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University of North Georgia Data & Information Overview

423 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
81% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is University of North Georgia Ranked?

#1,182 Best Colleges in Nation
#28 Best Colleges in GA
Liberal Arts Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

University of North Georgia was awarded 423 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked UNG as #1,182 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.

Out of the 68 colleges in Georgia, UNG is ranked at #28.

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Is It Hard to Get Into UNG?

81% Acceptance Rate
56% Of Accepted Are Women
29% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

University of North Georgia has an acceptance rate of 81%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.

Average Test Scores

About 29% of students accepted to UNG submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 623. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of North Georgia  ( 530 to 623 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of North Georgia  ( 510 to 600 )
200
800
UNG received ACT scores from 18% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 20 and 26.

ACT Composite Scores for University of North Georgia  ( 20 to 26 )
1
36

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University of North Georgia Faculty

18 to 1 Student to Faculty
75% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, University of North Georgia is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at University of North Georgia is 75%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  75 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at University of North Georgia

72% Freshmen Retention
35% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at University of North Georgia is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  72 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At UNG this rate is 35%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  35 out of 100
0
100

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University of North Georgia Undergraduate Student Diversity

12,967 Full-Time Undergraduates
24.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
56.5% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 19,019 undergraduates at UNG with 12,967 being full-time and 6,052 being part-time.

How Much Does University of North Georgia Cost?

$10,444 Net Price
24% Take Out Loans
$22,884 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of UNG is $10,444. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for UNG

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$7,943 $8,654 $11,005 $12,843 $13,392

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UNG, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UNG, approximately 24% of students took out student loans averaging $5,721 a year. That adds up to $22,884 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UNG is 5.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do UNG Graduates Make?

$43,064 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from UNG make around $43,064 per year during the early years of their employment. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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Location of University of North Georgia

Georgia State
12,967 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
University of North Georgia is a public institution located in Dahlonega, Georgia. Dahlonega is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

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Contact details for UNG are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 82 College Circle, Dahlonega, GA 30597
Phone: 706-864-1400
Website: www.ung.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNG.UniversityofNorthGeorgia
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNG_News

University of North Georgia Majors

44 Majors With Completions
2,946 Undergraduate Degrees
243 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 44 majors graduated from University of North Georgia. Of these students, 2,946 received undergraduate degrees and 243 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing 188 $63,209
Business Administration & Management 185 $39,928
Teacher Education Grade Specific 184 $38,770
Health & Physical Education 161 NA
Child Development & Psychology 153 $32,223
General Biology 148 $32,249
Marketing 128 $40,658
Criminal Justice & Corrections 126 $36,582
Communication & Media Studies 76 $31,220
Computer Information Systems 63 $54,433

Learn more about the majors offered at University of North Georgia along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at UNG

48% Take At Least One Class Online
15% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 9,107 students took at least one online class at University of North Georgia. This is a decrease from the 14,107 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 9,107 2,816
2019-2020 14,107 3,223
2018-2019 6,013 1,449
2017-2018 5,184 1,219
2016-2017 4,359 1,002

Learn more about online learning at University of North Georgia.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

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