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
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 2019
Total Students 13,238
Full Time Equivalent 11,437
Undergraduate 10,411
Graduate 2,827
Female 67.14%
Male 32.86%
Degrees and Awards Conferred FY 2019
Total 2,697
Baccalaureate 1,809
Post-baccalaureate Certificate 21
Education Specialist 264
Master 569
Post-master Certificate 1
Doctorate 33
Geographic Origin of Students, Fall 2019
35 U.S. States and Territories and 68 Countries, not including GA & the U.S.
Degree and Certificate Programs, Fall 2019 (Degrees and Majors Authorized)
87 Total Programs
45 undergraduate degree programs
23 master degree programs
6 Education Specialist degree programs
5 doctoral degree programs - 4 Ed.D. programs and Ph.D. in Psychology: Consciousness
and Society
6 post-baccalaureate certificates and 2 post-master certificates
Top 5 Undergraduate Declared Majors, Fall 20191
1. Biology (777 majors)
2. Psychology (694 majors)
3. Management (630 majors)
4. Elementary Education (586 majors)
5. Mass Communications (579 majors)
Top 5 Graduate Declared Majors, Fall 20191
1. Media (443 majors)
2. Elementary Education (361 majors)
3. Teacher Education (272 majors)
4. Professional Counseling (157 majors)
5. Nursing (MSN) (94 majors)
Undergraduate Student-Faculty Ratio, Fall 2019
18:1
Full-time Faculty with Doctorate or Other Terminal Degree, Fall 20182
73.42%
Student Life, Fall 2019
13 Intercollegiate Athletics Teams - NCAA Division II, Gulf South Conference
6 Honor Societies
17 Religious-Based Campus Organizations
12 Sororities
13 Fraternities
Student Government Association
Student Activities Council
Leadership Programs
Over 150 student organizations including departmental, honorary, international/cultural, professional, political,
recreational, religious, social, and special interest organizations.
Financial Aid
$130.6 million from scholarships, grants, federal programs, and loans for both undergraduate and graduate students FY 2018
Operating Budget
$208,855,347 budgeted for FY 2020
Endowment
$34,320,511 FY 2019 (end of year)
External Research Contracts and Grant Awards
$2.177 million awarded FY 2019
Regional Economic Impact*
$604.56 million FY 2018
1Rankings are as of mid-term census date and are based on the self-declared, primary
major. Excludes undeclared/undecided and non-degree students. Counts may have changed
significantly from pervious years due to the Federal Requirement to eliminate "pre-majors"
for undergraduate Title IV funding. In response to this mandatory change, some departments
folded undergraduate "pre" majors into their regular major codes whereas other departments
placed students in "undecided" major codes within their Colleges or areas.
2All 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.
Just the Facts
- Just the Facts 2017 (PDF)
- Just the Facts 2016 (PDF)
- Just the Facts 2015 (PDF)
- Just the Facts 2014 (PDF)
- Just the Facts 2013 (PDF)
- Just the Facts 2012 (PDF)
- Just the Facts 2011 (PDF)