North Georgia College & State University

University of North Georgia

Former names	North Georgia College & State University Gainesville State College (consolidated)
Motto	The Military College of Georgia
Type	Public
Established	1873 (1873) (as North Georgia Agricultural College) 1964 (1964) (as Gainseville Junior College) 2013 (2013) (as the University of North Georgia)
Endowment	$27,055,895 (2014)
President	Bonita Jacobs
Provost	Tom Ormond
Students	16,064 (Fall 2014)
Undergraduates	15,507 (Fall 2014)
Postgraduates	557 (Fall 2014)
Location	Dahlonega, Georgia Oakwood, Georgia Blue Ridge, Georgia Cumming, Georgia Watkinsville, Georgia
Campus	Suburban; 212 acres (0.86 km2) (Dahlonega campus) 794 acres (3.21 km2) (all campuses)
Colors	Blue and Gold
Nickname	Nighthawks
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division II – Peach Belt Conference
Website	www.ung.edu

The University of North Georgia (UNG) is an educational institution that was established by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents on January 8, 2013. The consolidation of North Georgia College & State University and Gainesville State College was announced on January 10, 2012, and the name of the new school was announced on May 8, 2012. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) approved the consolidation December 11, 2012. The combined institution has campus locations in Dahlonega, Oakwood (Gainesville Campus), Watkinsville (Oconee Campus), Blue Ridge, and Cumming.

With over 16,000 enrolled students, the University of North Georgia is the sixth largest public university in the state of Georgia. Within UNG, there are five colleges which collectively offer over one hundred bachelor's and associate degrees, as well as thirteen master's degrees and one doctoral degree. 696 students are involved in the university's ROTC program, which has given it the designation as The Military College of Georgia. The university is one of six senior military colleges in the United States.

North Georgia Agricultural College began as a branch of the Georgia College of Agriculture and Mechanical which was created by the University of Georgia (UGA) in 1873 from funds from the Morrill Act. William Pierce Price, a local congressman, persuaded officials at UGA to use part of the funds to establish a branch of the newly created college in Dahlonega, Georgia, Price's birthplace and home. The college opened classes in 1873 with 177 students, 98 males and 79 females, making it the first coeducational college in the state. Classes were originally held in the old U.S. mint building that was shut down during the Civil War. After the college was awarded the power to grant degrees in 1876, the first graduating class received degrees in 1879. The first graduating class of four consisted of three men and one woman, making North Georgia the first public institution in the state to award a degree to a female.