University of West Georgia

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

University of West Georgia operates as a public institution located in Carrollton, Georgia (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 7,520 students of which 10,051 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 West Georgia is categorized as “17” 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 51.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,032 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,786, with published in-state tuition of $6,088 and a Pell grant recipient share of 40.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,970, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 43.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.5%. Graduates earn a median of $49,587 ten years after enrolling, compared with $41,000 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 503400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 61.9% 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.