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Georgia Southwestern State University

Georgia Southwestern State University is based in the town of Americus, GA — a public campus in a small-town setting.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$10,602

family income
under $30k

$11,031

$30–48k

$13,237

$48–75k

$14,813

$75–110k

$15,617

over $110k

Average net price

$12,0192023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Georgia Southwestern State University has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $13,206 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $12,019.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$10,936
2009	$10,187
2010	$9,204
2011	$12,385
2012	$12,247
2013	$12,503
2014	$12,644
2015	$13,087
2016	$12,746
2017	$13,206
2018	$11,157
2019	$11,831
2020	$12,567
2021	$12,387
2022	$12,052
2023	$12,019

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$20,4842024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Georgia Southwestern State University rose from $16,150 (2009) to $20,484 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$16,150
2010	$16,305
2011	$16,538
2012	$17,827
2013	$17,839
2014	$18,420
2015	$19,012
2016	$19,297
2017	$19,488
2018	$19,512
2019	$18,450
2020	$19,125
2021	$19,456
2022	$19,915
2023	$19,234
2024	$20,484

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$2,398	$8,028
2001	$2,486	$8,282
2002	$2,564	$8,594
2003	$2,798	$9,430
2004	$2,876	$9,844
2005	$3,056	$10,372
2006	$3,206	$10,888
2007	$3,546	$12,150
2008	$3,816	$13,128
2013	$5,035	$14,797
2014	$5,158	$15,163
2015	$5,262	$15,518
2016	$5,262	$15,518
2017	$5,341	$15,802
2018	$5,381	$15,842
2019	$5,500	$16,222
2020	$5,464	$16,186
2021	$5,464	$16,186
2022	$4,980	$15,702
2023	$4,980	$15,702

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Georgia Southwestern State University reports published tuition by residency: $5,220 in-state versus $16,572 out-of-state — a $11,352 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Georgia Southwestern State University reports 2,424 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

40.6% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Georgia Southwestern State University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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40.6%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Georgia Southwestern State University rose from 30.8% (entered 1991) to 40.6% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	30.8%
1992 cohort	34.9%
1993 cohort	24.6%
1994 cohort	26.6%
1995 cohort	26.5%
1996 cohort	29.2%
1997 cohort	35.2%
1998 cohort	32.2%
1999 cohort	31.7%
2000 cohort	37.3%
2001 cohort	35%
2002 cohort	33.2%
2003 cohort	35.6%
2004 cohort	30.1%
2005 cohort	30.2%
2006 cohort	29.3%
2007 cohort	35.8%
2008 cohort	32.1%
2009 cohort	33.3%
2010 cohort	32.4%
2011 cohort	25.5%
2012 cohort	28.9%
2013 cohort	38.5%
2014 cohort	36.3%
2015 cohort	34%
2016 cohort	36.2%
2017 cohort	31.9%
2018 cohort	40.6%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$9,831	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$8,375	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$9,516	$3,449
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$9,905	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$10,813	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$10,813	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$11,000	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$11,000	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$11,000	$4,165
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$11,063	$4,326
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$11,000	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$11,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$14,161	$6,113
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$16,701	$6,688
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$17,310	$6,919
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$17,584	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$18,400	$8,848
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$20,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$21,142	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$19,445	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$20,500	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,475	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$20,100	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$18,851	$7,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$42,047

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$48,858

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$48,757

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Georgia Southwestern State University admitted 1,750 of 2,328 applicants in Fall 2024. The 75.2% rate describes that application pool.

75.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $4,980 in-state tuition · 2023–24 2,424 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 890–11101600

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Admissions

Georgia Southwestern State University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Georgia Southwestern State University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 460–570 and Math was 430–540 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 890–1110 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	460	510	570
SAT Math	430	480	540
ACT Composite	16	17	22

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Georgia Southwestern State University received 2,328 applications and admitted 1,750 (75.2%), with 551 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

75.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	56.9%
Fall 2002	79%
Fall 2003	73.9%
Fall 2004	75.5%
Fall 2005	73.6%
Fall 2006	83.2%
Fall 2007	77%
Fall 2008	71.9%
Fall 2009	70.1%
Fall 2010	68%
Fall 2011	68.3%
Fall 2012	66.4%
Fall 2013	68%
Fall 2014	69.6%
Fall 2015	71.6%
Fall 2016	68.2%
Fall 2017	67.5%
Fall 2018	69.3%
Fall 2019	58.3%
Fall 2020	73.4%
Fall 2021	85.6%
Fall 2022	73.2%
Fall 2023	77.2%
Fall 2024	75.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

