乔治亚大学创建于1785年,历史十分久远,是美国公办高等教育的发源地——第一所由州出资赞助支持的大学。乔治亚大学的首位校长以及一位校董事会成员曾经代表本州参与起草和签署了《独立宣言》。现在,乔治亚大学是本州最古老且最多元化的高等教育机构。
乔治亚大学在全美国高校中最早提出社会服务的概念,把社会服务置于同教学和科研同等重要的地位。在过去的二百年多年当中,学校始终保持在该领域的领先地位。社会服务既是学校的光荣传统,也是应对21世纪挑战的要求。卡尔文森政府研究院以是学校从事社会服务的最大的专职部门。乔治亚大学积极参与州内的种种重要事务如历史文化遗产的保护、维修等相关文献数据的保存,对该州有巨大的影响力。
乔治亚大学现有学生约33,600名,下设15所学院,分别是:农业与环境科学学院,文理学院,商学院,生态学院,教育学院,环境与设计学院,家庭与消费科学学院,森林与自然资源学院,新闻与大众传媒学院,法学院,制药学院,公共健康学院,公共与国际事务学院,社会工作学院,兽医学院。可提供173 个不同领域中19种的学士学位,以及130个不同领域中的25种硕士学位。
乔治亚大学图书馆有超过 400万的藏书,并收集有全美国最多的地图,被美国研究型图书馆联合会评为全美113所研究型图书馆的前三名。学校设施还有研究实验室、图书馆、礼拜堂、学生活动中心、书局、大礼堂、计算机中心 、博物馆、餐厅等。运动设施包括篮球、游泳池、体育馆等。
学术声誉
乔治亚大学在《2007美国新闻与世界报道》的全美大学综合排名中列第62位,全国公立研究型大学排第20。各专业的排名如下:
景观建筑专业全美名列前茅;
法学院排为全美第36,公立大学中第15;
新闻与大众传媒学院的公共关系研究生课程排全美第4,广告学研究生课程第5,广播电视研究生课程第12;
公共与国际事务学院的公共事务研究生课程排全美第4;
教育学院研究生课程排全美第26,公立大学中第17;
数学系的数字理论研究生课程排全美第10;社会工作学院排为全美第28;
社会工作学院排为全美第28;
兽医学院排第9;
制药学院排第22。
乔治亚大学的微生物学系以其广泛的微生物系统研究闻名,14位教职员中有一半获得过国家级的重要奖项,在2003年度由许多基金会和赞助商了提供高达270万的研究经费,并发表超过70多份的科学类文摘。
乔治亚大学的商学院也很知名,《商务周刊》把它评为全美前50,公立大学中前20。《美国新闻与世界报道》把商学院的会计学课程排24,信息系统管理硕士课程排13,保险第2,房地产管理第2,市场营销第21,MBA排第46。《福布斯》杂志调查学生读MBA后的收入,乔治亚大学的毕业生列全美前 50,公立大学中第18。
乔治亚大学为新生中98%的本州学生提供奖学金用以支付学会,因此在《2006美国新闻与世界报道》排出的“最值公立大学”中排第7,“最值全美大学”中排第45;Kiplinger杂志排出的“最值公立大学”中排第10。《普林斯顿评价》评出的“最值大学”中排第九。《钱》杂志考察了美国1100 所院校,乔治亚大学被评为前9位可以免费上的大学。《华尔街日报》把它评为花费低、安全、学术质量高最受学生及其家庭关注的 16所“热点学校”之一。
地理位置
乔治亚大学位于乔治亚州东北部的雅典城(Athens),距州府亚特兰大90公里,是全美国最大的大学城之一。乔治亚州农业很发达,旅游业也很盛, 每年由州外之地来此游乐的人, 花费多至四亿美元。
雅典城附近为幅员辽阔的森林,十分潮湿。这里气候变化明显,夏天为潮湿的天气,平均温度摄氏20度-32度。冬天气候干冷,会到摄氏零度左右。雅典城每年有许多艺术文化的盛宴,生活便利,课业之余可以参观城内的博物馆、艺术馆,或是从事户外的休闲游憩活动。
School Type
State-supported, Coed
Setting
Suburban 1289-acre campus with easy access to Atlanta
Degrees Offered
Certificates, Bachelor“s, Master‘s, Doctoral, First Professional, Post-Master’s, Postbachelor‘s, and First Professional Certificates
Entrance Difficulty
Moderately difficult , 56% of applicants were admitted
Application Deadlines
4/1 (transfers)
Admissions
Freshman
Admission: 17,207 applied; 9,569 admitted; 4,791 enrolled Average high school GPA: 3.59
Test Scores
SAT critical reading scores over 500 94%
SAT math scores over 500 96%
SAT writing scores over 500 95%
ACT scores over 18 99%
SAT critical reading scores over 600 58%
SAT math scores over 600 62%
SAT writing scores over 600 57%
ACT scores over 24 84%
SAT critical reading scores over 700 11%
SAT math scores over 700 14%
SAT writing scores over 700 12%
ACT scores over 30 20%
Applying
Options: electronic application, early admission, early action, deferred entrance
Application fee: $50
Required: high school transcript, counselor evaluation
Recommended: essay or personal statement, minimum 2.0 GPA
Application deadlines: 1/15 (freshmen), 4/1 (transfers)
Notification: 4/1 (freshmen), 12/15 (early action), continuous (transfers)
Cost and Financial Aid
Costs (2009-10)
Tuition: State resident $6070 full-time, $203 per credit part-time; nonresident $24,280 full-time, $882 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, location, and program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, location, and program. No tuition increase for student’s term of enrollment
Required fees: $1460 full-time, $730 part-time
Room and board: $8046; room only: $4524. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility
Waivers: Senior citizens
Financial Aid
Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2008, 11,747 applied for aid, 6,867 were judged to have need, 2,474 had their need fully met. 380 Federal Work-Study jobs (averaging $2594)
In 2008, 1547 non-need-based awards were made
Average percent of need met: 75%
Average financial aid package: $8498
Average need-based loan: $3790
