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 Gergia’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 more than 4,000 faculty and staff, MCG is the largest employer in the Augusta area.

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 (FALL 2007)
Allied Health Sciences:  647
Dentistry:  246
Graduate Studies:  418
Medicine:  739
Nursing:  338
Other:  4
Total:  2,392

Female:  1,563
Male:  829
From Georgia:  89%

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

FACULTY (AS OF JUNE 30, 2008)
Full-time Instructional:  632
Part-time:  151
Volunteer:  1,318

RESEARCH (AS OF JUNE 30, 2007)
Total Research Funding:  $77,482,663
National Institutes of Health Funding:  $43,507,282

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