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# University of West Georgia Acceptance Rate & Admissions

Updated October 1, 2026

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## What is the acceptance rate at University of West Georgia?

University of West Georgia’s reported acceptance rate is 51.6%.

**Acceptance rate · Fall 2024**
51.6%

Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.

How to interpret the acceptance rate

For the reported entering class, University of West Georgia admitted 51.6% of applicants, meaning admissions went to a little more than half of that pool. The figure sits below the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Applicants should review the university's published academic profile and compare it with their own record before deciding where to apply. This rate records one applicant pool's outcome and does not estimate an individual applicant's odds.

## What SAT and ACT scores do enrolled University of West Georgia students report?

In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT scores scored between 940 and 1130. For ACT submitters, the middle half scored between 17 and 22.

These ranges describe the twenty-fifth through seventy-fifth percentiles of enrolled students who provided scores, not a minimum for admission. The university enrolled 10,075 undergraduates in the fall census, a figure that includes both full- and part-time students.

The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at University of West Georgia. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.

SAT: reported composite scores

**25th percentile**
940

**Median**
1010

**75th percentile**
1130

CDS 2025-26 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.

ACT: reported composite scores

**25th percentile**
17

**Median**
19

**75th percentile**
22

CDS 2025-26 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.

Source: University of West Georgia Common Data Set 2025-26, C9 · Enrolled first-time, first-year score submitters.

## Who enrolls at University of West Georgia?

**Pell Grant recipients**
40.4%

**Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group**
37.5%

**First-year retention**
77.5%

Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.

About these student measures

The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.

In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, University of West Georgia reported 1,177 degree-seeking transfer applicants, with 1,081 admitted and 609 enrolled. The university’s undergraduate population includes 7,520 undergraduates; 40.4% receive Pell Grants, and an estimated 37.5% entered as transfers or part-time students.

That mix points to a campus serving both undergraduates using federal grant aid and people continuing study after starting elsewhere. The transfer counts and enrollment mix describe who attends, rather than any individual applicant’s admission odds.

At University of West Georgia, returning for a second year compares better with peer institutions than completing within six years does. Among full-time bachelor’s-seeking first-year entrants, the first-year retention rate is 77.5%, higher than the 73.7% peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

The first-time full-time cohort has a [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) of 43.5%, below its comparable-institution median of 49.1%. Pell recipients in this cohort post a 48.0% six-year completion rate, above the overall rate by 4.5 percentage points.

Enrolled students can expect comparatively strong year-to-year persistence, alongside a six-year completion rate that trails the peer benchmark.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).