University of West Georgia

University of West Georgia
Former names	Fourth District A&M School (1906–1933); West Georgia College (1933–1996); State University of West Georgia (1996–2005)
Motto	Go West, Go Wolves!
Type	Public university
Established	1906
Parent institution	University System of Georgia
Academic affiliations	Space-grant
Endowment	$41.1 million
President	Brendan Kelly
Students	13,510
Location	Carrollton, Georgia, United States; 33°34′18″N 85°06′53″W / 33.57167°N 85.11472°W
Campus	College Town 644 acres (2.61 km2)
Colors	Blue and Red;
Nickname	Wolves
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division II - Gulf South (Current) ; NCAA Division I – ASUN Conference (Starting in 2024)
Mascot	Wolfie
Website	www.westga.edu

The University of West Georgia is a public university^[6] in Carrollton, Georgia. The university offers a satellite campus in Newnan, Georgia, select classes at its Douglasville Center, and off-campus Museum Studies classes at the Atlanta History Center in Atlanta, Georgia. A total of 12,769 students, including 8,454 undergraduate and 4,315 graduate, were enrolled as of Fall 2023.^[7] The university is also one of four comprehensive universities in the University System of Georgia.^[8]

^ "UWG: History of UWG". University of West Georgia. 2008. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
^ "Data USA: University of West Georgia". Data USA. 1 October 2023.
^ "Brendan Kelly Named President of the University of West Georgia December 23, 2019". usg.edu. University System of Georgia. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
^ "Just the Facts". University of West Georgia. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ Visual Brand Identity Guide. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ "Carnegie Classifications | Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^ Georgia, University of West. "UWG | Just the Facts". www.westga.edu. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ "USG Facts | Communications | University System of Georgia". www.usg.edu. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

[UWGHistory-1] "UWG: History of UWG". University of West Georgia. 2008. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2008.

[2] "Data USA: University of West Georgia". Data USA. 1 October 2023.

[3] "Brendan Kelly Named President of the University of West Georgia December 23, 2019". usg.edu. University System of Georgia. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[westga.edu-4] "Just the Facts". University of West Georgia. Retrieved 13 June 2019.

[visual_identity-5] Visual Brand Identity Guide. Retrieved 13 June 2019.

[6] "Carnegie Classifications | Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

[7] Georgia, University of West. "UWG | Just the Facts". www.westga.edu. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[8] "USG Facts | Communications | University System of Georgia". www.usg.edu. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

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Former names	Fourth District A&M School (1906–1933) West Georgia College (1933–1996) State University of West Georgia (1996–2005)
Motto	Go West, Go Wolves!
Type	Public university
Established	1906 (1906)^[1]
Parent institution	University System of Georgia
Academic affiliations	Space-grant
Endowment	$41.1 million^[2]
President	Brendan Kelly^[3]
Students	13,510^[4]
Location	Carrollton , Georgia , United States 33°34′18″N 85°06′53″W / 33.57167°N 85.11472°W / 33.57167; -85.11472
Campus	College Town 644 acres (2.61 km²)
Colors	Blue and Red^[5]
Nickname	Wolves
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division II - Gulf South (Current) NCAA Division I – ASUN Conference (Starting in 2024)
Mascot	Wolfie
Website	www.westga.edu