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.
Institutional profile
Established Solid in mobility, and solid in affordability.- Admission
- 49.4% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 47.1%
8,399 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$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
8,399About 49 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
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.
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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
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Business, nursing, education, psychology, communication, and sciences support both professional and liberal study.
Make institutional fit specific
West Georgia serves the western Atlanta region with career-oriented programs in nursing, business, education, health, and communication.
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.
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.
In the season card
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+
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.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
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.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Admits separately
Psychology, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Admits separately
Biology, General
Journalism
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.
A defining academic feature
Business, nursing, education, psychology, communication, and sciences support both professional and liberal study.
What shapes an ordinary week
Carrollton offers a lower-density college setting west of metropolitan Atlanta.
Where the degree can lead
Regional schools, hospitals, businesses, and Atlanta-area employers provide internship and placement options.