Valdosta State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 150,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 80 (9% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,792 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (69%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,643
Men / Women 32% / 68%
From State 74%
From Region 18%
Athletes 328 (6.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 44%
Black 36%
Hispanic 12%
Mixed 4%
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 713 30% 42% 2% 41% 11% 1% $52,921 2 -0.81 47 95% 10.8%
Computer Science 28 — 86% 50% 7% 25% 11% 7% $71,207 2 -1.57 80 100% 5.5% — — —
Information Science 29 — 76% 45% 0% 34% 21% 0% $73,101 8 -1.22 82 96% 6.1% — — —
Applied Mathematics — — — — — — — — $68,316 2 -1.28 77 — — — — —
Astronomy 5 +4 60% 60% 0% 20% 20% 0% $66,528 9 -1.23 75 — — — — —
Chemistry 7 — 14% 57% 0% 29% 0% 0% $62,213 11 -0.91 68 — — — — —
Geosciences 6 — 33% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $57,766 20 -0.66 60 — — — — —
Mathematics — — — — — — — — $63,110 15 -0.84 70 — — — — —
Physics 8 +5 62% 38% 0% 50% 12% 0% $66,469 9 -1.23 75 — — — — —
Biology 60 — 28% 38% 3% 37% 15% 0% $57,958 14 -0.99 60 92% — — — —
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 16 — 12% 62% 0% 19% 12% 0% $40,336 1 -2.83 15 100% — — — —
English 16 — 12% 56% 0% 38% 6% 0% $44,930 13 -0.91 26 89% — — — —
French 7 — 43% 14% 0% 43% 43% 0% $47,692 15 -0.92 33 — — — — —
History 12 — 42% 67% 0% 8% 17% 0% $50,671 25 -0.61 42 86% — — — —
Liberal Studies 96 — 26% 39% 2% 52% 4% 1% $45,538 5 -1.13 28 94% 14.4% — — —
Philosophy and Religion 3 — 67% 0% 0% 67% 33% 0% $48,701 14 -0.96 36 — — — — —
Spanish 15 +1 20% 47% 0% 13% 27% 7% $47,248 14 -0.96 32 — — — — —
Communication Arts 25 — 24% 40% 0% 48% 8% 4% $51,727 15 -0.95 44 97% — — — —
Mass Media 32 — 72% 22% 0% 53% 19% 0% $51,727 15 -0.95 44 97% — — — —
Political Science 14 — 29% 29% 0% 64% 0% 0% $58,513 12 -1.01 61 93% — — — —
Psychology 155 — 14% 45% 2% 39% 12% 1% $55,385 55 +0.05 54 96% 11.4% — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 20 — 0% 10% 0% 75% 10% 0% $47,587 8 -0.84 33 92% — — — —
Art 21 +1 24% 48% 5% 38% 5% 0% $35,867 8 -1.17 9 85% — — — —
Dance 4 — 0% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $39,252 28 -0.51 14 — — — — —
Digital Communication and Media — — — — — — — — $51,004 43 -0.32 43 — — — — —
Interior Design 16 — 19% 50% 0% 12% 31% 6% $53,328 4 -1.69 49 — — — — —
Music 9 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $37,949 11 -0.95 11 90% — — — —
Music Performance 5 — 60% 40% 20% 20% 0% 20% $37,949 11 -0.95 11 89% — — — —
Theatre 20 — 35% 35% 5% 55% 5% 0% $30,789 2 -1.64 4 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 84 — 25% 38% 0% 44% 7% 1% $56,527 31 -0.46 57 98% 9.0% — — —
Legal Studies — — — — — — — — $53,638 15 -0.86 49 — — — — —
⇅ 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 and Human Services 196 15% 66% 1% 20% 9% 0% $55,279 3 +0.22 54 99%
Kinesiology 14 — 50% 36% 0% 21% 36% 0% $61,761 51 -0.00 67 95% — — — —
Elementary Education 137 — 3% 71% 0% 17% 8% 0% $53,949 68 +0.25 50 100% — — — —
Middle Grades Education 8 — 25% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $53,949 68 +0.25 50 100% — — — —
Physical Education 4 — 50% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $59,940 64 +0.27 64 95% — — — —
Secondary Education 9 — 44% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $53,949 45 -0.13 50 100% — — — —
Technology Education 2 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $51,773 33 -0.39 45 — — — — —
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education 15 — 47% 73% 0% 27% 0% 0% $59,940 51 -0.08 64 95% — — — —
Art Teacher Education 7 — 14% 43% 14% 29% 0% 0% $59,940 95 +1.40 64 95% — — — —
Industrial Technology — — — — — — — — $78,972 14 -0.81 87 — — — — —
⇅ 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 Nursing and Health Sciences 209 17% 54% 1% 33% 8% 0% $63,082 19 -0.94 70 94%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 28 — 0% 82% 0% 14% 4% 0% $64,974 66 +0.38 73 94% — — — —
Health Science 92 — 24% 34% 2% 51% 10% 1% $43,816 1 -1.69 23 92% — — — —
Nursing 75 — 11% 68% 0% 19% 8% 0% $85,171 20 -0.70 91 96% — — — —
Health Administration 14 — 36% 50% 7% 36% 0% 0% $67,581 67 +0.06 76 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Harley Langdale Jr. College of Business Administration 318 48% 48% 1% 36% 10% 2% $64,553 24 -0.94 72 95% 7.5%
Accounting 27 +6 52% 41% 4% 37% 11% 0% $68,643 10 -1.19 78 92% — — — —
Administrative Management 25 — 12% 40% 0% 52% 4% 0% $53,060 2 -1.28 48 100% — — — —
Economics 9 +8 78% 44% 11% 44% 0% 0% $74,276 14 -0.89 83 — — — — —
Finance 26 +11 65% 54% 0% 42% 0% 0% $88,467 40 -0.37 92 97% — — — —
General Business 13 — 54% 62% 0% 15% 8% 0% $60,855 11 -0.87 66 — — — — —
International Business 10 — 20% 20% 0% 30% 20% 20% $77,711 50 -0.26 86 95% — — — —
Management 82 +11 55% 48% 0% 35% 11% 4% $59,392 8 -0.95 63 94% 7.5% — — —
Marketing 45 +2 47% 49% 2% 33% 16% 0% $69,564 26 -0.62 79 95% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 81 — 44% 52% 0% 36% 10% 0% $59,392 8 -1.20 63 94% 7.5% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,434
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $18,975
Est. In-State Cost $8,323
Est. Out-of-State Cost $24,546
ROI Percentile 59th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 42%
Transfer-Out Rate 37%

