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: 2014
Next Reaffirmation: 2024
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 2022
Total Students 11,914
USG FTE 9,871
Undergraduate Headcount 8,687
Graduate Headcount 3,227
Female 67.80%
Male 32.20%
Living on Campus 1809
Degrees and Awards Conferred FY 2022
Total 3,048
Certificates of less than 1 yr 2
Baccalaureate 1,747
Post-baccalaureate Certificate 18
Post-masters Certificate 1
Education Specialist 434
Master 816
Doctorate 30
Geographic Origin of Students, Fall 2022
31 U.S. States and Territories and 62 Countries, not including GA & the U.S.
Degree and Certificate Programs, Fall 2022 (Degrees and Majors Authorized)
106 Total Programs
2 Nexus degree program
46 bachelor degree programs
24 master degree programs
6 Education Specialist degree programs
5 doctoral degree programs - 4 Ed.D. programs and 1 Ph.D. program
23 certificates - 13 post-baccalaureate certificates, 4 post-master certificates,
and 6 undergraduate certificates of less than one year
Top 5 Undergraduate Declared Majors, Fall 20221
1. Psychology (615 majors)
2. Biology (544 majors)
3. Elementary Education (477 majors)
4. Management (472 majors)
5. Nursing (442 majors)
Top 5 Graduate Declared Majors, Fall 20221
1. EDS in Instructional Technology, Media & Design (429 majors)
2. MAT in Teacher Education (298 majors)
3. Certification Ed Leadership - Tier One (259 majors)
4. MED in Instructional Technology, Media & Design (199 majors)
5. MED in Elementary Education (1848 majors)
Undergraduate Student-Faculty Ratio, Fall 20222
16:1
Full-time Faculty with Doctorate or Other Terminal Degree,
Fall 20223
78%
Student Life, Fall 2022
13 Intercollegiate Athletics Teams - NCAA Division II, Gulf South Conference
2 Honor Societies
13 Religious-Based Campus Organizations
12 Sororities
13 Fraternities
Student Government Association
Student Activities Council
Leadership Programs
Over 170 student organizations including departmental, honorary, international/cultural, professional, political, recreational, religious, social, and special interest organizations.
Operating Budget
$211,577,436 budgeted for FY 2022
Endowment
$35,684,286.00 FY2022 (end of year)
External Research Contracts and Grant Awards
$3.316 million budgeted FY 2022
Regional Economic Impact*
$626.7 million FY 2021
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.