by our College Data Analytics TeamUniversity of West Georgia earned 29 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 5 in the top 1%, 9 in the top 5%, 5 in the top 10% and 10 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 219 in Most Focused for Instructional Media Design, a top 1% award.
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Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
University of West Georgia holds 29 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 14 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 5 |
| Top 5% | 9 |
| Top 10% | 5 |
| Top 15% | 10 |
| Total | 29 |
University of West Georgia is best known for Education: 14 of its 25 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Instructional Media Design, Teacher Education Grade Specific and Educational Administration.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Diversity (Georgia) | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Age Diversity (Georgia) | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular (Georgia) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journalism | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Educational Administration | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Instructional Media Design | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Other Education | ||||
| Best Value | ✓ | |||
| Special Education | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Student Counseling | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation Administration | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminology | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ |
University of West Georgia earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #74 of 259 in Basketball (D2) (top 29%).
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, University of West Georgia earned 1 badge across 1 online program; its highest placement is #10 of 90 in Most Popular Online for Student Counseling.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student Counseling | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, University of West Georgia earned 3 badges; its highest placement is #368 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for Veterans | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked Veterans | ✓ | |||
| Nursing | ||||
| Top Ranked Veterans | ✓ |
These rankings are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. University of West Georgia appears in 241 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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