Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UWG is greatly skewed towards women students, with 65.2% of undergraduate students being women and 34.8% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 9,538, with 6,215 women and 3,323 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UWG is greatly skewed towards women students, with 76.3% of undergraduate students being women and 23.7% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 3,149, with 2,404 women and 745 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 34.8% 3,323 students
- women 65.2% 6,215 students
Graduate Students
- men 23.7% 745 students
- women 76.3% 2,404 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 49.1% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 4,678 students.
Following closely behind are African American students, constituting 33.8% of the student body, with 3,215 students. Hispanic students represent 8.7% of the population, with 831 students, while Mixed race students account for 4.2%, with 403 students. Asian students account for 1.2% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 119 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 10 students.
International students make up 1.0% of the undergraduate population, totaling 94 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.8% of the population, totaling 172 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within UWG.
Undergraduate Students
- White 49.1% 4,678 students
- African American 33.8% 3,215 students
- Hispanic 8.7% 831 students
- Mixed race 4.2% 403 students
- Unknown race 1.8% 172 students
- Asian 1.2% 119 students
- International students 1.0% 94 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 10 students
Graduate Students
- White 62.3% 1,958 students
- African American 26.1% 820 students
- Hispanic 3.9% 123 students
- Unknown race 3.2% 102 students
- Mixed race 2.4% 77 students
- Asian 1.0% 33 students
- International students 1.0% 31 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 47.9% 292 students
- African American 32.8% 200 students
- Hispanic 9.5% 58 students
- Mixed race 5.1% 31 students
- Unknown race 2.1% 13 students
- International students 1.6% 10 students
- Asian 1.0% 6 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 31% 2,919 students
- 18-19 28% 2,703 students
- 22-24 19% 1,841 students
- 25-29 6% 577 students
- 30-34 3% 271 students
- 40-49 2% 151 students
- 35-39 1% 138 students
- 50-64 1% 85 students
- 40-49 23% 727 students
- 25-29 20% 645 students
- 30-34 17% 523 students
- 35-39 15% 467 students
- 22-24 13% 425 students
- 50-64 11% 342 students
- 20-21 0% 14 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of West Georgia in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,474 | 96.28% | |
| Alabama | 34 | 2.22% | |
| Florida | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% |
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