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Acceptance Rate 37.70%
Yield 38.30%
SAT Score 1,370
ACT Score 32
Applicants 42,732

UGA Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 37.7% at University of Georgia. Total 42,732 students applied and 16,108 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,370 and the average ACT score is 32.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationhttps://www.admissions.uga.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://apply.uga.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate37.70%
Average Test Scores1,370 SAT / 32 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 37.70%. A total of 42,732 students (17,793 men and 24,933 women) have applied to and 16,108 (6,275 men and 9,833 women) students admitted to University of Georgia.
Among them, 2,364 male and 3,805 female students have enrolled into UGA and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 38.30%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UGA
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants42,73217,79324,93300
Admitted16,1086,2759,83300
Enrolled6,1692,3643,80500
Acceptance Rate 37.70% 35.27% 39.44% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 38.30% 37.67% 38.70% - -
[Chart] University of Georgia Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UGA, 3,785 applicants (61% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 2,356 applicants (38%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,370 at UGA. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,480 and 25th percentile score is 1,270.
The average ACT score is 32 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 34 and the 25th percentile score is 29.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UGA. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of UGA with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UGA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total127013701480
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing640680730
Math630690750
ACT Composite293234
Math272933
English293335
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Georgia, applicants require to submit 6 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - English Proficiency Test, Work experience.
Application Requirements for UGA
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✔
English Proficiency Test✓
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at UGA

The calendar system at University of Georgia is Semester. University of Georgia accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Georgia accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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