University of Georgia Teaching Programs

University of Georgia is a public institution situated in Athens, Georgia. The location of UGA is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is University of Georgia?

Contact details for UGA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Administration Building, Athens, GA 30602
Phone:	706-542-3000
Website:	www.uga.edu

How Do I Get Into UGA?

You can apply to UGA online at: https://apply.uga.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for UGA

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into UGA?

UGA has a fairly low acceptance rate of 43%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 38%, and the acceptance rate for women is 46%.

Average Test Scores

About 46% of students accepted to UGA submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 620 and 710. Math scores were between 600 and 710.

UGA received ACT scores from 26% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 32 and 35. Math scores were between 27 and 0. Composite scores were between 27 and 32.

Can I Afford University of Georgia?

The overall average net price of UGA is $32,781. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UGA, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $6,481 a year. That adds up to $25,924 over four years for those students.

University of Georgia Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 30,166 undergraduate students at UGA, with 28,223 being full-time and 1,943 being part-time.

There are also 9,952 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 28,223 full-time undergraduates at UGA, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Georgia students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3,229
Black or African American	1,863
Hispanic or Latino	1,939
White	19,297
International Students	359
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,536

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at University of Georgia. At this time, 43 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 98 countries are represented at UGA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Georgia

In 2022-2023, 7,932 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UGA has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 16th most popular in Georgia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UGA majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Educational/Instructional Technology	68%
Online Educator/Online Teaching	50%

University of Georgia Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Early Childhood Education	0	128	0	78	0	206
Educational/Instructional Technology	13	0	35	17	7	72
General Special Education	0	41	0	19	5	65
General Education	0	0	44	4	15	63
Mathematics Education	0	19	14	20	3	56
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	16	0	34	0	50
Social Studies Education	0	17	0	32	0	49
Science Education	0	9	2	31	5	47
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	22	24	0	46
English & Language Arts Education	0	14	0	26	0	40
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	2	11	24	37
Adult & Continuing Education	0	0	0	26	9	35
Other Educational Assessment, Evaluation, & Research	0	0	32	0	0	32
Music Education	0	13	0	13	3	29
Technical Teacher Education	0	0	0	21	8	29
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	0	0	0	15	10	25
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	0	6	17	23
Multicultural Education	0	0	21	0	0	21
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	0	12	6	18
Elementary Education	0	0	0	0	14	14
Agricultural Teacher Education	0	13	0	0	0	13
Environmental Education	13	0	0	0	0	13
Modern Language Education	0	3	0	9	0	12
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	0	0	10	0	0	10
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	7	0	0	7
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education	0	0	4	0	0	4
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	0	4	0	0	0	4
Online Educator/Online Teaching	0	0	4	0	0	4
Educational Evaluation & Research	0	0	0	0	3	3
Art Education	0	0	0	1	0	1
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	0	1	0	1
TOTAL	26	277	197	400	129	1,029

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Pruddle under License

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