University of West Georgia
Carrollton, Georgia · Public · 7,520 undergraduates · westga.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
80%
of 5,067 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
940 to 1130
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$30,220Est.Estimate
$46,380 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of West Georgia
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
80% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$46,380
a year in 2027-28, from a $46,380 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1010
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1010).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- If your GPA is below 3.2, you must send a score.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
- ACT-On-Campus (residual) exam at UWG accepted for UWG admission only
Source: Freshmen/Prior Dual-Enrolled Students | UWG · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Oct31Early Action · October 31, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan31Priority deadline · January 31, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Aug8Other deadline · August 8, 2027
Who gets in
80%
of applicants were admitted: 4,051 of 5,067 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 40% of them sent SAT scores and 17% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 940 to 1130
Reading and Writing 490 to 600
Math 440 to 550
ACT composite 17 to 22
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16000.6%
- 1200 to 139914%
- 1000 to 119942%
- 800 to 99940%
- 600 to 7993.7%
- 400 to 5990.2%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.44
- 4.08.7%
- 3.75 to 3.9921%
- 3.50 to 3.7420%
- 3.25 to 3.4921%
- 3.00 to 3.2414%
- 2.50 to 2.9912%
- Below 2.503.1%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$30,220
a year, in state
$46,380
a year, out of state (tuition $22,100)
- Tuition (in state)$5,940
- Fees$1,690
- Food and housing$12,960
- Books and supplies$850
- Transportation and other$8,780
University of West Georgia published $28,548 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$10,004
- $30,001 to $48,000$9,511
- $48,001 to $75,000$10,647
- $75,001 to $110,000$13,971
- Over $110,000$16,332
Financial aid
43%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$6,475
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
13%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $1,904 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: APRIL 1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: JULY 1
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Georgia programs for residents
HOPE Scholarship
State program · In-state students
Tuition at HOPE rate. 2026-27 examples: UGA $334.47/credit hour ($5,017/semester at 15 hrs); Emory (private) $2,985/semester full-time, $1,493 half-time
- 1160+ SAT or 24+ ACT, Ineligible HS graduate / unaccredited home study / HSE: test-only pathway; graduate from an ineligible high school, unaccredited home study, or HSE diploma; manual evaluation
Zell Miller Scholarship
State program · In-state students
100% of standard undergraduate tuition (public up to 15 hrs; private up to 12 hrs). 2026-27 examples: UGA $5,067/semester for 7-15 hrs; Emory (private) $2,985/semester full-time, $1,493 half-time
- 3.70+ GPA, 1200+ SAT or 25+ ACT, Eligible HS graduate / accredited home study: GPA + test pathway; at least 4 full rigor credits from the Academic Rigor Course List
- 1340+ SAT or 29+ ACT, Ineligible HS graduate / unaccredited home study: test-only pathway; graduate from an ineligible high school or complete an unaccredited home study program; manual evaluation
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
31 of 31
Earn credit with a score of 3
24 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $590Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 1006 or ART 1009 |
| 2-D Art and Design | 5 | 6 | ART 1006 and ART 1009 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 1006 or ART 1009 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 5 | 6 | ART 1006 and ART 1009 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | HIST 3350 |
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | HIST 3350 |
| African American Studies | 5 | 3 | HIST 3350 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 1201 |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | ART 2201 or ART 2202 |
| Art History | 5 | 6 | ART 2201 and ART 2202 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 1107 and 1107L |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | BIOL 1107 and 1107L and BIOL 1108 and 1108L |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 8 | MATH 1113 and 1634 |
| Calculus AB | 5 | 12 | MATH 1113, 1634, and 2644 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 1113 and 1634 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 12 | MATH 1113, 1634, and 2644 |
| Chemistry | 2 | 4 | CHEM 1151K |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1211 and 1211L |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 1211 and 1211L and CHEM 1212 and 1212L |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CS 1301 |
| Computer Science Principles | 5 | 4 | CS 1300 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ART 1007 or ART 1008 |
| Drawing | 5 | 6 | ART 1007 and ART 1008 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1102 |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENGL 1101 and 1102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENGL 1101 and 1102 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ENVS 2202 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIST 1111 or 1112 |
| European History | 5 | 6 | HIST 1111 and 1112 |
| French Language and Culture | 2 | Exemption of FREN 1001 and 1002 | |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN 2001 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FREN 2001 and 2002 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | FREN 2001 and 2002 and XIDS 1XXX-Elective |
| German Language and Culture | 2 | Exemption of GRMN 1001 and 1002 | |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GRMN 2001 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GRMN 2001 and 2002 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | GRMN 2001 and 2002 and XIDS 1XXX-Elective |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1013 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2105 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2106 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1111 and 1111L |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1112 and 1112L |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2212 and 2212L |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2211 and 2211L |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | MATH 1111 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 6 | MATH 1111 and MATH 1113 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 1101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 2 | Exemption of SPAN 1001 & 1002 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 2001 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 2001 and 2002 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | SPAN 2001 and 2002 and XIDS 1XXX-Elective |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 1401 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 1101 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 2111 or 2112 |
| United States History | 5 | 6 | HIST 2111 and 2112 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 1111 or 1112 |
| World History: Modern | 5 | 6 | HIST 1111 and 1112 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
44%
Come back for a second year
78%
Typical earnings
$54,320
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of West Georgia$88,362
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 28 majors here have earnings data.
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