Office of Media and Publications
The Office of Media and Publications serves as the central communications/public information operation for the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. Our mission is to communicate in a proactive manner the goals, agenda and accomplishments of the Board of Regents to a broad-based constituency – particularly to such primary audiences as state legislators; key national, regional and local media; key business and industry leaders and other key decision-makers, as well as the public at large.
University System Facts
USG System Institutions
The System is composed of four research universities, two regional universities, 13 state universities, eight state colleges, and eight two-year colleges.
USG Expansion
The University System of Georgia expanded in 2005 to include 35 higher-education institutions when the Board of Regents voted to allow the existing Gwinnett University Center to evolve into a free-standing state college named Georgia Gwinnett College.
Enrollment
The University System of Georgia enrolled a record of more than 283,000 students for the Fall of 2008, up 37 percent from 205,900 in Fall 2000.
Degrees Conferred
The number of degrees conferred by University System of Georgia institutions increased from 34,373 in Fall 2000 to 45,300 in Fall 2007.
Most Popular Majors
The majority of baccalaureate-level degrees in the USG are awarded in the fields of business, education and nursing.
National Institution Rankings
Georgia is one of four states with two or more institutions ranked among the top 20 public national universities in the 2008 edition of U.S. News and World Report's college rankings. Georgia Tech is No. 7 on the list, and the University of Georgia is tied for No. 20.
Low Tuition
Georgia residents can attend two of the nation's Top 20 public universities, Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia, for just $7,284 a year (three semesters) in tuition.
Economic Impact
An economic impact study conducted in 2008 determined that Georgia's public colleges and universities generated more than 106,000 jobs throughout the state and infused $11 billion into Georgia's economy during Fiscal Year 2007.
College Graduate Earnings
For recent University System of Georgia graduates, a college degree is worth an average of $14,000 a year more than a high-school graduate can expect to make. Over the course of a working career, the average graduate of a public college or university in Georgia can expect to earn nearly $1 million more than a high-school-educated neighbor.
ICAPP Graduates
The 3,536 ICAPP graduates produced by the USG between 1996 and 2005 generated a total of 6,168 jobs in Georgia by 2006 and will generate 6,861 jobs by 2035.
ICAPP Initiatives
More than 2,000 Georgians will become licensed health professionals (registered nurses, pharmacists, medical technologists, imaging professionals) through the first three phases of the ICAPP Health Professionals Initiative.
