Of the university's 3,387 students, 94% are of Asian-Pacific Islander ethnicity and nearly 72% are full-time (fall 2012 figures).

University of Guam was founded in 1952 as a two-year teacher-training school known as the Territorial College of Guam, established by Governor Carlton Skinner[3][4] In 1960, the college moved to the present campus in the central district of Mangilao.

It was designated as a land grant institution by the United States Congress in 1972.

[5] Throughout the 1970s Women's rights advocate and pioneer Maryly Van Leer Peck founded the Community Career College which became Guam Community College.

[8] ^ Indicates President Emeritus status conferred by UOG Board of Regents[12] The University of Guam offers bachelor's degrees in thirty-four areas and master's degrees in eleven areas: