University of Georgia

counselor evaluation letter as well academic letters of recommendation from teachers; the student's personal statement. University admissions are need-blind for domestic applicants.
As a state university, UGA automatically admits applicants that graduate first or second in their class at an SACS-accredited high school in Georgia. For others who go through the traditional application process, based on the report of the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics, UGA is considered to have "Very High" undergraduate admissions standards with "High" applicant completion. The Princeton Review gives the university an "Admissions Selectivity Rating" of 96 out of 99. The ACT Assessment Student Report places UGA student admissions in the "highly selective" category, the highest category. In the 2020–2021 academic year, 69 freshman students were National Merit Scholars.
In 2023, the university received 43,416 applications. It extended offers of admission to 16,729 applicants, or 37.2%. 6,150 accepted …