Georgia College & State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 80,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,738 (70%)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (61%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,730
Men / Women 35% / 65%
From State 99%
From Region 0%
Athletes 223 (4.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 82%
Hispanic 7%
Black 3%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 461 33% 80% 1% 4% 8% 0% $67,934 37 +0.08 70 97% 3.9%
Computer Science 11 — 64% 64% 0% 9% 18% 0% $108,057 34 -0.49 97 100% — — — —
Data Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $99,466 22 -0.53 95 — — — — —
Information Technology 59 — 78% 68% 2% 8% 7% 2% $108,160 72 +0.48 97 100% 3.9% — — —
Chemistry 13 — 46% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,885 20 -0.65 64 100% — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,081 42 -0.43 78 100% — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,800 20 -0.70 78 100% — — — —
Biology 52 — 19% 77% 4% 10% 4% 0% $66,819 53 +0.04 68 99% — — — —
Environmental Science 14 — 50% 93% 0% 0% 7% 0% $59,468 58 +0.10 52 97% — — — —
English 27 +6 7% 81% 0% 4% 7% 0% $54,625 65 +0.27 39 98% — — — —
Foreign Languages 10 +2 50% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $61,066 63 +0.27 56 — — — — —
History 12 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,660 74 +0.27 53 90% — — — —
Liberal Arts 13 +8 23% 69% 0% 0% 31% 0% $57,556 62 +0.02 47 — — — — —
Philosophy 8 +5 25% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $59,270 50 -0.16 52 — — — — —
Rhetoric and Composition 8 +2 25% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,618 56 +0.03 34 — — — — —
Geography 6 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $62,075 56 -0.01 58 — — — — —
Journalism 72 +2 18% 83% 1% 0% 6% 0% $66,682 72 +0.49 68 96% — — — —
Political Science 19 +1 58% 84% 0% 5% 5% 0% $79,485 79 +0.54 83 93% — — — —
Psychology 73 +2 7% 84% 0% 3% 8% 1% $56,729 32 -0.51 45 96% — — — —
Sociology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $57,262 58 +0.03 46 — — — — —
Art 18 +1 39% 83% 0% 11% 6% 0% $44,311 38 -0.27 14 93% — — — —
Music 6 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,491 44 -0.14 16 — — — — —
Theater 14 — 36% 71% 0% 7% 14% 0% $45,338 68 +0.30 16 85% — — — —
Criminal Justice 22 +2 18% 64% 0% 9% 14% 0% $59,874 54 -0.00 53 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 94 7% 90% 1% 2% 4% 0% $55,921 3 +0.31 43 96%
Elementary Education 50 — 2% 92% 0% 2% 4% 0% $55,527 78 +0.48 42 96% — — — —
Middle School Education 21 — 14% 86% 5% 5% 0% 0% $55,527 54 +0.05 42 96% — — — —
Special Education 23 — 13% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $57,140 60 +0.19 46 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Sciences 253 17% 83% 0% 4% 6% 0% $83,040 80 +0.51 86 97%
Exercise Science 82 — 34% 88% 0% 2% 5% 1% $76,450 95 +1.71 81 98% — — — —
Nursing 138 — 7% 83% 1% 2% 5% 0% $88,424 40 -0.38 90 97% — — — —
Public Health 30 +1 10% 70% 0% 13% 10% 0% $78,192 86 +1.21 82 92% — — — —
Music Therapy 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $64,052 99 +1.86 63 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
J. Whitney Bunting College of Business 289 55% 84% 2% 1% 6% 1% $85,642 83 +0.25 88 97%
Accounting 38 — 50% 87% 5% 0% 5% 0% $89,002 60 +0.13 90 97% — — — —
Business Administration 97 — 73% 86% 1% 0% 7% 1% $82,791 72 +0.27 86 97% — — — —
Finance 26 +2 85% 85% 0% 0% 0% 4% $92,953 46 -0.21 92 — — — — —
Managerial Economics 17 +1 59% 71% 0% 12% 12% 6% $104,280 69 +0.24 97 100% — — — —
Marketing 111 — 33% 84% 3% 2% 6% 0% $82,418 67 +0.38 86 98% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,651
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $31,397
Est. In-State Cost $12,485
Est. Out-of-State Cost $40,615
ROI Percentile 79th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 53%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 31%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 26.3% 289 55% 84% 2% 1% 6% 1% $85,643 63 +0.25 88 97% —
Health Sciences 22.8% 250 16% 83% 0% 4% 6% 0% $83,269 73 +0.50 87 97% —
Social Sciences 15.6% 171 20% 82% 1% 2% 8% 1% $63,639 69 +0.05 62 96% —
Education 8.6% 94 7% 90% 1% 2% 4% 0% $55,922 67 +0.31 43 96% —
Humanities 7.1% 78 26% 83% 0% 1% 10% 0% $56,984 62 +0.16 46 96% —
Computer Science 6.5% 71 76% 68% 1% 8% 8% 1% $108,022 46 +0.32 97 100% 3.9%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.7% 52 19% 77% 4% 10% 4% 0% $66,819 45 +0.04 68 99% —
Arts 3.7% 41 37% 78% 0% 7% 12% 0% $46,279 25 +0.10 18 90% —
Professional 2.0% 22 18% 64% 0% 9% 14% 0% $59,874 26 -0.00 53 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 15 47% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,092 15 -0.64 66 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.3% 14 50% 93% 0% 0% 7% 0% $59,468 46 +0.10 52 97% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.7M #407 5% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Education — — — — 4 #388 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.7M #574 5% — 4 #525 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 48 $481K $484K -$3K
Basketball 17 $482K $459K $23K
Golf 15 $225K $225K $0
Cross Country 13 $72K $72K $230
Tennis 10 $271K $253K $17K
Total 103 $1.5M $1.5M $37K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 32 $314K $313K $1K
Softball 26 $331K $325K $6K
Volleyball 19 $259K $257K $2K
Cross Country 17 $95K $102K -$6K
Basketball 16 $425K $402K $23K
Tennis 10 $288K $271K $17K
Total 120 $1.7M $1.7M $42K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 48 $481K $484K -$3K
Basketball 33 $908K $861K $46K
Soccer 32 $314K $313K $1K
Cross Country 30 $168K $175K -$6K
Softball 26 $331K $325K $6K
Tennis 20 $560K $525K $34K
Volleyball 19 $259K $257K $2K
Golf 15 $225K $225K $0
Total 223 $4.6M $4.4M $167K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (non-ED) 36%
Early Action Oct 15
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 88% 88% 88%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1070 – 1230
SAT Math Range 520 – 600
SAT RW Range 550 – 630