Augusta University

Name

Augusta University

Legal name

Augusta University

Website

https://augusta.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Augusta University is Georgia's public health-sciences research university, operating the Medical College of Georgia and Dental College of Georgia to train healthcare professionals, conduct translational biomedical research, and deliver clinical care across rural and urban Georgia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education and Health Sciences

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) (EDAHAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Research Universities with Multi-Campus Systems (EDAHAAAI)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Health sciences education
• Medical education
• Biomedical research
• Patient care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Augusta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Revenue from undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs across eleven colleges and schools
2. Research Grants and Funding: Federal, state, and private research grants including $2.2M from Peach State Health Plan/Centene Foundation, TRIO grants, and other competitive funding
3. Clinical Services Revenue: Patient care services through Wellstar MCG Health, Dental College of Georgia, and other clinical facilities serving nearly 50,000 dental patients annually
4. State Appropriations: Public university state funding from the State of Georgia as part of the University System of Georgia

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Augusta University is a public research university and academic medical center that delivers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs across eleven colleges and schools, with concentrated strength in health sciences through the Medical College of Georgia, Dental College of Georgia, College of Nursing, and School of Public Health. The university provides patient care through affiliated clinical facilities and conducts translational biomedical research across cancer, cardiovascular disease, immunology, and neuroscience. It also operates the Georgia Cyber Innovation & Training Center and AU Online graduate programs serving students across Georgia and beyond.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Medical College of Georgia: The state's only public medical school, providing medical education and patient care.
• Dental College of Georgia
• Georgia Cancer Center
• Georgia Cyber Innovation & Training Center
• AU Online
• Jagwire

Products and services

• Tuition-based degree programs across eleven colleges and schools
• AU Online graduate programs
• Medical College of Georgia medical education
• Dental College of Georgia dental education and patient care
• Rural healthcare workforce development programs (3+ Primary Care Pathway and MCG Southwest Campus)
• Translational biomedical research and clinical trials
• Georgia Cyber Innovation & Training Center programs
• School of Computer and Cyber Sciences degree programs
• School of Public Health programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 54% increase in annual research expenditures since 2021
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Georgia Institute of TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Partnership to strengthen medical device innovation ecosystem in Augusta region. Georgia Tech's Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) and Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership provide regulatory guidance and startup support. Georgia Tech's incubator has attracted over $6.2 billion in investment since 1980. Initiative targets academic medical innovators including physicians and researchers at Augusta University to help bridge research and commercialization.
• Georgia Manufacturing Extension PartnershipcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 February 2026Partnership component providing regulatory guidance and commercialization support for medical device entrepreneurs as part of Georgia Tech-AU collaboration.
• Georgia Life SciencesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Designated Augusta region as BioReady Gold community, supporting medical device innovation hub development.
• Wellstar MCG HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic medical center partnership providing clinical training sites for medical, dental, nursing and allied health students. Wellstar MCG Health is the primary teaching hospital for Medical College of Georgia with missions in patient care, education, and research.
• Georgia Senate Study Committee on Rural Medical Personnel RecruitmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAugusta University hosted committee's second meeting and tours of Interdisciplinary Simulation Center to address rural healthcare staffing shortages. Committee composed of Georgia senators studying solutions for rural medical personnel shortages across 120 rural Georgia counties.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• University of Alabama at Birmingham: UAB is a public research university with one of the largest academic medical centers in the Southeast. Like Augusta University, it integrates a medical school, health sciences programs, and clinical operations, and serves as an anchor for biomedical research and rural workforce development in its state.
• Medical University of South Carolina: MUSC is a state-supported academic medical center and health sciences university operating the state's only public medical, dental, and pharmacy colleges—directly analogous to Augusta University's role in Georgia with its Medical College of Georgia and Dental College of Georgia.
• Virginia Commonwealth University: VCU is a public research university anchored by VCU Health, an academic medical center with medical and dental schools serving Virginia. Like Augusta University, it combines public-mandated health professions training with translational biomedical research and rural workforce development.
• University of Tennessee Health Science Center: UTHSC is a state-funded health sciences university operating colleges of medicine, dentistry, nursing, and allied health—a public-mandated model nearly identical to Augusta University's. It serves as Tennessee's primary public pipeline for healthcare professionals, including rural workforce development.
• East Carolina University (Brody School of Medicine): ECU's Brody School of Medicine is one of the most rural-mission-focused public medical schools in the U.S., explicitly targeting primary care and rural physician placement. Highly comparable to Augusta University's MCG Southwest Campus and rural Georgia physician pipeline strategy.
• Oregon Health & Science University: OHSU is Oregon's only public academic health center, integrating schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing, and public health with a major teaching hospital. Its state-mandated role and research translation profile closely mirror Augusta University's positioning in Georgia.
• Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center: LSU Health operates public schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing, and allied health across multiple campuses, including rural workforce pipeline programs analogous to Augusta University's Southwest Campus and 350+ training site network.
• West Virginia University: WVU is a public research university with an academic medical center, multiple campuses, and explicit rural-healthcare workforce mission for West Virginia—directly comparable to Augusta University's rural Georgia physician pipeline and statewide clinical training network.

Broad incumbents

• Emory University: Emory is a private Georgia research university that operates the state's other major medical school and a top-tier academic medical center. While private and broader in focus, Emory is AU's primary in-state research and talent competitor and only other Georgia Cure Innovation Index top-5 institution.
• Georgia Institute of Technology: Georgia Tech is a fellow University System of Georgia public research university and AU's strategic commercialization partner through ATDC. While engineering/STEM-focused rather than health-focused, it directly competes for federal research funding, faculty, and state appropriations within Georgia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/georgiaregents
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/augustauniversityofficial
• Facebookfacebook.com/GeorgiaRegentsU
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/georgia-regents-university-42992
• Instagraminstagram.com/aug_university

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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