total acreage of the university in 30 Georgia counties is 41,539 acres (168.10 km2).
The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High research activity", and is considered to have "Very High" undergraduate admissions standards with "Higher Earnings". The University of Georgia's intercollegiate sports teams, commonly known by their Georgia Bulldogs name, compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The university has had more alumni as Rhodes Scholars since 1990 than nearly all other public universities in the country. Alumni also include a United States Poet Laureate, Emmy Award winners, Grammy Award winners, and multiple Super Bowl champions.
== History ==
=== Antebellum history ===
In 1784, Lyman Hall, a Yale University graduate and one of three medical doctors to sign the Declaration of Independence, as Governor of Georgia persuaded the Georgia legislature to grant 40,000 acres (160 km2) as an endowment for the purposes …
