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STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA
1600 MAPLE ST
CARROLLTON GA 30118-0001
General information:(770) 836-6500
Financial aid office:(770) 836-6421
Admissions office:(770) 836-6416
University Homepage

Tuition + Room (2011)
Instate: $5,645
Out-of-State: $15,226
Room & Board(on-campus): $7,168

UGrad Application Fee: $30
Grad Application Fee: $30

Campus Housing Capacity:3045
Freshman Must Live on Campus: No

University Makeup (2011)
# of Undergrads: 11,189
# of Grad students: 2,125
# of Part time: 60
Total Students: 13,314
38% Male, 62% Female

International: 1%
African-American: 26%
American Indian: 0%
Asian: 1%
Hispanic: 3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 12%
Caucasian (non-hispan): 57%
Unknown: 10%

Financial Aid
The average federal financial aid award to full time first time students is 1,922

70% of students receive State/Local grants and the average amount is $2,256

12% receive instiutional grants and the average institutional award is $1,173

52% receive student loans and the average amount is $2,581A & M Scholarships, Alpha Gamma Delta Scholarship, Steve Andre' Rotary Scholarship, Mack C. Baird Scholarship, B.E.S.T. Scholarship, Emory F. and Rosa W. Boyd Scholarships, James E. Boyd Scholarship, L. Wayne Brown Academic Scholarship, Mrs. Jewell Miles Burson Memorial Scholarships, Business and Professional Women's Club Scholarship, David B. Butler Leadership Scholarship, Elizabeth Plunkett Buttimer Scholarship, Carroll/Heard Retired Educators Association Scholarship, Carrollton Parent Teacher Organization Scholarship, Amos and Leona Caswell Scholarship, Betty Reynolds Cobb Scholarship, Coca-Cola Scholarship Endowment, Brenda Busbin Collins Scholarship, Davenport-Cadenhead Scholarship, Felton Denney Scholarship, MacGregor Flanders Scholarship, Fraternal Order of Police #35 Scholarship, Julia Barnes Harlin Memorial Scholarship, J. S. Heath Scholarship, I. S. Ingram Scholarship, Irvine Sullivan and Martha Monroe Ingram Scholarship, Ingram Scholarship Fund of the Forties, Collus O. Johnson Scholarship, Terry C. Kapetanakos Memorial Scholarship, Ladies Over 36 Scholarships, Mary Ann Leathers Memorial Scholarship, Thomas R. Luck, Jr. Scholarship, Henry Lumpkin Memorial Scholarship, Dr. John Martin Memorial Scholarship, Everette O. May, Jr. Scholarship, McCalman Scholarship, McDonald's of Carrollton Scholarship, Virginia Sarah Miller Scholarship, L. S. Mollette Memorial Scholarship, Morgan Oil Scholarship, Newnan Kiwanis Scholarship, Jennifer Lynn Olson Memorial Scholarship, Elizabeth L. Parker Memorial Scholarship, Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship, Robert P. Steed Memorial Scholarship, Henry Sims Varn Scholarship, Joe M. Ward Memorial Scholarship, West Georgia Foundation Scholarships, West Georgia Life Underwriters Association Scholarship, Worthy Family Scholarships, Bowdon Sertoma Scholarship, Carrollton Junior Women's Scholarship, Carrollton Lions Club Scholarship, George W. Carver High School Decedents Scholarship, Lerlie & Millard Copeland Scholarship, Jacob McGavock Dickinson Scholarship, George & Bertha Echols Scholarship, Fitel Lucent Technologies Scholarships, Chi Phi Memorial Scholarship, Chris Gillespie Memorial Scholarship, King Packaging Scholarship, Merlin O. Powers Memorial Scholarship, Roy Richard, Sr. Memorial Scholarships, Rotary Club of Carrollton Scholarship, Suzanne Lankford Sullivan Scholarship, Wasdin Scholarship, W. Brown Basketball Scholarship, W. Brown Football Scholarship, M. Dan Gray Scholarship, Fred F. Hallum Scholarship, H.O. Jordan Memorial Scholarship, C. Henry Lumpkin Baseball Scholarship, Mike Woodward Scholarship, Floyd E. Hoskins ROTC Scholarship, H.O. Lovvorn Scholarship, Sally Pafford Memorial Scholarship, Betty Andre Memorial Scholarship, Art Endowment Scholarships, John and Helen Bobick Memorial Scholarship, Marianne Bobick Memorial Scholarship, David Dugan, Jr. Scholarship, Joyce Entrekin Harris Scholarship, James and Marie Hingerton Scholarship, Mittie Brooks Johnson Memorial Scholarship, Bessie Curran Kepp Award, Grace Talley Richards Scholarship, Roush Family Scholarship, Helen Hunt Whatley Scholarship, Bowdon Area Hospital Authority Scholarships, Roy L Denney Scholarship, David John Favero Scholarship, Arthur & Shirley Gardner Scholarship, Dr. Thomas A. Hart Scholarship, Morgan M. Hutson Scholarship, Ryan Kauffman Biology Scholarship, Lampton Biological Lecture Series Scholarship, Lois Martin Scholarship Fund, Chemistry Department Scholarships, Jack L. Grogan Scholarship, William Lockhart Scholarship, James A. Wash Scholarship, Computer Science Chair Scholarships, Mathews English Scholarship, Willie Maude Thompson Scholarship, Walker English Fund Scholarships, Marianne Bobick Memorial Scholarship, Jewell