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University of Georgia, founded in 1785, is a public university.
Programs are offered through the Colleges of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Family and Consumer Sciences,
Journalism and Mass Communication, Pharmacy, and Veterinary Medicine; the Schools
of Environmental Design, Forest Resources, Law, and Social Work; the
Graduate School; and the Center for Continuing Education. Its 605-acre
main campus is located in Athens, 80 miles east of
Atlanta. What Makes the University of Georgia Special: America's
first chartered state university (founded 1785); picture-book historic 615-acre campus
with many 19-century structures; great college town (Rolling Stone Magazine's
#1 “campus scenes that rock”); superior students (recipients of Marshall,
Truman, Goldwater, Gates Cambridge scholarships); strong undergraduate research program; Georgia's
HOPE Scholarship keeps costs among lowest for major public universities;
high student satisfaction (93 percent of freshmen return as sophomores);
nation's only stand-alone School of Ecology; home to state botanical
garden, state museums of art and natural history; home of
prestigious Peabody Broadcasting Award; home of NPR radio station WUGA;
among top public universities in number of students studying abroad. Location/Contact
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
ATHENS, GA 30602
General info:(706) 542-3000
Financial aid office:(706) 542-6147
Admissions office:(706) 542-2112University FAQ
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