Average need-based gift aid: $6918
Average non-need-based aid: $1906
Average indebtedness upon graduation: $14,343
Student Body
Undergraduate Student Population
25,467 undergraduate students, 58% women, 42% men, 6% transferred in, 7% African American, 7% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% Hispanic American, 0.2% Native American
International Population
0.7% representing 127 other countries
Housing Info
27% live on campus
Campus Life
Housing: On-campus residence required for freshman year
Options: Coed, women-only, disabled students, Campus housing is university owned. Freshman campus housing is guaranteed
Activities: Drama/theater group, student-run newspaper, radio and television station, choral group, marching band, Intramurals, Recreational sports program, Communiversity, University Union, Red Coat Band, national fraternities, national sororities
Most popular organizations: Intramurals, Recreational sports program, Communiversity, University Union, Red Coat Band
Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late-night transport/escort service, controlled dormitory access
Student services: Health clinic, personal/psychological counseling, women‘s center, legal services
Academic Programs
Special study options: Academic remediation for entering students, accelerated degree program, adult/continuing education programs, advanced placement credit, cooperative education, distance learning, double majors, honors programs, independent study, internships, off-campus study, part-time degree program, services for LD students, student-designed majors, study abroad, summer session for credit
ROTC: Army (b), Air Force (b)
School Calendar: Semesters
Faculty
Total: 2,178
Full-time: 81% full-time
Student/faculty ratio: 18:1
Athletics
Member: NCAA, Division: All Division I, except: Football (Division I-A)
Scholarship sports
Baseball (m), basketball, cross-country running, equestrian sports (w), football (m), golf, gymnastics (w), soccer (w), softball (w), swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball (w)
Nonscholarship sports
Cheerleading, soccer (m-club), volleyball (m-club)
Intramural sports
Badminton M(c)/W(c), baseball M(c), basketball M/W, crew M(c)/W(c), cross-country running M/W, equestrian sports M(c)/W(c), fencing M(c), football M, golf M/W, ice hockey M(c), lacrosse M(c)/W(c), racquetball M/W, rugby M(c)/W(c), sailing M(c)/W(c), soccer M/W, softball M/W, swimming and diving M/W, tennis M/W, ultimate Frisbee M(c)/W(c), volleyball M/W, water polo M(c)/W(c), weight lifting M/W, wrestling M(c)
Intercollegiate sports
Baseball M(s), basketball M(s)/W(s), cheerleading M/W, cross-country running M(s)/W(s), equestrian sports W(s), golf M(s)/W(s), gymnastics W(s), soccer M(c)/W(s), softball W(s), swimming and diving M(s)/W(s), tennis M(s)/W(s), track and field M(s)/W(s), volleyball M(c)/W(s)
School Facilities
Facilities/Endowment
Main Library Name: Ilah Dunlap Little Memorial Library
Other Library: 2
Collection: 4.6 million titles; 49,097 serial subscriptions;
Endowment: $697.2 million
Contact Info
Ms. Nancy McDuff, Associate Vice President for Admissions and Enrollment
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: 706-542-8776
优势专业
法学 医学 艺术设计
课程设置
乔治亚大学现有学生约33,600名,下设15所学院,分别是:农业与环境科学学院,文理学院,商学院,生态学院,教育学院,环境与设计学院,家庭与消费科学学院,森林与自然资源学院,新闻与大众传媒学院,法学院,制药学院,公共健康学院,公共与国际事务学院,社会工作学院,兽医学院。可提供173 个不同领域中19种的学士学位,以及130个不同领域中的25种硕士学位。
申请条件
本科要求高中毕业, TOEFL最低 79-80;硕士要求本科毕业,由相关工作经验,TOEFL最低 79-80 本科生 TOEFL79.00 IELTS6.00 SAT608.00 ACT26.00 A-LEVEL0.00 GPA3.00 研究生 TOEFL79.00 IELTS6.00 GRE0.00 GMAT0.00 LSAT0.00 GPA3.00
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