University of Georgia Business Programs

University of Georgia is a public institution situated in Athens, Georgia. The city atmosphere of Athens makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

University of Georgia Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, UGA is ranked #63 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. UGA also holds the #3 spot on the Best Colleges in Georgia ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

UGA has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#43	Best Business Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#56	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#60	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UGA.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Insurance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Specialized Sales Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#38	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#50	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UGA has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#3	Best Management Information Systems Schools	College Factual
#3	Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#4	Best Business/Managerial Economics Schools	College Factual
#25	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#42	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#155	Best Schools	Course Advisor

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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/uga.edu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/universityofga

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	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UGA?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to UGA. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 48%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 44%, and the acceptance rate for women is 51%.

Average Test Scores

About 68% 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 630 and 720. Math scores were between 620 and 740.

UGA received ACT scores from 63% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 31 and 35. Math scores were between 27 and 32. Composite scores were between 29 and 33.

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 28% of students took out student loans averaging $6,461 a year. That adds up to $25,844 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UGA is 1.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Georgia Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 29,765 undergraduate students at UGA, with 27,888 being full-time and 1,877 being part-time.

There are also 9,382 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 27,888 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	3,030
Black or African American	1,988
Hispanic or Latino	1,907
White	19,112
International Students	332
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,519

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 2019-2020, 6,158 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.

Online Growth Rankings of UGA

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Georgia was 12.7%. This is the #1,138 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UGA regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Georgia Business Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Finance	0	519	0	0	0	519
General Business Administration and Management	0	206	0	228	9	443
Accounting	0	233	0	172	0	405
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	395	0	0	0	395
General Management Information Systems	0	342	0	0	0	342
Insurance	0	233	0	0	0	233
Business Economics	0	209	0	0	1	210
Entrepreneurship	183	0	0	0	0	183
Advertising	0	178	0	0	0	178
Public Relations	0	132	0	0	0	132
Real Estate	0	131	0	0	0	131
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	129	0	0	0	129
Organizational Leadership	97	0	0	0	0	97
Fashion Merchandising	0	90	0	0	0	90
General Economics	0	78	0	0	0	78
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	9	0	44	20	0	73
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	0	43	0	10	0	53
Management Science	0	0	0	52	0	52
Political Communication	47	0	0	0	0	47
Actuarial Science	43	0	0	0	0	43
General Business/Commerce	0	41	0	0	0	41
Agricultural Economics	0	23	0	9	1	33
Sports Communication	27	0	0	0	0	27
Marketing Research	0	0	0	26	0	26
TOTAL	406	2,982	44	517	11	3,960

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.