Fact Book: Information & Administration

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North Georgia College & State University (NGCSU) was established on January 6, 1873 in historic Dahlonega, Georgia, site of the first gold rush in the United States (1828).

• North Georgia has the distinction of being the first co-educational college in the state and the first public college in Georgia to admit women, in 1873, and the first to graduate a woman, in 1878.
  
  
• Specializing in leadership training and producing leaders since its founding, the university has been designated The Leadership Institution of Georgia.
  
  
• For the 13% of the student body enrolled as cadets, North Georgia serves as one of only six senior military colleges in the United States, and is designated The Military College of Georgia. The College takes pride in numbering 36 generals and admirals among its alumni.
  
  
• In America's Best Colleges 2007, U.S. News & World Report ranks NGCSU as No. 21 in the South among public universities offering undergraduate and master's programs.
  
  
• NGCSU's incoming freshmen have among the highest average SAT scores of all institutions in the University System of Georgia.
  
  
• NGCSU consistently maintains one of the highest graduation rates in the University System of Georgia for the fifth consecutive year.
  
  
• With more than 4,900 students, North Georgia continues its steady growth and oustanding service to the State of Georgia.