Public university system in Georgia, United States
University System of Georgia
Abbreviation
USG
Formation
1931
Purpose
educational oversight
Headquarters
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Membership
26 public colleges and universities, with a combined endowment of approx. $4.5 billion
Chancellor
Sonny Perdue[1]
Students
344,392[2]
Website
www.usg.edu
UGA
GT
Augusta University
Georgia State
Georgia Southern
Kennesaw State
West Georgia
Valdosta State
Albany State
Clayton State
Columbus State
Fort Valley State
Georgia College
Georgia Southwestern State
Middle Georgia State
Savannah State
North Georgia
Abraham Baldwin
AMSC
Coastal Georgia
Dalton State
East Georgia State
Georgia Gwinnett
Georgia Highlands
Gordon State
South Georgia State
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University System of Georgia Locations. Black: Research Universities; Red: Regional Comprehensive Universities; Yellow: State Universities; Green: State Colleges.
The University System of Georgia (USG) is the government agency that includes 26 public institutions of higher learning in the U.S. state of Georgia. The system is governed by the Georgia Board of Regents. It sets goals and dictates general policy to educational institutions as well as administering the Public Library Service of the state which includes 58 public library systems. The USG also dispenses public funds (allocated by the state's legislature) to the institutions but not the lottery-funded HOPE Scholarship. The USG is the sixth largest university system in the United States by total student enrollment, with 344,392 students in 26 public institutions as of 2023.[2] USG institutions are divided into four categories: research universities, regional comprehensive universities, state universities, and state colleges.
The system designates four institutions as "research universities": Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Georgia, Augusta University, and Georgia State University.[note 1][3][4] The University of Georgia is the state and system's flagship university, the state's oldest institution of higher learning, and one of the state's two land-grant universities.[5][6] After its 2016 merger with Georgia Perimeter College, Georgia State University became the largest institution of higher learning in the USG, with over 50,000 students. University of North Georgia is the state's designated military school. There are three historically black schools housed within the USG: Savannah State University, Albany State University, and the state's second land-grant university, Fort Valley State University.
In 2012, all USG institutions combined had a $14.1 billion economic impact on the state of Georgia. Georgia Tech in Atlanta and University of Georgia in nearby Athens had the largest impacts on their regional economies: $2.6 billion and 20,869 jobs at Georgia Tech and $2.2 billion and 22,196 jobs at the University of Georgia. Georgia State University's central campus in Atlanta had a $1.6 billion economic impact with 13,736 jobs; given its merger with Perimeter College, with an economic impact of $600 million, Georgia State's overall economic impact on the Atlanta metro area is $2.2 billion.[7][8]
^"Sonny Perdue Named Chancellor of the University System of Georgia". University System of Georgia. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
^ abTorres, Kristina. "University System of Georgia Enrollment Hits Record High of 344,392". USG.
^"USG Facts | Communications | University System of Georgia". www.usg.edu. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^"Board of Regents Policy Manual | 2.8 Institutional Mission | University System of Georgia". www.usg.edu. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^"Statement on UGA President Mike Adams". University System of Georgia. Archived from the original on March 14, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
^"UGA/GRU Medical Partnership: About". University System of Georgia. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
^"State's 31 Public Colleges and Universities Have a $14.1 Billion Economic Impact - Newsroom - University System of Georgia". Archived from the original on August 7, 2013. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
^"Quick Facts - Perimeter College". Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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