Georgia's health sciences university

Founded in 1828, the Medical College of Georgia is the 13th-oldest continuously operating medical school in the United States and the third-oldest in the Southeast.

MCG, Georgia’s health sciences university, has more than 2,400 students in five schools: Medicine, Allied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Graduate Studies and Nursing. Students come from most of Georgia’s 159 counties. Students from other states and foreign countries comprise approximately 2 percent of MCG’s student body.

MCG offers modern classrooms and laboratories, the 540-bed MCG 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 more than 164,984 books and bound journals and approximately 4,000 periodicals.

With approximately 5,000 faculty, staff and residents, MCG 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.

Overview

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.mcg.edu

ACCREDITATION
The Medical College of Georgia 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.  All eligible academic programs maintain accreditation by the appropriate specialized accrediting bodies.

ADMINISTRATION
MCG Leadership
Institutional Faculty List

ACADEMIC OFFERING
Official Academic Programs

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
Allied Health Sciences
Dentistry
Graduate Studies
Medicine
Nursing

Tuition and Fees

ENROLLMENT BY DISCIPLINE (FALL 2008)
Allied Health Sciences:  718
Biomedical Sciences: 118
Biostatistics: 19
Dentistry:  270
Medicine:  750
Nursing:  560
Other:  8
Total:  2,443

Female:  1,610
Male:  833
From Georgia:  86%

DEGREES CONFERRED (2007-2008)
Certificate:  13
Bachelor's:  278
Master's:  104
Doctoral:  95
First Professional:  229
Total:  719

FACULTY (AS OF JUNE 30, 2008)
Total:  937
Full-time Instructional :  632
Volunteer:  1,318

RESEARCH (AS OF JUNE 30, 2008)
Total Sponsored Research Funding:  $73,784,146
National Institutes of Health Funding:  $44,290,7302

SOURCE: IRIS, MCG's online data and information system (www.mcg.edu/iris/)