| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.87 |
| Liaison | Kevin Kirsche |
| Submission Date | June 22, 2021 |
University of Georgia
PA-8: Affordability and Access
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.35 / 4.00 |
Nate
Shear Sustainability Metrics Intern Office of Sustainability |
Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid :
Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
A brief description of notable policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:
The HOPE Scholarship and Zell Miller Scholarship programs provide either a portion or all of tuition at UGA for students that graduate from an eligible high school with a certain GPA and maintain at least a 3.0 GPA during their college career at UGA. https://osfa.uga.edu/types-of-aid/undergraduate/scholarships/hope-and-zell-miller-scholarships/
There are also several grants the University of Georgia participates in that are available to low-income students such as the Federal Pell Grant and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant. https://osfa.uga.edu/types-of-aid/undergraduate/grants/
There is also a needs-based Federal Work-Study program at the University of Georgia. https://osfa.uga.edu/types-of-aid/undergraduate/federal_work-study/
ONE UGA Scholarship
-Typically 35-40 new student awards
-Academically strong students who provide diversity to UGA based on the University’s broad definition of diversity
-Annual $1,500 renewable award (in addition to the Zell Miller/HOPE scholarship) or $1,500 renewable award plus a Presidential Waiver of Non-resident fees
Students must maintain full-time enrollment and a 3.0 UGA GPA.
A brief description of notable policies or programs to support non-traditional students:
Estimated percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students:
Website URL where information about the institution’s accessibility and affordability initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data comes from UGA's Fall 2019 Common Data Set (CDS)
Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid:
Line item H2-i
Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
100% minus line item H5-a
Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
Line item H2-c minus line item B1-total undergrad
Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
Line item B11 from 2013 cohort
https://oir.uga.edu/_resources/files/cds/UGA_CDS_2019-2020.pdf
Data comes from UGA's Fall 2019 Common Data Set (CDS)
Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid:
Line item H2-i
Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
100% minus line item H5-a
Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
Line item H2-c minus line item B1-total undergrad
Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
Line item B11 from 2013 cohort
https://oir.uga.edu/_resources/files/cds/UGA_CDS_2019-2020.pdf
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