Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 37.09
Liaison Adam Strzemienski
Submission Date Sept. 18, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of North Georgia
PA-8: Affordability and Access

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.92 / 4.00
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Provide at least one of the following figures:

Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid :
59.40

Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
56

Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
60.70

Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
43.50

Optional Fields

A brief description of notable policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:
UNG strives to provide a quality education that is affordable to its students. According to recent U.S. News rankings, UNG ranked #1 in Georgia on the Best Value Colleges and Least Debt lists.
https://ung.edu/news/articles/2022/09/u.s.-news-highlights-ungs-affordability.php

Also, UNG operates the Office of Student Money Management which teaches students financial literacy and provides no interest loans.
https://ung.edu/student-money-management-center/index.php

A brief description of notable policies or programs to support non-traditional students:
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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:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s accessibility and affordability initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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