Quick Facts
Students (Fall 2020)
- Enrollment: 19,793
- Gender: 58% Female, 42% Male
- Full-Time: 67%
- Pell Grant Recipients: 5,969 (30.1%)
- Race/Ethnicity:
-American Indian or Alaskan Native: 0.2%
-Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander: 3.9%
-Black or African American: 4.3%
-Hispanic: 14.6%
-Multiracial: 3.5%
-White: 72.8%
-Unknown: 0.8% - Undergraduate: 19,019 (96%)
-Associate & Certificate: 5,622 (30%)
-Baccalaureate: 13,397 (70%) - Graduate: 774 (4%)
- Countries Represented: 83
-International Students: 238 (Non-resident aliens) / 595 (Country of Citizenship)
- U.S. States & Territories Represented: 45 states and Washington, D.C.
- Georgia Counties Represented: 150
UNG Enrollment
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
Campuses
- Blue Ridge Campus:
-56 Nighthawk Drive, 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 + IESA
- Most Popular Baccalaureate Majors:
-Biology (1,253)
-Psychology (742)
-Management (670)
-Marketing (541)
-Criminal Justice (443) - 6 Year Full-time Baccalaureate Graduation Rate (Fall 2014 cohort): 52.0%
- 1 Year Full-time Baccalaureate Retention (Fall 2019 cohort): 77.3%
- 1 Year Full-time Associate Retention (Fall 2019 cohort): 67%
Admissions
- Baccalaureate:
-Number of Applicants: 7,034
-Acceptance Rate: 77%
-Percent Admitted Who Enrolled: 35%
-Average SAT of First-Time Freshmen: 1130
-Average HS GPA of First-Time Freshmen: 3.55 - Associate:
-Number of Applicants: 4,106
-Acceptance Rate: 89%
-Percent Admitted Who Enrolled: 46%
-Average SAT of First-Time Freshmen: 1002
-Average HS GPA of First-Time Freshmen: 3.07
Corps of Cadets
- One of only 6 Senior Military Colleges in the United States
- Enrollment (Fall 2020): 726
- Gender: 21% Female, 79% Male
- Race/Ethnicity:
-Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 4.3%
-Black or African American: 7.3%
-Hispanic: 10.2%
-Multiracial: 5.6%
-Unknown: 0.3%
-White: 72.3% - Acceptance Rate: 59%
Traditions
- Colors: Blue & Gold
- Bugle Calls:
-Reveille; played every morning at 7:00 a.m.
-Retreat/To the Colors; played every afternoon at 5:00 p.m.
-Taps; Played at midnight (2 a.m. 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.