Miles Burson Language Award, Geology Scholarships, History W. Cope Goodwin Memorial Scholarship, Kennedy History Graduate Award of Excellence, NSDAR American History Award, Vachel Davis Whatley, Sr. Scholarship, William Boling, III Scholarship, Dora Byron Memorial Scholarship, Ovid Davis Scholarships, Friends of Theater, New Talent Award, Mildred Fokes Godard Theatre Arts Scholarship, Ossie McCord McLarty Scholarship, David Carter Neale Scholarship, Harold Newell Scholarship, George Fields Whatley Scholarship, Shirley Caffee Boykin Scholarship, Capt. David Cooley Memorial Scholarship, Marion Crider Scholarship, Dr. Georgia Martin Scholarship, Chatty Pittman Memorial Scholarship, Vachel Davis Whatley, Jr. Scholarship, Shirley Caffee Boykin Music Scholarship, Annice Whatley Cameron Scholarship, Kelly Drake Memorial Music Scholarship, Vachel V. Driver Memorial Scholarship, DeVonner J. Ingram Music Scholarship, Lit-Mu Opera Scholarship, McDonald's Music Scholarships, Miriam C. Merrell Scholarship,Mary Lou Munn Memorial Scholarship, Music Miscellaneous Scholarships, Presbyterian Music Scholarship, Steve Zachariah Smith Music Scholarship, Sony Music Scholarship, Charles Wadsworth Scholarship, Elizabeth Gellerstedt Wright Memorial Scholarship, Ayers/Hudson Memorial Nursing Scholarships, DeVillier Family Trust Fund Scholarship, Betty Griffith Memorial Scholarship, Dr. Claudette Hayes Scholarship, Higgins General Hospital Scholarship, Jean Aycock McCauley Scholarship, Nursing Department Scholarships, Earnest M. Sewell Scholarship, Arta Mae Whatley Scholarship, Burdett and Shirley Wantland Scholarship, Major Allando A. Case Scholarship, Physics & Engineering Club Scholarship, George T. Bagby Scholarship, Dudley Crosson Scholarship, Lee W. Wash Political Science Award, Jud Whatley Scholarship, Cleo Margaret Hackney Memorial Scholarship, Humanistic Psychology Award, Deborah Headrick Memorial Scholarship, Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Scholarships, Berta Fields Whatley Scholarship, John Walton Whatley Scholarship, Major General John A. Beall Scholarship, D.W. Brooks/Goldkist of West Georgia Scholarship, Charles W. Cox Memorial Scholarship, Gibson/Overton/Peete Memorial Scholarship Fund, Earline J. Powers Business Education Scholarship, Purchasing & Management Association of West Georgia, Inc. Scholarship, Richards College of Business Fund Scholarships, Hugh W. Richards Memorial Scholarship, Roof Drainage Equipment Scholarship, Kennard Seforth Varn Scholarship, Yeager Family Scholarship, Murry M. Webb Scholarship, Jimmy Couch Memorial Scholarship, Garrett, Stephens, & Thomas Scholarship, Georgia Society of CPA's Scholarship, Eugene O. Poindexter Scholarship, Naomi Satterfield Scholarship, West Georgia Accounting/Finance Scholarship, Homer A. Hunt Scholarship, Suzanne Lankford Sullivan Memorial Scholarship, W. Glenn Moore Memorial Scholarship, Henry M. Cameron Scholarship, Dr. Frank R. Hunsicker Memorial Award, Paula Waters - Benchmark Brokers Scholarship, Dag Folger Memorial Scholarship, Bernice Freeman Memorial Scholarship, Sadie M. Hughes Scholarship, Hugh McTeer Memorial Scholarship, Pearl Nix Scholarship, Pilot Club of Carrollton Scholarship, Dr. Thomas W. Sills Scholarship, John Pershing Memorial Scholarship, Mary White Davidson Scholarship, Sally L. Fisher Memorial Scholarship, Dr. Prentice L. Gott Family Scholarship, Connie Wright Gunter Scholarship, Judy Kerr Memorial Scholarship, Joe H. McGiboney Scholarship, Peggy Steelmon Award, Edwin M. Blue Scholarship, CHREA 21st Century Fund Scholarship, Dave Dugan Scholarship, Dot McNabb Scholarship, Robert Reeves Scholarship, Priscilla Bennett Family Scholarship, Carrollton Civitan Scholarships, Moselle T. Chappell Scholarship, Herbert S. and Pauline T. Hatton Scholarship, Pathfinders Civitan Scholarship, George Colyer Scholarship, David J. Favero Memorial Fund Student, Research Assistance Program, Ted & Maryon Hirsch Scholarship, Leona Ingram Scholarship, Annie Belle Weaver Memorial Scholarship, Advanced Academy of Georgia Scholarships in Honor of Dr. Julian Stanley, James E. Boyd Presidential Scholarship, Elizabeth C. Boyd Presidential Scholarship, Carroll EMC Presidential Scholarship, CFB Presidential Scholarship, Citizens Bank & Trust of West Georgia (CB&T) Presidential Scholarship, Chester Gibson Endowment Scholarship, Patricia Hughes Memorial Scholarship, J. Albert and Martha H. Jones Presidential Scholarships, Leon Massey Presidential Scholarships, Richards Family Presidential Scholarship, System & Methods (SMI) Presidential Scholarship, Presidential Scholarships, Dee (Delores D.) Cannon Scholarship, Grace Talley Richards Travel Award, Newnan Center Scholarship, Mary Auger Royal Scholarship, Times Georgian Journalism Scholarship, Frances Parkman Journalism Scholarship, Render Lee Whatley Scholarship


