U.S. News calls UNG one of South's most efficient schools

DAHLONEGA - The University of North Georgia (UNG) is the third-most efficient regional university in the South, according to an exclusive U.S. News & World Report analysis that compares spending and educational quality.<br /> <br /> "The University of North Georgia is dedicated to educational excellence, student success and economic value and this new analysis underscores that commitment," said UNG President Bonita Jacobs.<br /> <br /> For the analysis, U.S. News looked at the schools that scored well in the publication's "2015 Best Colleges" rankings on overall undergraduate academic educational quality, but spent relatively less on their educational programs to achieve that quality.<br /> <br /> According to the publication's analysis, the less a school spent relative to its position in the overall rankings, the more efficient it was in its ability to produce a top-quality education.<br /> <br /> "Amid restricted growth in many state budgets to fund higher education and increased public scrutiny about the rising cost of going to college, it's vitally important for many colleges to efficiently spend their limited resources to produce the highest possible educational quality," wrote U.S. News's Robert Morse, chief data strategist, and Diane Tolis, director of data. "Schools that are featured on these lists are doing a good job in managing their financial resources relative to other schools that may have far greater financial resources because of more state funding, higher tuition or larger endowments."<br /> <br /> U.S. News determined operating efficiency by dividing each school's overall "Best Colleges" score into 2013 financial resources spent per student

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