UGA admits Class of 2029, breaking application record

Here are five things to know about the incoming cohort:

• The incoming students had strong academic performances. The middle 50% of those admitted reported a grade-point average of 4.08-4.35, an ACT score of 30-34 and an SAT score of 1300-1470.
• They are coming from all over the country. Accepted students hail from all 50 states plus Washington, D.C.
• But Georgia’s flagship university is mostly admitting Georgians. In what appears to be a sign of success for the school’s in-state recruitment efforts, the class includes students from 154 of the state’s 159 counties. That’s six more counties than last year, as UGA aims to admit students from every county in the state.
• In a happy coincidence, 24 of the admitted students have the first name Georgia. It is not clear if all the Georgias are Georgians.
• They also had extracurriculars. Collectively the class has 16,500 volunteering roles, 23,000 leadership roles and participated in more than 10,000 athletic teams. That’s not to mention the 6,000 experiences they had in creative arts and close to 9,400 jobs they worked. Keep in mind that each student could have had multiple extracurriculars, such as playing on more than one athletic team.

Of course, not every student who earned admission will ultimately choose to attend UGA. And more decisions are coming, as the university on Friday will release information on admitted transfer students; UGA’s enrollment plan aims to enroll one transfer student for every two new first-year students.

“Year after year, the University of Georgia continues to attract incredibly talented students who arrive on campus ready to embrace their role as future leaders,” said President Jere W. Morehead. “I congratulate the students who have been admitted to the Class of 2029, and I look forward to welcoming them to our world-class learning environment this fall.”