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Public 4 year or above Institution
Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
Masters Colleges and Universities I
Average ACT: 20.0

Special Programs
Teacher Certifications

Admissions Requirements
Secondary School Record Required
Secondary School GPA Required
Secondary School Rank Neither required nor recommended
Test Scores Required
Competencies Neither required nor recommended
Test EOFL Required

Special Credits
HS College Credit: Yes
AP Credit: Yes
Life Experience Credit: No
Special Credits(other): No

Applicants Admitted %
55% men vs 55% women admitted

Applicants vs Admissions
Number of Men Applicants: 2,583
Number of Women Applicants: 4,047
Number of Men Admitted: 1,429
Number of Women Admitted: 2,207

Student Services
Library On Campus
Remedial Services
Counseling Services
Employment Services
Placement Services

Majors  Hide Majors
• Accounting
• Anthropology
• Art/Art Studies General
• Biology Teacher Education
• Biology/Biological Sciences General
• Business Administration and Management General
• Business Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education Post-master's certificate
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Chemistry General
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences General
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Post-master's certificate
• Criminology
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts General
• Economics General
• Economics Other
• Education Other Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Educational Leadership and Administration General
• Educational Leadership and Administration General Post-master's certificate
• Educational/Instructional Technology
• Educational/Instructional Technology Post-master's certificate
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Elementary Education and Teaching Post-master's certificate
• English Language and Literature General
• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies
• Finance General
• Foreign Languages Literatures and Linguistics Other
• Geography Other Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Geography
• Geology/Earth Science General
• German Language and Literature
• History General
• International Economics
• International Relations and Affairs
• Journalism
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Post-master's certificate
• Management Information Systems General
• Marketing/Marketing Management General
• Mathematics General
• Mathematics Other
• Museology/Museum Studies Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Music Performance General
• Music Teacher Education
• Parks Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management General
• Philosophy
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Physics General
• Political Science and Government General
• Psychology General
• Public Administration
• Public/Applied History Postbaccalaureate certificate
• Reading Teacher Education
• Real Estate
• Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching Post-master's certificate
• Sociology
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Special Education and Teaching General
• Special Education and Teaching General Post-master's certificate
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

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