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UGA’s 2008 First-Year Class Profile

Statistics can't tell you everything about the students at the University of Georgia, but they can at least give you some insight into the people you will be sitting next to in your first English class, belaying the rope as you scale the Ramsey Center climbing wall, or just having a conversation over coffee at the Student Learning Center.

The 4,830 first-year students who began class at UGA in August 2008 represent the most academically prepared entering class in UGA history. Some numbers have been rounded for clarity or consistency. If you want to know more about the class of 2012, take a look at these other interesting statistics.

Overall Enrollment
Overall Enrollment: almost 34,000
Undergraduate Enrollment: 25,335
First-Year Enrollment: 4,830

2008 Applications
Applications Received: 17,334
Applicants Accepted: 9,626
New First-Year Students Enrolled: 4,830

High School Core Grade Point Average
Middle 50% of All Enrolled First-Year Students: 3.63-4.0
Overall Average of All Enrolled First-Year Students: 3.83
Middle 50% of All Enrolled Honors Students: 3.99-4.18
Middle 50% of All Scholarship Students: 4.00-4.17

SAT and ACT
SAT-1 Middle 50% of All Enrolled First-Year Students: 1150-1310
Overall SAT-1 Average of All Enrolled First-Year Students: 1253
ACT Middle 50% of All Enrolled First-Year Students: 25-29
Overall ACT Average for All Enrolled First-Year Students: 27
SAT-1 Middle 50% of All Enrolled Honors Students: 1420-1490
ACT Middle 50% of All Enrolled Honors Students: 31-33
SAT-1 Middle 50% of All Enrolled Scholarship Students: 1390-1490
ACT Middle 50% of All Enrolled Scholarship Students: 30-33

Honors and Scholarships
 
First-Year Students in the Honors Program: Almost 10%
First-Year Students Offered a UGA Academic Scholarship: 9%

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