Clayton State University
Morrow, Georgia
- Public
- Suburb
- 4,348 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 68%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $8,868per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 39%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $54,70110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 68%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 860–1078Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 15–19Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $8,868full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $18,397sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $5,240Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $16,904Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 39%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 71%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $54,70110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,250federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 4,348Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 50%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 38%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Columbus State University Columbus, GA — admits 99%
- Augusta University Augusta, GA — admits 86%
- Middle Georgia State University Macon, GA — admits 100%
- Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN — admits 84%
Also worth a look
- Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA — admits 72%
- University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI — admits 70%
- Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Tifton, GA — admits 76%
- Western Illinois University Macomb, IL — admits 71%
- Georgia Southwestern State University Americus, GA — admits 75%
- Fort Valley State University Fort Valley, GA — admits 66%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Clayton State University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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