Academics & admin
Division of Academic Enhancement
Offers free tutoring, the Writing Center, supplemental instruction, and academic coaching to help UGA students succeed.
UGA at a glance
32,137
undergrads
38%
of applicants admitted
94%
come back for year 2
87%
graduate
17 : 1
students per teacher
$77,246
typical pay 10 years in
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard.
What a year really costs
After grants and scholarships, by family income. Average: $13,636.
Under $30k $8,995
$30k–$48k $8,715
$48k–$75k $11,169
$75k–$110k $15,969
Over $110k $18,564
Tuition, in state
$11,492
Tuition, out of state
$32,336
Typical debt at graduation
$15,623
20% of students get a Pell Grant
Free stuff most students miss
Getting around
UGA Campus Transit
Free bus routes connecting all areas of campus, including main campus, health sciences campus, and nearby residential areas.
Eat
Dining halls, quick bites and coffee on campus.
Bolton Dining Commons
Dining hall The largest dining commons on campus with all-you-can-eat meals seven days a week. Features Asian stir-fry, pasta, and allergen-friendly stations.
790 S. Lumpkin St.
Snelling Dining Commons
Dining hall UGA's premier late-night dining destination on South Campus, open until 2 AM Mon-Thu.
200 W. Green St.
Oglethorpe Dining Commons
Dining hall Known as O-House, this dining commons in the Hill Community features O'Hacienda Mexican cuisine, Deliciously Southern comfort food, and Oishii ramen…
160 University Ct.
Village Summit Dining Commons
Dining hall East Campus dining hall in Joe Frank Harris Commons, open seven days a week.
Joe Frank Harris Commons, 80 Carlton St.
The Niche Dining Commons
Dining hall Compact all-you-can-eat dining commons on UGA's Health Sciences Campus with hearth oven pizzas, grilled entrees, and a salad bar.
104 Spear Rd.
Starbucks at Tate Student Center
Cafe Full Starbucks menu inside the Tate Student Center, open seven days a week with extended evening hours.
Tate Student Center, 45 Baxter St. Cafe
Jittery Joe's at Miller Learning Center
Cafe Athens' beloved local coffee roaster inside the Miller Learning Center. Serves hot and iced coffee, frosty blended drinks, and pastries.
Miller Learning Center, 48 Baxter St. Cafe
Einstein Bros. Bagels at Main Library
Cafe Inside the UGA Main Library, serving freshly made bagel sandwiches, coffee, salads, and grab-and-go items.
UGA Main Library, 320 S. Jackson St. Cafe
Dunkin' & Newk's at Rothenberger Cafe
Cafe Dunkin' coffee and donuts combined with Newk's Eatery sandwiches and salads on the second floor of Amos Hall in the Terry College of Business.
Amos Hall, 620 S. Lumpkin St. Specialty dining
Chick-fil-A at Bulldog Cafe
Specialty dining One of the busiest dining spots on campus, located in the Bulldog Cafe near Tate Student Center.
Bulldog Cafe, 45 Baxter St.
Panda Express at Bulldog Cafe
Specialty dining Freshly prepared Chinese-American stir-fry entrees, rice and noodle sides at the Bulldog Cafe.
Bulldog Cafe, 45 Baxter St. Specialty dining
FujiSan
Specialty dining Fresh sushi rolls, poke bowls, bubble tea, and gyoza inside Joe Frank Harris Commons on East Campus.
Joe Frank Harris Commons, 80 Carlton St. Specialty dining
Blenz Bowls at the Creamery
Specialty dining Health-focused cafe serving handcrafted acai and smoothie bowls and fresh blended smoothies.
Environmental Health Science BuildingWhere to live
Residence halls, apartments and help finding a place.
Brumby, Creswell & Russell Halls
Residence hall Three nine- and ten-story residence halls on West Campus housing nearly 2,900 first-year students in traditional double-occupancy rooms.
515 Baxter Street
Myers Community
Residence hall Four residence halls on South Campus — Myers, Mary Lyndon, Rutherford, and Soule — housing around 850 students including the Honors Program and…
1055 S. Lumpkin Street
East Campus Village
Residence hall UGA's newest residential community with Busbee, McWhorter, Rooker, and Vandiver halls.
