Georgia · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

UGA

Athens, Georgia. 31,310 undergraduate students. 362 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at UGA

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at University of Georgia fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.8% → 0.0%).

PEER OUTLIER · TRENDING BETTER+43%

Public bachelor's-predominant peer

10-year earnings at University of Georgia are 43% above the public bachelor's-predominant peer median ($68.7k vs $48.1k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+11%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at University of Georgia rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 (68.1% → 75.5%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Georgia

Each tile compares this institution to the Georgia median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$68,726+19% · 6→10y
Georgia median $38,208
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$57,565
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
87.2%+28% · '97→'09
Georgia median 41.6%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$16,666+109% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
31,310+42% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
94.5%+1% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
37.2%-51% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$11,180+250% · '00→'24
out-of-state $30,220
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

3.2%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $16,666 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $68,726 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996202432,137
32,13722,67319962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997200979.8%
80%62%19972009
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$18,500
$19,000$8,25019972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 19972009+28%

UGA · completion · 150% rose

62.3% → 79.8%

COMPLETION · 100% · 19972024+116%

UGA · completion · 100% rose

34.9% → 75.5%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962024+42%

UGA · undergrad enrollment rose

22,673 → 32,137

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002024+250%

UGA · in-state tuition rose

$3,276 → $11,450

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+194%

UGA · out-of-state tuition rose

$10,794 → $31,688

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+109%

UGA · median debt rose

$8,849 → $18,500

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

UGA · cohort default rate fell

3.2% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 20082024+30%

UGA · pell share rose

12.9% → 16.8%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 20072020+39%

UGA · earnings_median_10yr rose

$49,300 → $68,726

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 20052020+40%

UGA · earnings_median_8yr rose

$45,100 → $63,005

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 20032020+47%

UGA · earnings_median_6yr rose

$39,100 → $57,565

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Business Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Master's Degree$156,018248 gradsPharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.CIP 5120 · First Professional Degree$136,525128 gradsPharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.CIP 5120 · Master's Degree$129,37018 gradsVeterinary Medicine.CIP 0180 · First Professional Degree$122,677115 gradsNon-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate).CIP 2200 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$117,300208 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$113,101106 gradsManagement Information Systems and Services.CIP 5212 · Bachelor's Degree$111,592342 gradsInternational Business.CIP 5211 · Bachelor's Degree$110,872129 gradsLaw.CIP 2201 · First Professional Degree$108,190200 gradsMarketing.CIP 5214 · Master's Degree$107,61126 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Master's Degree$103,935172 gradsEducational Administration and Supervision.CIP 1304 · Doctoral Degree$102,89222 gradsComputer Science.CIP 1107 · Bachelor's Degree$100,784256 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.CIP 1313 · Doctoral Degree$96,32128 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.CIP 5208 · Bachelor's Degree$95,338519 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Bachelor's Degree$91,429233 gradsBusiness/Managerial Economics.CIP 5206 · Bachelor's Degree$90,785209 gradsInsurance.CIP 5217 · Bachelor's Degree$89,304233 gradsAgricultural Engineering.CIP 1403 · Bachelor's Degree$89,25019 gradsStudent Counseling and Personnel Services.CIP 1311 · Doctoral Degree$88,70212 gradsReal Estate.CIP 5215 · Bachelor's Degree$87,821131 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.CIP 1312 · Doctoral Degree$84,29811 gradsStatistics.CIP 2705 · Bachelor's Degree$83,95143 gradsJournalism.CIP 0904 · Master's Degree$83,29355 grads
Showing top 24 of 96 ranked programs.362 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

96 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

EDUCATION · CIP 13

ENGINEERING · CIP 14

FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19

LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30

PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31

PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

HISTORY · CIP 54

AGRICULTURE · CIP 01

NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03

ARCHITECTURE · CIP 04

AREA, ETHNIC & CULTURAL STUDIES · CIP 05

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at UGA

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$476,541
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 8
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 8year 0year 39
Cost per year
$14,400
HS-only baseline · GA
$35,800
Years to complete
4
CIP family
26

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

UGA graduates earn $X” — not “UGA makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending UGA caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →