Economic diversity and student outcomes at University of Georgia (2024)

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JAN. 18, 2017

School type: Highly selective public
Class size*: 5,185
Athletic Conference: S.E.C.; Note: because of the way some colleges report tax data, this page includes data from 0 colleges. A full list is below.

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The median family income of a student from University of Georgia is $129,800, and 59% come from the top 20 percent. About 1.1% of students at University of Georgia came from a poor family but became a rich adult.

A new study, based on millions of anonymous tax records, shows that some colleges are even more economically segregated than previously understood, while others are associated with income mobility.

Below, estimates of how University of Georgia compares with its peer schools in economic diversity and student outcomes.

AccessWhat kind of students attend University of Georgia

Among the lowest About typical Among the highest

		In the NA	In Georgia	Among Highly selective public colleges
Median family income	$129,800
Average income percentile	76th
Share of students from top 0.1%	<1%
...from top 1%	5.1%
...from top 5%	25%
...from top 10%	40%
...from top 20%	59%
...from bottom 20%	3.8%

OutcomesHow University of Georgia students fare later in life

Among the lowest About typical Among the highest

		In the NA	In Georgia	Among Highly selective public colleges
Median individual income at age 34	$49,900
...for men	$59,900
...for women	$43,900
Average income percentile	67th
Share who end up in the top 1%	4.3%
...in the top 5%	17%
...in the top 10%	27%
...in the top 20%	43%
...in the bottom 20%	11%
Avg. income percentile of a poor student	61st
...of a rich student	68th
Pct. married in 2014	66%

MobilityShare of students at University of Georgia who ...

Among the lowest About typical Among the highest

		In the NA	In Georgia	Among Highly selective public colleges
Moved up two or more income quintiles	10%
Moved from the bottom to top income quintile	1.1%

College by collegeComparing University of Georgia with its peers

Compare to:

Georgia colleges
Highly selective public colleges
NA colleges
All colleges

Median parent income

For students born in 1991, approximately the class of 2013, in 2015 dollars.

5th out of 27 Highly selective public colleges

No data available for University of Georgia.

No. 1 Michigan $154,000 No. 2 Virginia Tech $142,800 No. 4 Georgia Tech $130,000 No. 5 University of Georgia $129,800 No. 6 Ramapo College $127,000 No. 7 SUNY Geneseo $125,000 No. 8 University of Texas at Austin $123,900 No. 9 Colorado School of Mines $122,100 No. 10 U.C. Berkeley $119,900 No. 11 UConn $119,700 No. 12 Binghamton $117,800 No. 13 University of Pittsburgh $111,700 No. 14 University of Minnesota $110,100 No. 15 Illinois $109,000 No. 16 University of Maryland System (Except University College) and Baltimore City C.C. $108,200 No. 17 University of Florida $106,700 No. 18 U.C. Santa Barbara $105,800 No. 19 Ohio State $104,100 No. 20 New Mexico Tech $103,600 No. 21 Rutgers $103,500 No. 22 U.C. Irvine $98,500 No. 23 Wisconsin $95,700 No. 24 New College of Florida $93,600

Chance a poor student has to become a rich adult

The share of children who were from the bottom fifth of incomes as students and moved to the top fifth as adults.

21st out of 25 Highly selective public colleges

No data available for University of Georgia.

No. 1 Colorado School of Mines 64% No. 2 Georgia Tech 57% No. 3 U.C. Irvine 55% No. 4 U.C. Berkeley 55% No. 5 U.C. San Diego 55% No. 6 Binghamton 54% No. 7 Stony Brook 51% No. 8 Michigan 50% No. 9 U.C. Santa Barbara 50% No. 10 New Mexico Tech 48% No. 11 Virginia Tech 48% No. 12 Rutgers 47% No. 13 UConn 47% No. 15 University of Texas at Austin 44% No. 16 SUNY Geneseo 44% No. 17 University of Florida 43% No. 18 University of Texas at Dallas 42% No. 19 Illinois 42% No. 20 Ramapo College 40% No. 21 University of Georgia 35% No. 22 University of Pittsburgh 32% No. 23 University of Minnesota 31% No. 24 University of Maryland System (Except University College) and Baltimore City C.C. 29% No. 25 Wisconsin 22%

Highest

Colorado School of Mines 64%

Lowest (No. 25)

Wisconsin 22%

Compare to:

Georgia colleges
Highly selective public colleges
NA colleges
All colleges

Median student income at age 34

Incomes continue to grow, but the relative ranks remain roughly stable after this age.

21st out of 25 Highly selective public colleges

No data available for University of Georgia.

