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University of West Georgia
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Overview
Address:
1601 Maple Street
Carrollton, GA 30118
Type: Public institution
Year founded: 1906
Religious affiliation: None
Academic calendar: Semester
Undergrad body: 8,346
Setting: Rural
Endowment: 13,789,367
Application deadline: July 1
Application fee: 20
Selectivity: Selective
Tuition: 3,210 in-state, 12,810 out-of-state
Room board: 5,861
Extracurriculars
Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, television station
Num organizations: 71
Honor societies: Accounting Honor Society; Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology Honor Society); Alpha Lambda Delta (Freshman Honor Society); Beta Gamma Sigma (National Business Honor Society); Delta Omega Chi (Pre-Med Honor Society for Juniors and Seniors); Gamma Sigma Alpha (Greek Academic Honor Society); Gamma Theta Upsilon (Geography Honor Society); Ingram Scholars (Academic Honor Group); Kappa Delta Pi; Kappa Mu Epsilon (Mathematics Honor Society); Kappa Pi; Nursing Honor Society; Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership Honor Society); Order of Omega (Greek Leadership Honor Society); Phi Alpha Theta (History Honor Society); Phi Delta Kappa (Education Honor Society); Phi Epsilon Kappa (Physical Education); Phi Eta Sigma (Freshman Men? s Honor Society); Phi Kappa Phi (Scholastic Honors); Phi Sigma Iota (Foreign Language Honor Society); Phi Sigma Pi; Pi Alpha Alpha (Public Affairs Honor Society); Pi Gamma Mu (Social Science Honor Society); Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science); Presidential Scholars; Sigma Alpha Iota (Music, Women); Sigma Phi Omega (Sociology); Sigma Pi Sigma; Sigma Tau Delta (English); Student Honors Council
Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Baptist Student Union; Christian Campus Fellowship; A Place of Refuge; Muslim Student Alliance; Latter Day Saint Student Association; Fellowship of Christian Athletics; Campus Ministry International; Realm; Wesley Foundation (Methodist), Catholic Student Life; Jewish Student Group;
International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Alliance; NAACP; Latin American Student Organization; International Student Club; Tamashii no Anime;
Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Alpha Phi Omega; Circle K; College Democrats; Eclectic Literacy and Art Magazine; Environmental Awareness Team; Fellowship of Christian Athletics; Frisbee Club; Gay Bisexual Straight Alliance (Lambda); Honors Council; Judo Club; Kayak Club; Skills Club; Soccer Club; Student Activities Council; Student Government Association; The Achievers; The Marathon; UWG College Republicans; University Ambassadors; West Georgia Chinese Kung Fu Society; Writers Block; National Pan-Hellenic Association; Interfraternity Council; Pan-Hellenic Council; West Georgian; United Voices Gospel Choir; Roller Hockey Club; Rod and Gun Club; Recruiting Emerging Alumni Leaders; 1 in 4
Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The West Georgian
Num frats: 12
Frats chapter houses: N/A
Percent frat members: 3%
Num sororities: 8
Sororities chapter houses: N/A
Percent sorority members: 3%
Campus Life
Percent undergrad college owned: 30%
Percent fraternity: 3%
Percent sorority: 3%
Percent campus weekends: 25%
Offer housing: Yes
Percent students college housing: 30%
Campus housing: Yes
Off campus assistance: No
Types available: coed dorms, women's dorms, men's dorms
College owned singles: N/A
College owned doubles: 70%
College owned triples: 30%
College owned apartments: N/A
College owned other: N/A
Num college owned: 11
Sprinkler system: 27%
Fire alarms: 100%
High speed internet: 100%
Campus size: 394 acres
Percent weekends: 25%
Nearest airport: Atlanta (45), Birmingham, AL (100)
Nearest train: Atlanta (45)
Nearest bus: Atlanta (45)
Public transport: No
Cars permitted: Yes
Percent cars: 95%
School employment: Yes
Percent undergrads employed: 20%
Average undergrad earnings: 4,320
Freshmen discouraged working: No
Army rotc: Offered on campus
Navy rotc: N/A
Airforce rotc: N/A
Alcohol permitted: Yes
Additional policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Popular events: Homecoming and Alumni Weekend
Services
Basic: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service
Remedial: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological
Career: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Job six months: N/A
Job one year: N/A
Job two years: N/A
Firms: Educational Institutions,Healthcare Facilities
Library: Yes
Library consortia: Yes
Num books: 521,039
Num subscriptions: 65,517
Num microforms: 1,143,479
Num audiovisual: 10,380
Num ebooks: 65,790
Library facilities: The Thomas B. Murphy Holocaust Teacher Training and Resource Center
Museums: Art gallery, Performing arts center, on campus preschool, archaeological lab, election microscope, observatory, TV Station
Computer course: No
Own computer: No
Computers available: 745
Email accounts: Yes
Internet access: Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Num wired library: 0
Num wired classrooms: 0
Num wired labs: 0
Num wired other: 24
Wireless network: Yes
Wireless areas: in all the libraries, in some classrooms
Wireless capacity: 250
Recommended os: Microsoft
Hosting units: 100%
Student webpages: Yes
Online registration: Yes
Campus safety: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
