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University of West Georgia

University of West Georgia
1601 Maple Street, https://www.westga.edu/
Carrollton, GA 30118


Website: https://www.westga.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 8,687
Full-time undergraduates: 6,281
Part-time undergraduates: 2,406
Total graduate students: 3,227
Full-time graduate students: 612
Part-time graduate students: 2,615
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
31.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.8% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
51.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.6% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.0% Nonresident Alien
1.6% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 645 acres
Nearest major city: Atlanta

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 55%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 21%
Percent of students who live off campus: 79%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1200
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Black Student Alliance; Student Activities Council; Baptist Collegiate Ministries; Campus Outreach; United Voices Gospel Choir

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 2

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's cheerleadingyes 
Men's cheerleading  
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's football NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's footballyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's golfyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's basketballyes 
Women's cheerleadingyes 
Women's cheerleading  
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's golfyes 
Women's golf NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's soccer NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's socceryes 
Women's softballyes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's tennis NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's tennisyes 
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's volleyballyes 

Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball; basketball; cheerleading; equestrian sports; football; golf; soccer; softball; tennis; volleyball; weight lifting; indoor track; track and field; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int

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