Fast Facts
Founded in 1912
The University of Georgia was the first Southern university — and one of the first in the nation — to establish a school of business. Today, the Terry College of Business delivers top-quality instruction while providing its world-class faculty a climate for both basic and applied research and a service program designed to meet the needs of the business community of Georgia and beyond. Consistently ranked among the top business schools in the country, the Terry College is home to several nationally ranked programs.
Current Rankings
| Ranking | Source |
|---|---|
| Bachelor of Business Administration | |
| 28th | U.S. News & World Report |
| Risk Management and Insurance | |
| 2nd | U.S. News & World Report |
| Real Estate | |
| 3rd | U.S. News & World Report |
| Management Information Systems | |
| 14th | U.S. News & World Report |
| Accounting | |
| 10th | Public Accounting Report |
| 17th | U.S. News & World Report |
| Management | |
| 22nd | U.S. News & World Report |
| Ranking | Source |
|---|---|
| Master of Business Administration | |
| 36th | Businessweek |
| 44th | The Economist* |
| 42nd | Forbes |
| Executive MBA | |
| 18th | Businessweek* |
| 26th | Financial Times* |
| Management Information Systems | |
| 14th | U.S. News & World Report |
| Accounting (MAcc) | |
| 11th | Public Accounting Report |
* U.S. business schools only
Demographics (Undergraduate)
| Student Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Male | 64% |
| Female | 36% |
| Student Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Georgia Resident | 87% |
| Non-residents | 13% |
| U.S. Citizen | 96% |
| International | 4% |
Enrollment — Fall 2011
| Program | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Total Undergraduate Enrollment | 2,609 |
| BBA (Athens) | 2,405 |
| AB — Economics (Athens) | 194 |
| BBA (Gwinnett & Griffin) | 10 |
| Program | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Total MBA Enrollment | 401 |
| Full-Time MBA | 102 |
| Fast Track Professional MBA (Gwinnett & Buckhead) | 231 |
| Executive MBA (Buckhead) | 68 |
| Program | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Total Specialized Master’s Enrollment | 149 |
| MAcc | 94 |
| Master of Arts — Economics | 5 |
| MIT | 27 |
| MMR | 23 |
| Program | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Total Doctoral Enrollment | 70 |
| PhD — Business Administration | 51 |
| PhD — Economics | 19 |
| Programs | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Total Terry College Enrollment | 3,229 |
| Undergraduate | 2,609 |
| Graduate | 550 |
| Doctoral | 70 |
Academic Units & Programs
Degrees
J.M. Tull School of Accounting
706-542-1616
Degrees offered: BBA, MAcc, PhD
Banking and Finance
706-542-4450
Degrees offered: BBA, PhD
Economics
706-542-1311
Degrees offered: BBA, AB/MA, PhD
Insurance, 706-542-4290
Legal Studies, 706-542-4290
Real Estate, 706-542-4290
Degrees offered: BBA, PhD
International Business
706-542-3904
Degrees offered: BBA
Management
706-542-1294
Degrees offered: BBA, PhD
Management Information Systems
706-542-3336
Degrees offered: BBA, MIT, PhD
Marketing and Distribution
706-542-2123
Degrees offered: BBA, MMR, PhD
Master of Business Administration
Full-Time MBA, 706-542-5671
Fast Track Professional MBA in Gwinnett & Buckhead, 678-985-6811
Executive MBA at Buckhead, 404-841-8105
Executive Education
Office of Executive Programs
866-238-0756
Strategy and Leadership
- Atlanta Leadership Symposium
- CFO Roundtable
- Directors’ College
- Economic Outlook Series
- Emerging Leader Academy
- HR Leadership Academy
- Sales Leadership Academy
Professional Certificates and Career Development
- AMA Advanced School of Marketing Research
- Certificate in Financial Planning
Corporate Programs
- Business Analysis
- CORE Coaching Academy
- Healthcare Leadership Lab
- Innovation Black Belt Certification
- Project Managment
Industry Leading Specialty Conferences
- Annual Invitational Insurance Management Seminar
- Bonbright Energy and Natural Gas Conference
- SE Bank Management and Directors Conference
- Trucking Profitability Strategies Conference
Research Centers
- James C. Bonbright Utilities Center
- Center for Information Systems Leadership
- Coca-Cola Center for Marketing Studies
- Nonprofit Management and Community Service Program
- Ramsey Center for Private Enterprise
- Simon S. Selig, Jr. Center for Economic Growth
Tuition and Fees
| Georgia Residents | Non-Residents | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,070 | $25,280 |
| Student Fees | $1,666 | $1,666 |
| Total tuition and fees per academic year | $8,736 | $26,946 |
Source: http://busfin1.busfin.uga.edu/bursar/schedule.cfm
| Georgia Residents | Non-Residents | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,628 | $28,440 |
| Student Fees | $1,666 | $1,666 |
| MBA Program Fees | $680 | $680 |
| Total tuition and fees per academic year | $12,974 | $30,786 |
Facilities
Brooks Hall
Built in 1928, the building was known as the Commerce-Journalism Building before being renamed in 1974 for R. Preston Brooks, the college’s first dean. Brooks Hall houses the dean’s office, a 300-seat auditorium and over 260 faculty and staff offices. The original structure was seriously damaged by fire in 1995 and restored a year later.
Sanford Hall
Funded through private gifts and dedicated in 1997, Sanford Hall has a student lounge, academic advising center and 13 seminar rooms and classrooms with seating capacity ranging from 10 to 330. The building accommodates wireless computer access that covers all classrooms.
Caldwell Hall
Built in 1981, Caldwell Hall’s classroom technology has been upgraded to match Sanford Hall. The seven-story building is primarily devoted to classrooms and computer labs.
Terry Executive Education Center
Prominently located in the One Live Oak office complex on Lenox Road, across from Lenox Square Mall in Buckhead, the Terry Executive Education Center is the home of the college’s Executive MBA program and one of two sites in metro Atlanta for the Fast Track Professional MBA program. The center also is used for many non-degree executive programs.
Opened in 2005, the 33,000-square-foot facility spans three floors and features tiered executive classrooms, conference rooms, break-out meeting space, interview suites and offices for faculty, staff and Terry’s executives-in-residence. The second floor has a large multipurpose room for receptions, dinners and other special events, including the college’s Terry Third Thursday executive speaker series. Opening the Executive Education Center has been the most significant new development at the Terry College since Sanford Hall was built in 1997. The center serves as a hub for the college’s activities in Atlanta, connecting Terry to the Atlanta business community.
Terry at Gwinnett
The University of Georgia offers several graduate programs in Gwinnett County, including the Terry Fast Track Professional MBA and Master of Internet Technology. UGA’s Gwinnett Campus facility is located in the Intellicenter Building on Server Road in Lawrenceville, just off I-85.
Terry at Griffin
UGA’s Griffin campus, located 40 miles south of Atlanta, was established as the Georgia Experiment Station in 1888 and is the site of Terry’s newest undergraduate business program.
C. Herman & Mary Virginia Terry
In October of 1991, the College of Business Administration was renamed in honor of alumnus Herman Terry, and his wife, Mary Virginia. A Georgia native, Mr. Terry (BSc ’39) held executive positions with several insurance firms, including president of Dependable Insurance Co. in Jacksonville, which he built into a major corporation.
In 1990, the Terrys donated what was, at the time, the largest private gift in University history. That record gift endowed faculty chairs, a research fellowship program and scholarships. A year later, the state Board of Regents approved naming the college in their honor. Mr. Terry, who passed away in 1998, was an emeritus trustee of the UGA Foundation and in 1986 received the college’s Distinguished Alumni Award.
