University of West Georgia
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of West Georgia is a public doctoral/professional university in Carrollton, GA (town setting), with 8,413 undergraduates (69% women). It admitted 49% of 8,399 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 930–1130 on the SAT and 17–23 on the ACT. Cost of attendance is $34,693 a year for out-of-state students and $23,640 in-state; aided first-year students paid $14,962 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 43% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, social sciences. The campus reported 0.09 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top 10% for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of West Georgia ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $5,971 in-state · $17,024 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of West Georgia
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of West Georgia teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | United Athletic Conference | 33 | 5 over | 3 | $633k | $19,172 | — | |
| Baseball | United Athletic Conference | 45 | 11 over | 1 | $805k | $17,884 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | United Athletic Conference | 16 | 1 over | 1 | $1.3M | $79,904 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | United Athletic Conference | 15 | at cap | 1 | $1.2M | $80,939 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | United Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | United Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | United Athletic Conference | 156 | 51 over | 1 | $3.5M | $22,735 | — | |
| Men's Golf | United Athletic Conference | 12 | 3 over | 1 | $306k | $25,502 | — | |
| Women's Golf | United Athletic Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $306k | $38,282 | — | |
| Softball | United Athletic Conference | 27 | 2 over | 1 | $569k | $21,077 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | United Athletic Conference | 132 | 87 over | 1 | $408k | $3,094 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | United Athletic Conference | 77 | 32 over | 1 | $416k | $5,406 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | United Athletic Conference | 19 | 1 over | 1 | $563k | $29,623 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.