USNews.com: America's Best Colleges 2008: University of Georgia: Services & Facilities

University of Georgia

Terrell Hall
Athens, GA 30602

Basic services offered:: nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial learning services offered:: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling services offered:: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious

Career services include:: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Within six months of graduation:: 62%
Within one year of graduation:: N/A
Within two years of graduation:: N/A
Firms that most frequently hire graduates:: AIG; Abercrombie and Fitch; Accenture; Athens Regional Medical Center; CVS; Capgemini; Centers for Disease Control; Deloitte and Touche LLP; Emory University; Enterprise Rent-A-Car; Ernst & Young; Ferguson Enterprises; Home Depot; IBM; Internal Data Resources; JP Morgan; McKesson; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Progressive; State of Georgia; SunTrust; Teach for America; The University of Georgia; Turner Broadcasting; Wal-Mart

School has a library on campus?: Yes
School is a member of library consortia?: Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents:: 4,345,939
Number of current serial subscriptions:: 39,226
Number of microforms:: 6,580,560
Number of audiovisual materials:: 2,520,675
Number of E-books:: 440,453
Additional library facilities:: Science Library, Law Library, Student Learning Center Library, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library (includes the original Confederate Constitution), Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, Digital Library of Georgia, Curriculum Materials Center, and Owens Environmental Design Library.

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:: Georgia Museum of Art, Georgia Museum of Natural History, Student Learning Center, Performing Arts Center, Ramsey Student Physical Activities Center, State Botanical Garden, Lake Herrick Forest, Butts-Mehre Athletic Heritage Museum, Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame, Founders Memorial Garden, Ethnobotanical Garden, Animal Health Research Center, and Richard B. Russell Library.

Students required to take a computer course?: No
Students required to lease/own a computer?: No
Number of computers available to all students:: 3,100
Internet access available to all students?: Yes
E-mail accounts available to all students?: Yes
Computers available for student use in:: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

In the library (excluding computer labs):: 780
In classrooms:: 1,110
In computer labs:: 45
Elsewhere in the school/university:: 75
Does the school have a wireless network?: Yes
Areas where wireless network is available:: in all the libraries; in some classrooms; in computer labs; in administrative/faculty offices and work areas; in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Total approximate number of simultaneous users that can be accommodated by the wireless network:: 15,000
Recommended computer operating system on campus:: Microsoft Windows
Percentage of college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing units wired for high-speed Internet access:: 100%
Student webpages permitted?: Yes
Is online registration for classes available?: Yes

Campus safety and security services offered:: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

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