University of Georgia

The University of Georgia is a public land-grant and sea-grant research university in Athens, Georgia, chartered in 1785 as the first state-chartered university in the United States. It is the flagship of the University System of Georgia. From a small classical college it grew through Morrill Act agricultural and mechanical instruction into a comprehensive campus of more than 700 acres in a college town.

Academic units include the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Terry College of Business, School of Law, College of Veterinary Medicine, College of Pharmacy, College of Public Health, Mary Frances Early College of Education, College of Engineering, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, Odum School of Ecology, and the School of Public and International Affairs. Graduate students in agricultural and life sciences use experiment stations and veterinary facilities on and near campus.

Enrollment is about 40,000 students, with roughly a quarter in graduate and professional programs and a modest international share. Faculty number more than 3,000. Alumni include former U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk, journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault, and poet Natasha Trethewey.

The university awards master's, specialist and doctoral degrees, including PhD, DVM, PharmD, JD and professional master's. Doctoral study is research-and-dissertation based with coursework; professional schools mix clinics, laboratories and internships. The calendar is semester-based. Assistantships and fellowships are the usual support for research students. Athens is a compact college town about 70 miles from Atlanta.

In the Grad School Navigator directory, University of Georgia lists 298 graduate programs across 45 subjects: 160 master's programs and 128 doctoral programs, with the widest choice in education, health & medical sciences and biology. University of Georgia holds rank 99 in the GSN Overall University Ranking.