University of Georgia

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Georgia

University of Georgia operates as a public institution located in Athens, Georgia (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 32,137 students of which 34,495 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Georgia is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 37.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,397 and an ACT midpoint of 31. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,936, with published in-state tuition of $11,450 and a Pell grant recipient share of 16.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 88.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 94.0%. Graduates earn a median of $68,726 ten years after enrolling, compared with $57,565 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 696100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 74.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.