmen: 1102
-Average HS GPA of First-Time Freshmen: 3.55 - Associate:
-Number of Applicants: 4,649
-Acceptance Rate: 84%
-Percent Admitted Who Enrolled: 46%
-Average SAT of First-Time Freshmen: 946
-Average HS GPA of First-Time Freshmen: 3.04
Corps of Cadets
- One of only 6 Senior Military Colleges in the United States
- Enrollment (Fall 2016): 766
- Gender: 17% Female, 83% Male
- Race/Ethnicity:
-American Indian or Alaskan Native: 0.4%
-Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 5.2%
-Black or African American: 6.4%
-Hispanic: 7.0%
-Multiracial: 4.4%
-White: 76.5% - Acceptance Rate: 55%
Traditions
- Colors: Blue & Gold
- Bugle Calls:
-Reveille; played every morning at 7:00am
-Retreat/To the Colors; played every afternoon at 5:00pm
-Taps; Played at midnight (2am on Fridays and Saturdays) to signal end of day - Drill Field
-Located at the heart of the Dahlonega campus, the drill field plays a central role in student life.