May 9, 2024
by Jere W. Morehead, President
As the 2023–2024 academic year comes to a close, I am incredibly grateful to UGA’s faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends for making this year such a success for the University of Georgia. UGA remains one of the best universities in the nation, and the past year demonstrates that our trajectory is soaring.
Here are just a few of the University of Georgia’s many accomplishments this year:
- The UGA School of Medicine was established, and design of the new $100 million Medical School Building is underway.
- UGA ranked in the top 20 among public universities for the eighth consecutive year in U.S. News & World Report.
- Our students earned back-to-back Rhodes Scholarships in 2023 and 2024 for the fourth time in history.
- Faculty member Jenna Jambeck was named the 2024 SEC Professor of the Year.
- Enrollment reached an all-time high of more than 41,600 students.
- UGA maintained a four-year completion rate of 75% and a six-year completion rate of 88%, far outpacing our peers.
- Research expenditures rose to a record $571 million — a 61% increase over the past decade.
- Donors helped UGA achieve a record-breaking Dawg Day of Giving and an outstanding first year of impact for the Georgia Women Give initiative.
I am proud of these significant milestones and all we have accomplished together this year. The outlook for the University of Georgia is brighter than ever, and I am tremendously excited about what the future holds.