University of Georgia

Also known as UGA, uga.edu

public university located in Athens, Georgia, United States

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Motto: Latin : Et docere et rerum exquirere causas
Motto in english: "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things." "To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things."
Type: Public flagship land-grant research university
Established: January 27, 1785 ; 241 years ago ( 1785-01-27 )
Founder: Lyman Hall Abraham Baldwin
Parent institution: University System of Georgia
Accreditation: SACS
Academic affiliation: GRA ORAU Sea-grant Space-grant
Endowment: $2.18 billion (2025)
President: Jere W. Morehead
Provost: Benjamin C. Ayers

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The University of Georgia (UGA or Georgia) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Athens, Georgia, United States. Chartered in 1785, it is the first state-chartered public university in the United States. It is the flagship school of the University System of Georgia.

In addition to the main campuses in Athens with their approximately 470 buildings, the university has two smaller campuses located in Tifton and Griffin. The university has two satellite campuses located in Atlanta and Lawrenceville, and residential and educational centers in Washington, D.C., at Trinity College of Oxford University, and in Cortona, Italy. The total acreage of the university in 30 Georgia counties is 41,539 acres (168.10 km).