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Carrollton, GA · Public · 7,520 undergraduates · town

University of West Georgia

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West Georgia serves the western Atlanta region with career-oriented programs in nursing, business, education, health, and communication.

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Institutional profile

Established Solid in mobility, and solid in affordability.
Academic Steady Affordability Solid Career Steady Mobility Solid Experience Emerging
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Solid
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Solid
Student experience Emerging
Admission
49.4% admitted

8,399 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
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Completion
47.1%

$49,587 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets University of West Georgia apart

Academic design

Business, nursing, education, psychology, communication, and sciences support both professional and liberal study.

Campus pattern

Carrollton offers a lower-density college setting west of metropolitan Atlanta.

Career & value signal

Regional schools, hospitals, businesses, and Atlanta-area employers provide internship and placement options.

Can I get in?

49.4% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

8,399

About 49 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 49.4%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%930–1130
8001260
ACT middle 50%17–23
1327

Of admitted students, 53% submitted an SAT, and 29% submitted an ACT. Use your score when it adds strength to the application; withhold it when it does not.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA9%

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for University of West Georgia, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What University of West Georgia weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Business, nursing, education, psychology, communication, and sciences support both professional and liberal study.

02

Make institutional fit specific

West Georgia serves the western Atlanta region with career-oriented programs in nursing, business, education, health, and communication.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiver$40 application fee

Fee waiver: not accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$25,830
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$13,000
Affordability profileSolid

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Average annual cost by household income at University of West Georgia

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years47.1%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one76.7%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$49,587

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Psychology, General

Recent graduates169
Median earnings$43,731

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates152
Median earnings$62,588

Admits separately

Biology, General

Recent graduates115
Median earnings$47,252

Journalism

Recent graduates102
Median earnings$47,891

Admits separately

What is campus life like?

University of West Georgia beyond the classroom

Carrollton offers a lower-density college setting west of metropolitan Atlanta.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Business, nursing, education, psychology, communication, and sciences support both professional and liberal study.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Carrollton offers a lower-density college setting west of metropolitan Atlanta.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Regional schools, hospitals, businesses, and Atlanta-area employers provide internship and placement options.

7,520 undergraduatesSoutheasttown setting54.1% of first-year students live on campus