All About SG

NEW! Everything SG

Everything you ever wanted, and needed, to know about the world of collegiate Student Governments is here!

ASGA has assembled a wealth of research, lists, reports, and unusual information, such as the first, the most, the highest, and the best.

When did Student Governments begin? Who has the biggest budget, most members, highest election turnout, best web sites, and best SG grade?

ASGA Game Show

Everyone loves ASGA’s Game Show, “How Much Do You Really Know About SG,” which is recorded throughout the year at our training conferences. Watch episodes here.

Did you know? ASGA has 5,564 colleges/campuses active in our SG Database. Roughly 998 have no Student Government representative body - about 18% of the nation.

More women are serving in SG than ever before
The average voter turnout in SG elections is 4%
Half of all SGs are amending their constitutions right now
77% of SGs compensate officers
The most common SG structure is bi-cameral

Resources

Podcast
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Workshop Video
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SG Fact: The first Student Governments in the late 1800s were honor and literary societies and were not given an advocate role. They had no activity fees, weren't elected by peers, didn't recognize clubs or provide funding.

Number of SGs (by Type of Institution)
Number of SGs (by Size and Mobility)
Number of SGs (by State)
Number of SGs (Complete List)
SGs shut down
Notable former SG Presidents
Outlaw SG Presidents
SG Election Fraud
Unusual SG Officer titles

Who was the first woman president? African American president? First married officers? LGBTQ president?

SG Firsts at individual institutions

What SG name is most common? What is most unusual?

Are you the average or is your SG an anomaly? Knowing standards nationwide is useful is reviewing the current state of your SG.

Women in SG (graph) - 2003-2023
Women in SG (table) - 2003-2023
Race/Ethnicity in SG

Percentage of SG Presidents by Race/Ethnicity

Combined SG Budget
ASGA stores 5,481 total SG records in our SG Database. ASGA has data for 1,146 of those institutions (21%). For the 21%, the combined budget is $895,246.542.
SG Budgets (Average)
SG Budgets (Top 20 Largest)
SG Budgets (Largest, by Type of School)

Public Colleges/Universities
Private College/Universities COMING SOON!
Community/Technical Colleges COMING SOON!

Activity Fees (Highest)
SG Structures (Most Common)
Activity Fees (Average) COMING SOON!
SG Grades
Scored by ASGA based on the SG Effectiveness Test

SG Grades (College Type/Size)
SG Grades (Community/Junior College)
SG Grades (College/University)
SG Grades (ASGA Member Type)
SG Grades (self-reported)

SG Web Site Grades (Most Common)
SG Web Sites (Top-Ranked)
Most Active SGs (according to Princeton Review)
Election Averages

Highest election turnout COMING SOON!
Average election turnout (by school)
Average election turnout (by type of school)
Voter Turnout at Public Institutions - 2023
Voter Turnout at Over 20K Public Institutions - 2023
Voter Turnout at Public Commuter Institutions
Most Common Month for SG Elections