Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia
- Public
- Town
- 21,790 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 88%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $16,785per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 54%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $59,16710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Georgia Southern's Border State Waiver allows undergraduate students from Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Tennessee to attend at in-state tuition rates.
Source: Do I Qualify for In-State Tuition? - Georgia Southern University
The Border State Waiver allows eligible undergraduate students from neighboring states to attend Georgia Southern University at in-state tuition rates.
Source: Do I Qualify for In-State Tuition? - Georgia Southern University
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 88%About 9 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%)
- 986–1133Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 18–23Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
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
- $16,785full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $26,248sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $6,022Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $18,070Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 54%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 78%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $59,16710 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,568federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 21,790Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 40%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 25%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- East Carolina University Greenville, NC — admits 89%
- Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ — admits 90%
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE — admits 87%
- Illinois State University Normal, IL — admits 88%
- Appalachian State University Boone, NC — admits 90%
- Boise State University Boise, ID — admits 87%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Georgia Southern 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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