The University of Georgia is one of the nation's oldest public universities. Well over two centuries after its founding, the school is still evolving and growing. It has approximately 32,000 undergraduate students, and it has over 20 bachelor's degree programs in over 140 major fields.
The university's six-year graduation rate of more than 87% is well above average, and approximately 9 in 10 UGA students receive financial aid.
The university has an impressive number of students and faculty who earn national awards each year, including Rhodes, Fulbright and Marshall scholars. UGA also houses some of the state's top academic and cultural resources, among them a rare books collection, the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame and the state's official art and natural history museums. The university's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication oversees the Peabody Awards, which honor outstanding contributions in TV, radio and podcast, and digital media.
Fraternities and sororities lead the social scene, and weekends during college football season revolve around cheering on the Bulldogs. Considered one of the country's top college towns, Athens has a great restaurant lineup (try South Kitchen + Bar's duck fat tater tots) and music scene, including a three-day music and arts festival called AthFest.
