Office of the Provost

Benjamin C. Ayers, dean of the C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry College of Business, has been named the University of Georgia’s next senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. He will become UGA’s chief academic officer on June 30 and succeed S. Jack Hu.

The University of Georgia is one of nine public universities in the U.S. with a 90% or higher six-year graduation rate. Here’s how UGA guides its students toward completion.

The University of Georgia contributed $8.4 billion to the state’s economy in fiscal year 2024, an increase of $300 million from the previous year and a record for the state’s flagship university.

The University of Georgia climbed two spots to No. 18 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 ranking of the best public universities in the nation.

The University of Georgia’s $628.1 million in expenditures represents a 10% increase year over year and yet another record high in R&D activity, marking the sixth consecutive year of growth for the university.