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University of North Georgia: Public 1117 3.51 63.08% 78% Georgia Southern University: Public 1115 3.18 60.51% 77% Oglethorpe University [15] Private 1113 e: 3.4 56% 80% 4-year institution USG average: Public(all USG schools are public schools) 1110: 3.12: 74%: Kennesaw State University f: Public 1089 3.20 51.47% 76% Georgia State University ...
In 2012, all USG institutions combined had a $14.1 billion economic impact on the state of Georgia. Georgia Tech in Atlanta and University of Georgia in nearby Athens had the largest impacts on their regional economies: $2.6 billion and 20,869 jobs at Georgia Tech and $2.2 billion and 22,196 jobs at the University of Georgia.
The FN grade indicates that a student has failed a course due to non-attendance. It is calculated as an "F" in the student's grade point average. For students receiving financial aid, failure for non-attendance may require the student to refund to the college all or part of their aid.
Georgia posted a C-plus in the Chance-for-Success category, ranking 33rd on factors that contribute to a person's success both within and outside the K-12 education system. Georgia received a mark of D-plus and finished 37th for School Finance. It ranked 11th with a grade of C on the K-12 Achievement Index. [8]
Initially intended as a night school, Georgia State University was established in 1913 as the Georgia School of Technology's Evening School of Commerce. [23] A reorganization of the University System of Georgia in the 1930s led to the school becoming the Atlanta Extension Center of the University System of Georgia and allowed night students to earn degrees from several colleges in the ...
At most colleges, athletics are a money-losing proposition that would not exist without billions of dollars in mandatory student contributions — a burden that grows greater every year, according to our review of five years of NCAA financial reports obtained through public records requests from 201 D-1 universities.
Georgia State University: Atlanta, Georgia: 53,619 [32] 7 Arizona State University [note 1] Tempe, Arizona: 53,286 [33] 8 University of South Florida: Tampa, Florida: 51,646 [34] 9 University of Minnesota: Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota 51,327 [35] 10 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Urbana/Champaign, Illinois: 51,196 [36]
The student body at Georgia Highlands College is relatively diverse. Over 60% of students are female, and 24% are non-traditional age students (24–65 years old). The median student age is 23. [3] 69% of students are white/Caucasian, 17% are black/African American, and 8% are Hispanic/Latino. [29]