Georgia Health Sciences University
Founded in 1828, Georgia Health Sciences University is home to the Medical College of Georgia, the 13th-oldest continuously operating medical school in the United States and the third-oldest in the Southeast.
GHSU has more than 2,400 students in five colleges: the Medical College, Allied Health Sciences, Dental Medicine, Graduate Studies and Nursing. Students come from most of Georgia’s 159 counties.
GHSU offers modern classrooms and laboratories, the 478-bed Georgia Health Sciences Medical Center, the Children’s Medical Center, extensive outpatient clinics, residence halls, a student center, a wellness center and an outstanding medical education library.
With approximately 5,000 faculty, staff and residents (9,000 enterprise-wide), GHSU is one of the largest employers in the Augusta area. The University System of Georgia reports that during the 2007 fiscal year, an additional 3,800 jobs resulted from spending related to the institution, and its overall economic impact on the area approached nearly $1 billion.
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GHSU at a Glance
FOUNDED
In 1828 the Medical Academy of Georgia was chartered by the state of Georgia with plans to offer a single course of lectures leading to a
bachelor's degree.
Mission
History
LOCATION
Richmond-county Georgia, about 145 miles east of Atlanta.
ADDRESS
1120 Fifteenth Street
Augusta, Georgia, 30912
www.georgiahealth.edu
ACCREDITATION
Georgia Health Sciences University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of
the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award one-year and advanced certificates
and degrees at the baccalaureate, master's, first professional, and doctoral levels.
Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097
or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Georgia Health Sciences
University. All eligible academic programs maintain accreditation by the appropriate
specialized accrediting bodies.
ADMINISTRATION
Senior Leadership
Institutional Faculty List
ACADEMIC OFFERINGS
Official Academic Programs
COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS
Allied Health Sciences
Dental Medicine
Graduate Studies
Medical College of Georgia
Nursing
ENROLLMENT BY DISCIPLINE (FALL 2011)
Allied Health Sciences: 556
Biomedical Sciences: 121
Biostatistics: 12
Dental Medicine: 311
Medicine: 852
Nursing: 587
Other: 3
Total: 2,442
Female: 1,533
Male: 909
From Georgia: 88%
DEGREES CONFERRED (2010-2011)
One-Year Certificate: 14
Bachelor's: 230
Master's: 255
Post-Master's Certificate: 5
Doctoral: 73
First Professional: 241
Total: 818
FACULTY (AS OF JUNE 30, 2011)
GHSU Total: 1,027
Full-time Instructional : 651
Volunteer: 1,795
RESEARCH (AS OF JUNE 30, 2011)
Total Sponsored Awards Received: $99,346,766
Total Sponsored Research Funding: $84,449,258
National Institutes of Health Funding: $61,378,988
SOURCE: Office of Institutional Research
For more facts and figures, please visit IRIS, GHSU's online data and information system.
