University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA · Public · Town (distant) · UWG
Public institution in Carrollton, GA · 7,485 undergraduates · 49% acceptance rate · $49,587 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 16%Acceptance rate
- Top 16%Undergraduates
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
- $15,450721st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,971208th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $17,024661st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $23,504587th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,9701,123rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,5871,088th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,0001,152nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 42.7%1,425th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 76.0%903rd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 49.4%256th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1044855th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21701st highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7,485341st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 41.8%630th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 39 mi (ATL)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 39 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $67,979 | $66,870 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $58,402 | $64,990 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $46,087 | $42,682 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $43,638 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $41,859 | $38,924 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $41,193 | $34,704 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $40,821 | $33,993 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $40,295 | $37,448 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $39,369 | — |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $38,906 | $38,670 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $36,992 | $35,179 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $36,061 | $35,711 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1906source
- Athletic nickname: "Wolves"source
- University Stadium seats about 9,500source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- Mascot: Wolfiesource
- Motto: "Go West, Go Wolves!"source
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Plays for the "Peach State Bragging Trophy (The Peach Basket)" (since 1983)source
- Notable alum: Lil Nas Xsource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,807,617 (M $2,515,541 · W $1,292,076)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of West Georgia’s 7,485 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In GA
- Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA · 7,275 undergrads
- Valdosta State UniversityValdosta, GA · 6,858 undergrads
- Middle Georgia State UniversityMacon, GA · 6,655 undergrads
- Albany State UniversityAlbany, GA · 5,829 undergrads
- Georgia College & State UniversityMilledgeville, GA · 5,599 undergrads
- Columbus State UniversityColumbus, GA · 5,537 undergrads
Elsewhere
- University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, MN · 7,475 undergrads
- Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC · 7,462 undergrads
- Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA · 7,510 undergrads
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, FL · 7,516 undergrads
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, FL · 7,535 undergrads
- University of ChicagoChicago, IL · 7,540 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitewestga.edu
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