The goal of enrollment management at the University of Georgia is to build and maintain the student body needed to advance the University’s mission. This means balancing enrollment with the resources and support needed to ensure student success. When growth is needed, UGA will pursue it responsibly and sustainably.
A look at the incoming class of 2030:
- A record 51,600+ students applied for admission to UGA this year
- 6,250 first-year students enrolled
- More than 80% of the incoming class — over 5,000 students — are Georgia residents
- The class includes students from 460 Georgia high schools and 143 of Georgia’s 159 counties
- Students come from 43 states and the District of Columbia, along with 23 nations
- Students have an average weighted high school GPA of 4.2,
- An average of 12 Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or dual-enrollment courses, and
- An average SAT score of 1360 and an average ACT score of 31
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Strategic Enrollment Management Plan 2024-2028
This plan is centered around a 1.5% average growth in enrollment combined with the hiring of 115 additional tenure-track faculty over the next five years. Progress toward the goals in this plan can be tracked with our enrollment management dashboards.
The 2024-2028 plan highlights five goals:
- Sustain the size, residency, and academic profile of the first-year cohort
- Enroll one new transfer for every two first-year students
- Increase graduate enrollment in high-demand programs
- Increase faculty hiring corresponding to increases in student enrollment
- Improve economic and social mobility of graduates
View the enrollment management plan in its entirety here: Strategic Enrollment Management Plan 2024-2028
DR. ANDY BORST is a nationally recognized enrollment management leader and the University of Georgia’s inaugural Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and chief enrollment officer. With more than 20 years of higher education experience, he is an expert in strategic enrollment planning, admissions, financial aid, affordability, and the responsible use of enrollment data.
Since joining UGA in 2023, Borst has led the university’s strategic enrollment management strategy, aligning student demand with academic priorities, capacity, and student success. His work has helped UGA consistently meet enrollment goals, expand access for Georgia students and other historically underrepresented populations, and strengthen affordability and student outcomes. Under his leadership, UGA became one of only nine public universities in the nation with a graduation rate of 90% or higher.
Previously, Borst served as Director of Undergraduate Admissions at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is a frequent national speaker on enrollment strategy and has been featured as an expert by The Wall Street Journal, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, and USA Today.
Borst holds degrees from Buena Vista University, St. Ambrose University, and the University of Iowa.
Please contact Andy Borst, vice provost for enrollment management, at borst.uga.edu with any questions about the Strategic Enrollment Plan.
