Service-Learning by the Numbers
Students can choose from more than 500 courses throughout UGA’s schools and colleges to participate in service-learning.
Service-Learning by the Numbers
More than 95 percent of students strongly recommend enrolling in a service-learning course before graduation. Here’s what some students have to say:
“I believe all students should be required to take at least one service-learning class. It would open the eyes of many to the needs of the community and how they can become involved in giving back the gifts that they have been given.”
“It feels great to help my community, and I will continue to volunteer after this class is over.”
“It has made a huge impact on my college career and the relationships I’ve built. I feel so fortunate to go to a University that extends me this opportunity!”
Service-Learning by the Numbers
Since 2006, more than 180 faculty members (including the 9 selected for 2025-26) have participated in the Service-Learning Fellows program, representing 16 schools and colleges, three public service and outreach units, the Provost’s Office, Student Affairs, and the Medical Partnership.
Service-Learning by the Numbers
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Service-Learning by the Numbers
Every year, students in UGA service-learning courses work with an average of 100 non-profit and community organizations throughout the state.
Service-Learning by the Numbers
Students enrolled in service-learning course provided an estimated $12.75 million in direct benefit to communities across Georgia through their coursework.
Service-Learning by the Numbers
Over the last year, the AmeriCorps VISTA network supervised 985 volunteers, providing over 3,800 hours of service that brought in about $5,000 worth of resources for eight partner organizations.
Service-Learning by the Numbers
Experience UGA sponsored 90 field trips last year for Clarke County School District students to learn about campus and college options.
Over 500 UGA students serve as ambassadors and volunteers for Experience UGA trips each year. In January, Experience UGA welcomed 53 undergraduate and graduate students to the Experience UGA Ambassadors program.
Read about some of our 2022-23 Experience UGA Ambassadors.
Service-Learning by the Numbers
Campus Kitchen engages UGA students and faculty to help develop sustainable solutions to food waste and hunger. Since 2012, Campus Kitchen has served over 133,000 meals and recovered more than half a million pounds of food.
Student leaders and volunteers transform unused food from grocery stores and farms into meals and groceries that are delivered to older adults and human service agencies in Athens, Georgia.
Our work helps our community grow in its understanding of the systemic challenges facing older adults and our food system. This results in the continued advancement towards collaborative solutions.
Service-Learning by the Numbers
Students who gain experience through the Office of Service-Learning are better prepared for the workforce and gain many advantages over other UGA alumni. It has been found that graduates with service-learning experience begin their careers with higher starting salaries, by an average of $5,000, and they have an accelerated path to their first promotion.
Why?
Graduates with service-learning experience have skills that allow them to hit the ground running from day one, and employers know this. Service-learning looks impressive on a resume, and employers know that students have not only practiced the skills they learned in their classes, but they have also built important interpersonal skills that can only be developed outside of the classroom.