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The University of Georgia

University of Georgia
Seal of the University of Georgia.svg
Latin: Universitas Georgiae
Former names
Franklin College
Motto Latin: Et docere et rerum exquirere causas
Motto in English

Both to teach and to inquire into the nature of things.

'To serve' was later added to the motto without changing the seal, so the university motto in English now is "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things."
Type Flagship
Public research university
Land-grant university
Regional Sun Grant university
National Sea Grant university
National Space Grant university
Established January 27, 1785 (1785-01-27)
Parent institution
University System of Georgia
Academic affiliation
SURA
GRA
USOG
ORAU
APLU
Endowment $1.017 billion (2016)
President Jere Morehead
Provost Pamela Whitten
Academic staff
2,999 (October 2015)
Students 36,130 (Fall 2015)
Undergraduates 27,547 (Fall 2015)
Postgraduates 8,583 (Fall 2015)
Location Athens, Georgia, U.S.
33°57′21″N 83°22′28″W / 33.9558°N 83.3745°W / 33.9558; -83.3745Coordinates: 33°57′21″N 83°22′28″W / 33.9558°N 83.3745°W / 33.9558; -83.3745
Campus University town; 762 acres (3.08 km2) (Main campus) 41,539 acres (168.10 km2) (Total).
Colors Red and Black
         
Nickname Bulldogs & Lady Bulldogs
Mascot Uga (live English Bulldog)
Hairy Dawg (costumed)
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I FBSSEC
Website uga.edu
University of Georgia logo.svg
North Campus, University of Georgia
Location Bounded by Broad, Lumpkin, and Jackson Sts Athens, Georgia United States
Built 1801, 1823, 1858
Architectural style Federal, Classical, Antebellum
NRHP Reference # 72000379
Added to NRHP 03/16/1972
University rankings
National
ARWU 72-98
Forbes 95
U.S. News & World Report 56
Washington Monthly 55
Global
ARWU 201-300
QS 431-440
Times 301-350
U.S. News & World Report 245

Both to teach and to inquire into the nature of things.

The University of Georgia, founded in 1785, also referred to as UGA or simply Georgia, is an American public Land-grant, Regional Sun Grant, National Sea Grant, and National Space Grant research university. Its primary location is a 762-acre (3.08 km2) campus adjacent to the college town of Athens, Georgia, approximately an hour's drive from the global city of Atlanta. It is a flagship university that is ranked tied for 18th overall among all public national universities in the 2017 U.S. News & World Report rankings, and a Kiplinger's and Princeton Review top ten in value. The university is classified in the highest ranking, "R-1: Doctoral Universities – Highest Research Activity" with the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education classifying the student body as "More Selective," its most selective admissions category. The university has been labeled one of the "Public Ivies," a publicly funded university considered to provide a quality of education comparable to those of the Ivy League.

The university was founded in 1785 as the United States' first state-chartered university and the birthplace of the American system of public higher education. Its historic North Campus is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as a designated historic district. The contiguous campus areas include rolling hills, gardens, and extensive green space including nature walks, fields, shrubbery, and large and varied arboreta. Close to the contiguous campus is the university's 58-acre Health Sciences Campus that also has an extensive landscaped green space, more than 400 trees, and several additional historic buildings.


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