where is the university of west georgia located
University of West Georgia The University of West Georgia is a comprehensive doctoral-granting university in Carrollton, Georgia, approximately 45 miles (80 km) west of Atlanta, Georgia. The University is built on 645 acres (2 km²) including a recent addition of 246 acres (1 km²) from the city of Carrollton in 2003.[4] The university's off-campus classes are available in Dalton, Newnan, Georgia Highlands College in Rome, Georgia. Around 13,308 students are enrolled at the university.[5] The University is classified as one of R3-Doctoral University by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education[6] and has been repeatedly named one of the Best Southeastern Colleges by The Princeton Review.[7][8]