Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
UWG requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
In Fall 2021, a total of 1545 first-time undergrad students enrolled at UWG. Among these students, 284 (0%) submitted SAT scores, while 239 (0%), submitted ACT scores.
The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1035
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 4607 admitted students 284 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
18%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 940-1130. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 500 and 600, while 25% scored below 500 and another 25% scored above 600.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 440 and 530, while 25% scored below 440 and 25% achieved a score of 530. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1035 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to UWG.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 29% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
500-600 -
Math
440-530
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
21
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 4607 admitted students 239 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
16%
Similar to the SAT, UWG requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 16% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 18 and 24, with 25% scoring above 24 and another 25% scoring below 18.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
17-24 -
Math
16-24 -
Composite
18-24
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$40
Undergraduate$40
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UWG during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UWG received a total of 6,610 applications. These applications included 2,463 male applicants and 4,127 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 6,610 applicants, UWG admitted 4,607 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,557 males and 3,040 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,545 students chose to enroll at UWG. This means that 1,545 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 610 were male and 935 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UWG had an overall acceptance rate of 70% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 63% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 74%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UWG had an overall yield rate of 34% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 39%, and for female admitted students, it was 31%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UWG over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
University of West Georgia uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of West Georgia.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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