Just the Facts
Founding History
1906 Georgia General Assembly passes the Perry Act, establishing the Fourth District Agricultural and Mechanical School
1933 West Georgia College, a junior college, established on the campus of the former A&M school
1996 State University of West Georgia
2005 University of West Georgia
Accreditation
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges as a Level VI institution
Initially accredited: 1936
Reaffirmed: 2024
Next Reaffirmation: 2034
Carnegie Classification
2018 classification -- D/PU - Doctoral/Professional Universities
University System of Georgia Classification
Comprehensive University
Identification Codes
IPEDS Code 141334
OPEID Code (6 digit) 001601
OPEID Code (8 digit) 00160100
Control
Public
Campus
Rural, 665.19 total acres
Carrollton main campus, 645 acres
Newnan Instructional Site, 5.55 acres
Brock Property/Tyus Road, 14.64 acres
Enrollment, Fall 2024
Total Students 14,394
USG FTE 11,194
Undergraduate Headcount 9,157
Graduate Headcount 5,237
Female 68.41%
Male 31.59%
Living on Campus 1,922
Degrees and Awards Conferred FY 2024
Total 3,372
Certificates of less than 1 yr 18
Nexus 4
Baccalaureate 1,585
Second Majors on Degrees Conferred 34
Post-baccalaureate Certificate 80
Post-masters Certificate 365
Education Specialist 564
Master 715
Doctorate 41
Geographic Origin of Students, Fall 2024
42 U.S. States and Territories and 54 Countries, not including GA & the U.S.
Degree and Certificate Programs, Fall 2024 (Degrees and Majors Authorized)
117 Total Programs
4 Nexus degree program
48 bachelor degree programs
27 master degree programs
6 Education Specialist degree programs
5 doctoral degree programs - 4 Ed.D. programs and 1 Ph.D. program
18 certificates - 16 post-baccalaureate certificates, 2 post-master certificates,
and 9 undergraduate certificates of less than one year
Top 5 Undergraduate Declared Majors, Fall 20241
1. Psychology (568 majors)
2. Management (523 majors)
3. Biology (494 majors)
4. Nursing, BSN (411 majors)
5. Elementary Education (368 majors)
Top 5 Graduate Declared Majors, Fall 20241
1. EDS in Instructional Technology, Media & Design (816 majors)
2. Certification Ed Leadership - Tier One (545 majors)
3. MAT in Teacher Education (530 majors)
4. EDS - Special Education (346 majors)
5. MED in Instructional Technology, Media & Design (301 majors)
Undergraduate Student-Faculty Ratio, Fall 20242
18:1
Full-time Faculty with Doctorate or Other Terminal Degree,
Fall 20243
80%
Student Life, Fall 2024
13 Intercollegiate Athletics Teams - NCAA Division I, Atlantic Sun Conference
4 Honor Societies
14 Religious-Based Campus Organizations
12 Sororities
14 Fraternities
Student Government Association
Student Activities Council
Leadership Programs
Over 138 student organizations including departmental, honorary, international/cultural, professional, political, recreational, religious, social, and special interest organizations.
Operating Budget
$212,264,634 budgeted for FY 2024
Endowment
$40,395,323 FY2023 (end of year)
External Research Contracts and Grant (per Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Reporting)
2023 - $574,000
Regional Economic Impact*
$614,459,789 FY 2023
1Rankings are as of mid-term census date and are based on the self-declared, primary major. Excludes undeclared/undecided and non-degree students.
2 Full-time equivalent students (full-time plus 1/3 part time) to full-time equivalent instructional faculty (full time plus 1/3 part time). In the ratio calculations, exclude both faculty and students in stand-alone graduate or professional programs such as medicine, law, veterinary, dentistry, social work, business, or public health in which faculty teach virtually only graduate level students. Do not count undergraduate or graduate student teaching assistants as faculty.
3All faculty that hold administrative titles such as Dean, Assoc/Asst Dean, Chair, Director, Vice President, Assoc/Asst VP, Librarian, etc. are counted as part-time.
* Regional Economic Impact (REI) is calculated by the Carl Vinson Institute for Government as part of a University System of Georgia Initiative. REI is only available at the institutional level. The most recent report can be found on the University System of Georgia website.