St. George’s University is an international center of education located in Grenada, West Indies. Founded in 1977, SGU gives students an unrivaled global educational experience. SGU offers advanced and undergraduate degrees in its Schools of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, and Arts and Sciences. Independent and dual degrees are offered in medicine, veterinary medicine, areas of science, public health and business management.
International Perspective
• St. George’s University has been home to students and faculty from over 140 countries worldwide.
• Students have the opportunity to develop the distinctive social and professional skills they need to practice medicine and veterinary medicine on a global level.
• SGU has a wide network of thriving affiliations with other institutions throughout the world.
Breathtaking New Campus
• The wireless-enhanced, state-of-the-art campus is an architectural masterpiece on the southwest corner of Grenada overlooking the Caribbean Sea.
• More than 50 new buildings were recently constructed.
Top-Tier Scores
• According to the journal of Academic Medicine, Grenada (SGU SOM is the only medical school in Grenada) was ranked #1 in USMLE Step One and Step Two/CK in the Caribbean for the highest first-time pass rate among all countries with medical schools in the Caribbean over the past 15 years.
• SGU veterinarians’ scores on the NAVLE compare to those of students from US schools, and our students gain extra experience by getting hands-on training a year earlier than most programs.
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Successful Track Records
• More than 7,800 graduates are pursuing careers all over the world.
• Approximately 99 percent of eligible US MD graduates who applied obtained ACGME-approved residences in more than 800 hospitals in 50 states. International graduates obtain post-graduate training in the United States, the United Kingdom or in their home country.
Prestigious Faculty
• St. George’s University boasts a strong and experienced faculty of 400+ on the True Blue campus in Grenada.
• Nobel Prize winners sit on the University’s academic board, while professors and visiting scholars hail from esteemed institutions worldwide, including Harvard, The Rockefeller Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Student-Centered Support Services
• Activities in support of student success are deeply ingrained into the ethos of the University community – 98% of our students take advantage of its offerings, which include course tutorials, personal evaluations and seminars in time management, study skills and note-taking.
For more information on St. George’s University, visit www.sgu.edu
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Grenada / Quick Facts
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Grenada
![]() Population: 107,818 (2010 estimate) Capital: Saint George’s Area: 344 km2, 133 sq mi Largest cities: Saint George’s Ethnic groups: Black African, Indian, Pakistani, European Languages: English (official), French patois Religious affiliations: Roman Catholic 56%, Protestant 20%, Anglican 15%, Other 9% Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GDP): 5.2% (2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling: 12 years (2007) Monetary unit: 1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$), consisting of 100 cents Economy: Agriculture (bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables), Industries (food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction, offshore financial industry), Major trade partners for exports: United States, France, Germany, Netherlands, and St. Lucia Major trade partners for imports: United States, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Barbados, and Netherlands Antilles |








