University of North Georgia
Dahlonega, GA · Public · Town (distant) · UNG
Public institution in Dahlonega, GA · 15,542 undergraduates · 72% acceptance rate · $50,135 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 8%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 8%Undergraduates
- Top 14%Cost of attendance
- Top 19%Average net price
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $10,785366th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,009156th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $15,441573rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $18,062266th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $17,750444th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,1351,054th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,0851,014th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 36.9%1,586th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 72.7%1,107th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 72.2%662nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1136563rd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23493rd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 15,542164th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 27.7%1,319th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 67 mi (ATL)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 15
- RDMar 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $40
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 37 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $62,570 | $60,032 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $52,107 | $52,385 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $52,107 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $46,087 | $44,747 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | $45,696 | $38,289 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $44,399 | $45,696 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $42,309 | $39,369 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $42,044 | $39,585 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $41,193 | — |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $38,829 | $37,748 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $38,776 | $34,755 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $38,548 | $37,826 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1873source
- Athletic nickname: "Nighthawks"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Blue and Goldsource
- Motto: ""Truth and Wisdom""source
- Campus size: about 212 acressource
- Formerly known as "{{collapsible list|"source
- Formerly known as "* North Georgia Agricultural College of University of Georgia" (1873–1876)source
- Formerly known as "* North Georgia Agricultural College" (1876–1929)source
- Formerly known as "* North Georgia College" (1929–1996)source
- Formerly known as "* North Georgia College & State University" (1996–2013)source
- Formerly known as "* Gainesville Junior College" (1964–1987)source
- Formerly known as "* Gainesville College" (1987–2005)source
- Formerly known as "* Gainesville State College" (2005–2013)source
- Formerly known as "}}"source
- Athletic conference: PBCsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,493,837 (M $743,847 · W $738,990 · Coed $11,000)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of North Georgia’s 15,542 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In GA
- Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, GA · 14,423 undergrads
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA · 18,260 undergrads
- Georgia Gwinnett CollegeLawrenceville, GA · 11,156 undergrads
- Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GA · 21,029 undergrads
- University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, GA · 7,485 undergrads
- Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA · 7,275 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Weber State UniversityOgden, UT · 15,619 undergrads
- Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MI · 15,676 undergrads
- Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · 15,719 undergrads
- Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, CA · 15,365 undergrads
- University of Nevada-RenoReno, NV · 15,723 undergrads
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, NY · 15,734 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteung.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 482680)
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