UNG Quick Facts

Students (Fall 2021)

Enrollment: 18,985
Gender: 58% Female, 42% Male
Full-Time: 65%
Pell Grant Recipients: 5,515 (29.0%)
Race/Ethnicity
- American Indian or Alaskan Native: 0.2%
- Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander: 3.9%
- Black or African American: 4.2%
- Hispanic: 15.1%
- Multiracial: 3.5%
- White: 71.8%
- Unknown: 1.3%

Undergraduate: 18,155 (96%)
- Associate & Certificate: 4,057 (22%)
- Baccalaureate: 14,098 (78%)
Graduate: 830 (4%)
Countries Represented: 85
- International Students: 253 (Non-resident aliens) / 593 (Country of Citizenship)
U.S. States & Territories Represented: 45 states and Washington, D.C.
Georgia Counties Represented: 142

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Academics

Academic Colleges: 5 + IESA
Most Popular Baccalaureate Majors:
- Biology (1,266)
- Psychology (803)
- Management (721)
- Marketing (586)
- Business Administration (581)
6 Year Full-time Baccalaureate Graduation Rate (Fall 2015 cohort): 45.8%
1 Year Full-time Baccalaureate Retention (Fall 2020 cohort): 71.9%
1 Year Full-time Associate Retention (Fall 2020 cohort): 60.5%

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Admissions

Baccalaureate:
- Number of Applicants: 8,115
- Acceptance Rate: 78%
- Percent Admitted Who Enrolled: 46%
- Average SAT of First-Time Freshmen: 1133
- Average HS GPA of First-Time Freshmen: 3.50
Associate
- Number of Applicants: 2,787
- Acceptance Rate: 81%
- Percent Admitted Who Enrolled: 48%
- Average SAT of First-Time Freshmen: 1086
- Average HS GPA of First-Time Freshmen: 2.99

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Corps of Cadets

One of only 6 Senior Military Colleges in the United States
Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment (Fall 2021): 710
Gender: 20% Female, 80% Male

Race/Ethnicity:
- Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 3.9%
- Black or African American: 6.9%
- Hispanic: 11.0%
- Multiracial: 5.4%
- Unknown: 1.0%
- White: 71.8%

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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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Cumming Campus

Commuter campus

1,000+ students

Start your undergraduate degree here, or continue your education with one of our graduate programs

Add a new credential or learn a new skill from one of our Professional & Continuing Education programs

Around 20 minutes north of Alpharetta, and less than an hour from Downtown Atlanta

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Dahlonega Campus

Residential campus

7,300+ students

Home to the distinguished Corps of Cadets Boar's Head Brigade

120 different student organizations

60+ undergraduate and graduate programs to choose from

Located in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains, less than an hour from Atlanta

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Gainesville Campus

Commuter campus

7,500+ students

Choose from unique undergraduate and graduate programs

Over 60 student organizations

Home to signature programs such as the Gainesville Theatre Alliance, Georgia Film Festival and the Institute of Environmental Spatial Analysis

Celebrate the start of each school year with the annual Starlight event

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Oconee Campus

Commuter campus

2,600+ students

Complete your first two years of college here, then transfer to the Gainesville or Dahlonega Campus

10+ student organizations

Experience annual events like Oconeefest, Fall Carnival, Spring Fling and more

A few minutes south of Athens, located in Watkinsville, the Artland of Georgia

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