Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 7,520 undergrads, where 40% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.65
Economic access
Campus size
29% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 42% take some
Where first-years come from
1,419 first-time students
5.3% came from other states and 2.4% from abroad; 92% are from Georgia. Fewer from other states than at 81% of colleges.
- In-state (Georgia)92%
- Other states5.3%
- Abroad2.4%
Top home states
- Georgia(home state)92% 1,308
- Alabama1.6% 22
- Florida1.5% 21
- Tennessee0.4% 5
- California0.3% 4
From 19 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
746
new transfer students, 34% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 66% of colleges.
584 full-time, 162 part-time.
Going on to another college
32%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,233 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
21% of undergrads study part-time.
62% women
Another gender: 0 reported. The college may not record other genders.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 2,835 students.
Housing
Beds
2,835
About 38 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FCS · Atlantic Sun Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
Recent move: Moved from the Gulf South Conference to the Atlantic Sun Conference, 2025–26
How the Atlantic Sun Conference comparesROTC
Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- 7% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 2
- Catholic 1
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Nonreligious and secular
Secular Student Society at University of West Georgia
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
3listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
2listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Lambda-Delta
Theta Pi
LGBTQ+ life
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
0 reported. The college may not record other genders.
Gender unknown: 0
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)