385 River Road
Hill Community
Residence hall Seven smaller, low-rise residence halls on West Campus — Boggs, Church, Hill, Lipscomb, Mell, Morris, and Oglethorpe House — housing around 800…
810 S. Lumpkin Street
Brown Hall
Residence hall Modern residence hall on UGA's Health Sciences Campus, offering undergraduate housing near the College of Public Health in a quieter, off-main-campus…
100 Fox RoadGet around
Shuttles, parking and accessible rides.
UGA Campus Transit
Transit Free bus routes connecting all areas of campus, including main campus, health sciences campus, and nearby residential areas.
150 College Station Rd
UGA Health Sciences Campus Shuttle
Transit Dedicated free shuttle service between the main campus and the Health Sciences Campus on D.W.
501 D.W. Brooks Dr
UGA Bike Registration & Cycling Resources
Biking Free bicycle registration, on-campus repair stations, and designated bike lanes and racks across campus.
150 College Station Rd
UGA Parking Services
Parking Manages permits, pay-by-space parking decks and lots, and enforcement across campus.
150 College Station Rd
Athens Transit
Transit Public bus system for Athens-Clarke County connecting UGA campus to downtown Athens, shopping centers, and neighborhoods.
775 Barber StMajors that pay most at UGA
Typical pay 4 years after graduating. Top 6 of 58 bachelor's majors with published pay.
Management Information Systems and Services $113,184
Biochemical Engineering $111,951
International Business $109,345
Computer Science $107,397
Computer Engineering $99,739
Electrical Engineering $98,280
Source: College Scorecard, field-of-study data.
Your UGA checklist
5 things worth doing early
When you need help
5 things UGA freshmen figure out too late
Watch the video1 HOPE checks your GPA at 30, 60 and 90 hours — and every spring
Student Financial Aid: "HOPE Scholarship recipients must maintain a 3.00 HOPE GPA. Zell Miller Scholarship Recipients must maintain a 3.30 Zell Miller Scholarship GPA." The check happens "at 30, 60, and 90 attempted hours, as well as every Spring semester." The asymmetry is the part to know: you can lose the scholarship at a spring check, but you can only regain it at the 30, 60 or 90 attempted-hour checkpoints. And "a HOPE or Zell Miller Scholarship recipient who has lost their Scholarship eligibility at two checkpoints cannot regain eligibility." The award runs "through 127 HOPE Attempted or Paid hours, whichever comes first." Know where your 30th attempted hour lands — it is usually the end of freshman year.
2 You have to pass a PE class to graduate
Among UGA's university-wide degree requirements: first-time bachelor's students "must pass one semester credit hour of basic physical education", any course from PEDB 1010 to PEDB 1990. It is one credit, and it is easy to forget until senior year when the seats you want are gone. Take it early, while your schedule has room.
3 Your First-Year Odyssey seminar has a deadline
"All first-year undergraduate students who matriculate fall semester 2011 and thereafter must successfully complete one First-Year Odyssey Seminar by the end of their first year in residence." There are over 300 seminars with 15 to 18 students each. It is one of the few first-year classes small enough that the professor will know your name — pick one you actually want.
4 You need an experience to graduate
"All first-year and transfer undergraduate students who matriculate fall semester 2016 and thereafter are required to complete at least one experiential learning activity before graduation." It can be Creative, Global, Internship, Leadership, Research, or Service-Learning. A lot of students meet it through something they were going to do anyway — a lab position, a study-abroad term, an internship — but it has to be an approved activity, so check before you assume it counts.
5 Record the lecture — Gus makes the notes, flashcards and quiz
Gus is an AI college companion built around your actual classes. Record a lecture and it writes the notes, pulls out the key topics, builds a flashcard deck, and makes a practice quiz from what was actually said. The flashcards come back on a spaced-review schedule, so the thing you missed shows up again right before you would have forgotten it. It is free to try.
One more thing
You also have to pass a history and a constitution exam
Every bachelor's candidate must pass examinations on United States and Georgia history and on the United States and Georgia constitutions, unless exempted by designated history or political science courses. Check which of your courses exempts you before you assume it is handled.
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