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Transfer Student Profile

Approximately 1,798 transfer students entered the University of Georgia in 2006.

Building with Ionic ColumnsTop 10 Intended Majors for Transfer Students

Business
Biology
Psychology
Art
English
History
Political Science
Exercise and Sports Science
Unspecified
Agribusiness

The average admitted transfer student GPA is 3.34.
This is the highest GPA ever posted by a transfer class at UGA.

UGA transfer students applied most frequently from these in-state schools:

  1. Gainesville College*
  2. Georgia Perimeter College*
  3. Georgia Southern University*
  4. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College*
  5. Young Harris College
  6. Georgia State University*
  7. Georgia College and State University*
  8. Kennesaw State University*
  9. North Georgia
  10. Valdosta State University*

*University System of Georgia institution

Demographics of transfer students entering UGA in 2005

  • Gender ratio: 50% male, 50% female
  • 15% identify themselves as non-caucasian
  • Middle 50% GPA of admitted students: 3.11 - 3.64
  • 57 students entered with a 4.0 GPA
  • In the last three years, UGA transfer students applied most frequently from these out-of-state schools:

    1. Auburn University
    2. Florida State University
    3. University of Mississippi
    4. University of Alabama
    5. University of Colorado
    6. University of Tennessee at Knoxville
    7. Appalachian State University
    8. Clemson University
    9. Jacksonville State University