2026 First Year and Transfer Final Decision Dates
David Graves February 9th, 2026
Let’s make this short and sweet! Currently, we are finishing up our review season, where we are looking at both our First Year applicants for Final Decisions and our Transfer applicants for Summer/Fall 2026. The good news is that we are at the point where we can let everyone know when we will be releasing […]
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Tags: final decisions, freshman admission, timelines, transfer admissions
2026 FY Overall Data
David Graves February 2nd, 2026
The applications are all in for the 2026 UGA Regular Decision group of students, so here is some detailed information on the total UGA freshman applicant pool for Fall 2026 (EA and RD). Admissions decisions can be overwhelming and confusing, and at times people hear unusual theories, sometimes wild ones, as to how decisions are […]
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Tags: ACT, file reading, freshman admission, GPA, grades, SAT, test scores
Summer/Fall 2026 Transfer Admissions
David Graves January 22nd, 2026
The Summer/Fall Transfer Admission application is now open, and with it comes a few changes or updates. For both freshman and transfer admission, UGA has specific enrollment goals for new students to ensure that they have access to the resources needed to have a successful academic career. The transfer enrollment goal for Summer/Fall 2026 is […]
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Tags: deadlines, timelines, transfer
A Numbers Game
David Graves January 7th, 2026
At UGA, Admissions is in part a numbers game, but probably not in the way you are thinking. Most of the time, when an admissions office is talking about numbers, they are referring to a GPA, a test score, the number of AP/DE classes, etc. But a big focus for me and my office is […]
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Tags: admissions, decisions, file reading
2026 EA Totals and Out-of-State/International Decisions
David Graves December 12th, 2025
Out-of-State and International Early Action decisions will be released at 4 pm EST today, so here are some details about this EA applicant and admitted groups. When you log into your status page, you will see a “View Update” link under the Status Update, and that is where you will see your decision. About 20 […]