UOG Facts

About UOG

41.5M

The University brought in 41.5 million from its own operations in FY 2007. This continues the trend of the University generating more revenue than it receives from the Government of Guam.

3.3%

In fall 2007, enrollment increased 3.3% compared to the prior year for a total of 3282 students.

331

The number of bachelor’s and master’s degrees awarded in academic year 2006-2007.

460

The number of students enrolled in the pre-nursing and nursing tracks of the Bachelor of the Nursing Program as of Fall 2007.

9%

Federal, local, and private grants and contract revenues have increased 9% per year over the last six years.

317

A total of 317 University graduates have been commissioned as U.S. Army officers since the Army ROTC program was launched in 1979.

3.6M

The University of Guam opened the Cancer Research Center in 2004, established through a research partnership between the University of Guam and the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii.

527K

AmeriCorps Student Success Center Funded In 2007, the UOG AmeriCorps Program received $527K to support tutor and mentorship positions in the AmeriCorps Student Success Center and in Guam’s public high schools.

1.6M

In 2007, UOG’s TRIO Upward Bound Program was awarded a four-year $1.65M grant from US DOE to serve Guam’s public high school students. The new program year began in September 2007. Upward Bound is one of three federally funded projects offered under the TRIO Programs.

3.3M

The Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service received a $3.3M grant in 2007 from the USDOE Office of Special Education Programs to support the full implementation of high quality alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards for students with significant cognitive disabilities in six Pacific Basin entities.

1.5M

In 2007, the Micronesian Language Institute received a five-year $1.5M Title III National and Professional Development Grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition. The grant supports ESL certification and professional development for teachers and school aides, among other initiatives.