No. 1 Colorado School of Mines $81,500 No. 2 Georgia Tech $78,900 No. 3 Michigan $68,700 No. 4 U.C. Berkeley $67,900 No. 5 Binghamton $65,700 No. 6 U.C. San Diego $65,300 No. 7 Virginia Tech $62,300 No. 8 U.C. Irvine $60,400 No. 9 Stony Brook $60,100 No. 10 Illinois $59,700 No. 12 U.C. Santa Barbara $58,800 No. 13 Rutgers $58,400 No. 14 University of Texas at Austin $57,900 No. 15 University of Texas at Dallas $57,100 No. 16 UConn $56,700 No. 16 University of Florida $56,700 No. 18 New Mexico Tech $55,000 No. 19 University of Maryland System (Except University College) and Baltimore City C.C. $53,500 No. 20 SUNY Geneseo $51,500 No. 21 University of Georgia $49,900 No. 22 Ramapo College $49,600 No. 23 University of Pittsburgh $48,900 No. 24 University of Minnesota $48,800 No. 25 Wisconsin $44,000

Overall mobility index

This measure reflects both access and outcomes, representing the likelihood that a student at University of Georgia moved up two or more income quintiles.

24th out of 25 Highly selective public colleges

No data available for University of Georgia.

No. 4 Rutgers 22% No. 5 U.C. Berkeley 22% No. 6 U.C. San Diego 22% No. 7 New Mexico Tech 21% No. 8 University of Texas at Dallas 20% No. 9 University of Maryland System (Except University College) and Baltimore City C.C. 19% No. 10 University of Florida 19% No. 11 Colorado School of Mines 19% No. 12 University of Pittsburgh 18% No. 13 Illinois 17% No. 14 U.C. Santa Barbara 17% No. 15 Ramapo College 16% No. 16 University of Texas at Austin 15% No. 17 Georgia Tech 15% No. 18 UConn 15% No. 19 University of Minnesota 14% No. 20 SUNY Geneseo 13% No. 22 Wisconsin 13% No. 23 Virginia Tech 12% No. 24 University of Georgia 10% No. 25 Michigan 10%

Highest

Stony Brook 34%

Lowest (No. 25)

Michigan 10%

Compare to:

Georgia colleges
Highly selective public colleges
NA colleges
All colleges

Married in 2014

For students born between 1980-82, roughly the college class of 2002.

4th out of 25 Highly selective public colleges

No data available for University of Georgia.

No. 2 Colorado School of Mines 69% No. 3 SUNY Geneseo 67% No. 4 University of Georgia 66% No. 5 Virginia Tech 65% No. 6 Wisconsin 64% No. 7 Georgia Tech 64% No. 8 University of Minnesota 63% No. 9 University of Florida 61% No. 10 Illinois 60% No. 11 University of Pittsburgh 60% No. 12 Michigan 59% No. 13 University of Texas at Austin 59% No. 14 UConn 59% No. 15 University of Texas at Dallas 58% No. 16 Binghamton 56% No. 17 New Mexico Tech 55% No. 18 Rutgers 55% No. 19 U.C. Santa Barbara 54% No. 20 U.C. San Diego 54% No. 21 Ramapo College 54% No. 22 University of Maryland System (Except University College) and Baltimore City C.C. 52% No. 23 U.C. Irvine 50%

Highest

73%

Lowest (No. 25)

Stony Brook 48%

Family income vs. student income at age 34

The chart below shows how University of Georgia and its peer schools are comparing with the remaining schools analyzed in the study. You can click on any point in the chart to navigate to that school.

How access at University of Georgia has changed

Peer schools are shown in yellow

Students from...

Bottom 60%

Top 20%

Top 10%

Top 1%

Note: University of Georgia includes data for the following colleges:

The estimates presented here are based on millions of anonymous tax filings and tuition records. These statistics cover only schools that participate in Title IV federal funding, which excludes the military academies and certain other colleges.

Measures of access are for students born in 1991, roughly the class of 2013; measures of outcomes and mobility are for students born between 1980 and 1982, who are around age 35, when relative income ranks stabilizes.

Class size figures represent the number of students in the study who were born in 1991: approximately the class of 2013 or today's 25-year-olds. This measure does not include international students or students who could not be linked to their parents' tax returns.

The athletic conferences listed here are meant to be a helpful way to compare colleges with their peers. They are incomplete for some conferences. Only one conference is displayed for each college.

Source: “Mobility Report Cards: The Role of Colleges in Intergenerational Mobility”, by Raj Chetty, John Friedman, Emmanuel Saez, Nicholas Turner and Danny Yagan, The Equality of Opportunity Project

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Economic diversity and student outcomes at University of Georgia (2024)

Economic diversity and student outcomes at the

AccessWhat kind of students attend University of Georgia

OutcomesHow University of Georgia students fare later in life

MobilityShare of students at University of Georgia who ...

College by collegeComparing University of Georgia with its peers

Median parent income

Chance a poor student has to become a rich adult

Median student income at age 34

Overall mobility index

Married in 2014

Family income vs. student income at age 34

How access at University of Georgia has changed

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