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University of West Georgia

University of West Georgia
1601 Maple Street
Carrollton, GA 30118

Official telephone: (678) 839-5000
Website: https://www.westga.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 8,454
Full-time undergraduates: 5,875
Part-time undergraduates: 2,579
Total graduate students: 3,227
Full-time graduate students: 612
Part-time graduate students: 2,615
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.4% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
30.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.3% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
51.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.8% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.2% Nonresident Alien
1.5% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 645 acres
Nearest major city: Atlanta

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
  • cooperative housing
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 54%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 21%
Percent of students who live off campus: 79%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1200
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Student Activities Council; Black Student Alliance; United Voices Gospel Choir; Baptist Campus Ministries; Campus Outreach

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 2

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball  
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball  
Men's cheerleading  
Men's cheerleadingyes 
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's cross-country running  
Men's football  
Men's footballyes 
Men's golf  
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's track and field  
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball  
Women's cheerleading  
Women's cheerleadingyes 
Women's cross-country running  
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's golf  
Women's socceryes 
Women's soccer  
Women's softball  
Women's softballyes 
Women's tennis  
Women's track and field  
Women's track and fieldyes 


GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int

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