Skip to content
College Ledger

Statement · Carrollton, GA

University of West Georgia

Public4-year · Bachelor's degreesCompare with other schools →

  1. Families earning under $30k paid $10,339 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $21,981.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $49,587 ten years after entering, the 48th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 43% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
14,712

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $21,981 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $10,339 and $16,810 a year depending on income at University of West Georgia.

Statement of cost · University of West Georgia

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$21,981
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$10,339
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$12,786
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$6,088

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $10,339; $30–48k: $10,523; $48–75k: $12,957; $75–110k: $15,471; over $110k: $16,810. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$10,339
$30k–$48k$10,523
$48k–$75k$12,957
$75k–$110k$15,471
Over $110k$16,810

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $49,587; the median graduate who borrowed owes $23,970.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$41,000
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$45,491
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
48th percentile among public 4-years
$49,587
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
84th percentile among public 4-years
$23,970
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$15,000

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $41,000; 8 yrs after entry: $45,491; 10 yrs after entry: $49,587. Median graduate debt: $23,970. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $23,970.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$41,000
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$45,491
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$49,587
Median graduate debt$23,970

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of West Georgia
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Educational/Instructional Media DesignGraduate/Professional Certificate240not reportednot reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate/Professional Certificate228not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree226$60,514not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree176$92,868$25,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree169$44,775$26,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree152$56,902$26,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsGraduate/Professional Certificate143not reportednot reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree115$51,526$26,208
JournalismBachelor's Degree102$48,565$27,000
Special Education and TeachingGraduate/Professional Certificate101not reportednot reported
CriminologyBachelor's Degree99$48,072$28,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree95$47,200$25,217
Show all 25 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
MarketingBachelor's Degree89$58,070$26,625
Educational/Instructional Media DesignMaster's Degree82$71,372not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree76$95,558not reported
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree73not reported$29,708
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree67$64,877$26,916
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities ManagementBachelor's Degree56$53,752$28,750
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree48$70,940$25,571
SociologyBachelor's Degree43$41,213$28,875
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree23$104,649not reported
Education, OtherDoctoral Degree11$98,348not reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree14$93,501not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree15$98,657$26,823
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree39$71,784not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of West Georgia: 7,520 undergraduates; 40% of students receive Pell grants; 52% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

52%

11th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

7,520

63rd percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

40%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

73rd percentile among public 4-years

Completion

43%

finish within 150% of normal time

46th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

32%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$36,595

57th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k37%
  • $30k–$48k19%
  • $48k–$75k16%
  • $75k–$110k14%
  • Over $110k15%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k37%
$30k–$48k19%
$48k–$75k16%
$75k–$110k14%
Over $110k15%

Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.