The latest class of University of Georgia students is once again setting records. The class of 2021 has 4.0 average GPA and a record average ACT score of 30. More than 5,800 incoming freshmen will begin studying this fall. They were selected from a pool of nearly 24,500 applicants, a record number which is a 20% increase in just four years.
“With our world-class learning environment, booming research enterprise and unyielding commitment to serving others, it is no surprise that the University of Georgia is attracting the best and brightest students,” said President Jere W. Morehead. “I am delighted to welcome this newest class and look forward to all they will accomplish at the birthplace of public higher education in America.”
The incoming class is also bringing increased diversity. The class includes nearly 1,900 students who self-identify as non-white, a 29 percent increase over 2013. There is a 20% increase in African-American students and a 33% increase in the number of Hispanic students.
Incoming students are from 90 percent of Georgia’s 159 counties. The class of 2021 also includes students from 44 states and 15 countries. This fall UGA also will welcome nearly 1,600 transfer students to campus from more than 300 colleges and universities.