2025-2026
Accept rate
34.3%
- Applicants
- 47,464
- Admits
- 16,257
- Enrolled
- 6,195
- Yield
- 38.1%
University of Georgia received 47,464 applications for 2025-2026 and admitted 34.3% of applicants; 6,195 admitted students enrolled (a 38.1% yield). That compares with an acceptance rate of 53.9% in 2016-2017. The middle 50% of enrolled first-year students scored 1250–1420 on the SAT and 27–33 on the ACT. The total cost of attendance was $23,576, and the average need-based grant was $12,809.
| Year | Applications | Admits | Enrolled | Accept Rate | Yield Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | 47,464 | 16,257 | 6,195 | 34.3% | 38.1% |
| 2024-2025 | 42,436 | 16,092 | 6,169 | 37.9% | 38.3% |
| 2023-2024 | 43,416 | 16,148 | 6,150 | 37.2% | 38.1% |
| 2022-2023 | 39,354 | 16,730 | 6,273 | 42.5% | 37.5% |
| 2021-2022 | 39,090 | 15,689 | 5,819 | 40.1% | 37.1% |
| 2020-2021 | 28,024 | 13,549 | 5,646 | 48.4% | 41.7% |
| 2019-2020 | 29,065 | 13,261 | 5,499 | 45.6% | 41.5% |
| 2018-2019 | 26,027 | 12,659 | 5,727 | 48.6% | 45.2% |
| 2017-2018 | 24,165 | 13,052 | 5,826 | 54.0% | 44.6% |
| 2016-2017 | 22,694 | 12,232 | 5,433 | 53.9% | 44.4% |
Relative importance reported in the latest available Common Data Set.
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | ||||
| Rigor of secondary school record | ✓ | |||
| Class rank | ✓ | |||
| Academic GPA | ✓ | |||
| Standardized test scores | ✓ | |||
| Application essay | ✓ | |||
| Recommendation(s) | ✓ | |||
| Nonacademic | ||||
| Interview | ✓ | |||
| Extracurricular activities | ✓ | |||
| Talent/ability | ✓ | |||
| Character/personal qualities | ✓ | |||
| First generation | ✓ | |||
| Alumni/ae relation | ✓ | |||
| Geographical residence | ✓ | |||
| State residency | ✓ | |||
| Religious affiliation/commitment | ✓ | |||
| Volunteer work | ✓ | |||
| Work experience | ✓ | |||
| Level of applicant's interest | ✓ | |||