University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA1601 Maple St, Carrollton, GA 30118-0001
678-839-5000
The University of West Georgia (UWG) is a public university in the U.S. state of Georgia. The university is located in Carrollton, approximately 45 miles (72 km) west of Atlanta. It is part of the University System of Georgia and has an enrollment of approximately 13,000 students. The school was founded in 1906 as the Fourth District Agricultural and Mechanical School, a land-grant college serving northwest Georgia. It became West Georgia College in 1957 and was renamed the University of West Georgia in 1996.
UWG offers over 140 undergraduate and graduate programs of study through four colleges and one school. The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest of the four colleges and offers the most degree programs. It is home to the university's Honors Program and houses the Departments of English, History, and Philosophy, among others. The Richards College of Business is the second largest college and is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The Tanner Health System School of Nursing and the School of Education are the two smallest colleges. In addition to its main campus in Carrollton, UWG operates campuses in Newnan and Douglasville, and a site in Alpharetta.
UWG is governed by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. The university's athletic teams, known as the West Georgia Wolves, compete in the NCAA Division II Gulf South Conference.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 13419
Acceptance Rate: 77.62%
Type: Public, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.westga.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.westga.edu/finaid/
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $25355
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $36410
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at University of West Georgia is $99786.93. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at University of West Georgia. For graduates of University of West Georgia, we saw an average early-career income of $50400.00 and mid-career income of $87700.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.