Located in Dahlonega, Georgia, University of North Georgia is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 19,291 students in fall 2024, including 18,322 undergraduates and 969 graduate students. It is part of University System of Georgia.
University of North Georgia offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 80 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Registered Nursing, and Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, Other. It awarded 3,129 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 31 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
73% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.
Key figures
19,291
Students enrolled
73%
First-year retention
3,129
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
80
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 80
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
73%
First-year retention, part-time students
61%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
2,251
Associate degrees
370
Master's degrees
269
Doctoral degrees (research)
19
Professional doctorates
52
Certificates under 1 year
37
Postbaccalaureate certificates
56
Post-master's certificates
75
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
19,291
Undergraduates, fall 2024
18,322
Graduate students, fall 2024
969
Full-time, fall 2024
65%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
22,858
Undergraduates, 2024-25
21,616
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,242
Full-time, 2024-25
59%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
57%
Men
43%
White
67%
Hispanic or Latino
17%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
31
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
24%
Students taking some online courses
54%
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University System of Georgia
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Peach Belt Conference
President
Dr. Michael Shannon
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization