Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia
- Public
- City
- 26,623 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 55%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $12,365per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 52%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $51,90310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Georgia State tracks every student every day for more than 800 risk factors. It raised its graduation rate by 23 percentage points and closed achievement gaps by race, ethnicity and income, as of 2018.
Source: AACRAO, Oct 2018
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 55%About 6 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%)
- 940–1180Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 19–26Composite, 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
- $12,365full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $25,504sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $8,664Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $25,320Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 52%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 80%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $51,90310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 26,623Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 57%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 32%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA — admits 88%
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX — admits 94%
- University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV — admits 96%
- The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX — admits 87%
Also worth a look
- University of Georgia Athens, GA — admits 38%
- Florida International University Miami, FL — admits 55%
- University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA — admits 68%
- Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL — admits 66%
- University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD — admits 45%
- Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA — admits 69%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Georgia 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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