GSW vs UGA Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
UGA has more expensive tuition & fees ($30,220) than GSW ($15,702).
It is harder to admit to UGA than GSW.
UGA has a higher submitted SAT score (1,010) than GSW (1,010).
UGA has higher submitted ACT score (18) than GSW (18).
UGA has more students with 40,607 students while GSW has 3,070 students.
UGA has more full-time faculties with 2,140 faculties while GSW has 116 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Georgia Southwestern State University and University of Georgia.

GSW	vs.	UGA
Americus, Georgia	Location	Athens, Georgia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$4,980 Out-Of-State$15,702	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,180 Out-Of-State$30,220
95%	% Receiving Financial Aid	89%
$5,959	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,749

77.02 %	Acceptance Rates	37.00 %
34.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	38.00 %
1,010	SAT Score	1,270
18	ACT Score	29
36 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
42 %	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
60 %	Retention Rate	94 %
3,070	Student Population	40,607
116	Number of Faculties	2,140
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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