Georgia State University
Georgia State University admitted 55% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 940–1180 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $12,365 a year. Within six years, 51% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 55%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 940–1180
- ACT middle 50%
- 19–26
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $25,504 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $12,365 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $10,899 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $8,664 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $25,320 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 51%
- Students who return for a second year
- 80%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $51,903 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 26,623
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 56%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 25 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 19%
- Computer and information sciences
- 16%
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 10%
- Psychology
- 9%
- Visual and performing arts
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- McMurry University TX · 57% admitted
- Olivet Nazarene University IL · 56% admitted
- CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY · 57% admitted
- Friends University KS · 55% admitted
- Averett University VA · 57% admitted
- University of Hawaii at Hilo HI · 61% admitted
More colleges in Georgia
- Kennesaw State University GA · 69% admitted
- University of Georgia GA · 38% admitted
- Georgia Southern University GA · 88% admitted
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA · 14% admitted
- University of North Georgia GA · 68% admitted
- Savannah College of Art and Design GA · 83% admitted
- Georgia Gwinnett College GA · 96% admitted
- University of West Georgia GA · 52% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.