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 23.1% 332 47% 48% 1% 36% 9% 2% $64,681 11 -0.90 72 95% 7.5%
Social Sciences 17.1% 246 22% 37% 1% 46% 11% 1% $54,081 29 -0.31 51 95% 11.4%
Health Sciences 15.7% 225 17% 53% 1% 32% 10% 0% $61,103 5 -1.08 66 94% —
Education 12.2% 175 12% 70% 0% 19% 7% 0% $54,575 59 +0.19 52 99% —
Humanities 10.4% 149 27% 42% 1% 43% 10% 1% $46,223 6 -1.03 29 93% 14.4%
Professional 5.8% 84 25% 38% 0% 44% 7% 1% $56,527 14 -0.46 57 98% 9.0%
Arts 5.7% 82 27% 48% 5% 34% 9% 2% $40,611 8 -1.10 16 92% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.2% 60 28% 38% 3% 37% 15% 0% $57,958 13 -0.99 60 92% —
Computer Science 4.0% 57 81% 47% 4% 30% 16% 4% $72,171 3 -1.39 81 98% 5.8%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 26 42% 54% 0% 31% 12% 0% $63,326 10 -1.01 70 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #531 52% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Education — — — — 24 #172 — —
Health Sciences — — — — 9 #147 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.2M #609 52% — 33 #316 — —

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
Football 143 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Baseball 46 $558K $558K $0
Basketball 15 $564K $564K $0
Golf 13 $276K $276K $0
Tennis 9 $220K $220K $0
Cross Country 8 $76K $76K $0
Total 234 $3.9M $3.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 30 $348K $348K $0
Softball 18 $405K $405K $0
Volleyball 17 $319K $319K $0
Basketball 13 $516K $516K $0
Cross Country 9 $82K $82K $0
Tennis 7 $175K $175K $0
Total 94 $1.8M $1.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 143 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Baseball 46 $558K $558K $0
Soccer 30 $348K $348K $0
Basketball 28 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Softball 18 $405K $405K $0
Cross Country 17 $158K $158K $0
Volleyball 17 $319K $319K $0
Tennis 16 $395K $395K $0
Golf 13 $276K $276K $0
Total 328 $9.7M $8.6M $1.1M

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 76%
Yield (non-ED) 25%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 76% 76% 76%

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.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 44%
SAT Range 920 – 1100
SAT Math Range 440 – 530
SAT RW Range 480 – 570