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University System of Georgia
The
University System of Georgia
(
USG
) is the
organizational
body that includes 29 public institutions of higher learning in the
U.S. state
of
Georgia
. The System is governed by the
Georgia Board of Regents
. It sets goals and dictates general
policy
to
educational
institutions as well as administering Public Library Service of the state which includes 58 public library systems. The USG also dispenses public funds (allocated by the
state's legislature
) to the institutions but not the lottery-funded
HOPE Scholarship
. The USG is the fifth largest university system in the
United States
by total student enrollment, with 318,027 students in 29 public institutions. The four larger systems are the
University System of Ohio
,
City University of New York
,
California State University
, and the
State University of New York
. USG institutions are divided into four categories depending on their mission statements. The categories include
research universities
,
state universities
,
state colleges
and regional universities.
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