890–1110Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	920	1080
Fall 2002	900	1100
Fall 2003	910	1070
Fall 2004	880	1050
Fall 2005	900	1090
Fall 2006	870	1050
Fall 2007	870	1060
Fall 2008	870	1070
Fall 2009	880	1060
Fall 2010	890	1080
Fall 2011	890	1060
Fall 2012	890	1080
Fall 2013	860	1040
Fall 2014	880	1060
Fall 2015	870	1040
Fall 2016	870	1060
Fall 2017	960	1110
Fall 2018	940	1120
Fall 2019	940	1120
Fall 2020	940	1110
Fall 2021	990	1170
Fall 2022	1010	1160
Fall 2023	900	1130
Fall 2024	890	1110

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

16–22Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	19	23
Fall 2004	17	20
Fall 2005	17	20
Fall 2006	17	20
Fall 2007	18	21
Fall 2008	17	20
Fall 2009	18	21
Fall 2010	17	22
Fall 2011	17	20
Fall 2012	18	22
Fall 2013	18	22
Fall 2014	18	23
Fall 2015	18	24
Fall 2016	19	23
Fall 2017	19	23
Fall 2018	18	22
Fall 2019	17	21
Fall 2020	19	22
Fall 2021	19	23
Fall 2022	19	25
Fall 2023	16	21
Fall 2024	16	22

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,424Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Georgia Southwestern State University rose from 1,984 (Fall 2002) to 2,424 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,984
Fall 2003	2,053
Fall 2004	2,059
Fall 2005	2,181
Fall 2006	2,187
Fall 2007	2,183
Fall 2008	2,368
Fall 2009	2,590
Fall 2010	2,775
Fall 2011	2,743
Fall 2012	2,694
Fall 2013	2,598
Fall 2014	2,415
Fall 2015	2,301
Fall 2016	2,409
Fall 2017	2,348
Fall 2018	2,231
Fall 2019	2,139
Fall 2020	2,201
Fall 2021	2,018
Fall 2022	2,092
Fall 2023	2,291
Fall 2024	2,424

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

58%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Georgia Southwestern State University fell from 66% (Fall 2003) to 58% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	66%
Fall 2004 cohort	70%
Fall 2005 cohort	65%
Fall 2006 cohort	64%
Fall 2007 cohort	76%
Fall 2008 cohort	69%
Fall 2009 cohort	66%
Fall 2010 cohort	65%
Fall 2011 cohort	63%
Fall 2012 cohort	65%
Fall 2013 cohort	70%
Fall 2014 cohort	74%
Fall 2015 cohort	70%
Fall 2016 cohort	65%
Fall 2017 cohort	62%
Fall 2018 cohort	68%
Fall 2019 cohort	66%
Fall 2020 cohort	54%
Fall 2021 cohort	60%
Fall 2022 cohort	64%
Fall 2023 cohort	58%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Georgia Southwestern State University

Faculty pay at Georgia Southwestern State University averages $97,464 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Georgia Southwestern State University as a primarily residential campus of 2,424 undergraduates — and 57.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Georgia Southwestern State University's SAT section-percentile sums are 890–1110 — their midpoint is below the GA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Georgia Southwestern State University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Georgia Southwestern State University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Georgia Southwestern State University75.2%

Georgia median70.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Georgia Southwestern State University$5,220

Georgia median$13,920

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Georgia Southwestern State University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Georgia Southwestern State University$48,757

Georgia median$47,290

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Georgia Southwestern State University, Georgia and national reference values
Metric & basis	Georgia Southwestern State University	Georgia median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	75.2%	70.7%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$5,220	$13,920	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$48,757	$47,290	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Georgia Southwestern State University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Georgia Southwestern State University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 10 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$80,811
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$65,514
Human Resources Management and Services	$64,973
Accounting and Related Services	$63,928
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$57,043
Marketing	$51,176
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$48,407
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$48,001
Sociology	$43,457
Psychology, General	$39,403

These 10 fields listed for Georgia Southwestern State University measure earnings after completion. The $48,757 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 17 additional Georgia Southwestern State University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Georgia Southwestern State University report?

Georgia Southwestern State University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 890–1110 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Georgia Southwestern State University's acceptance rate?

75.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,750 admitted from 2,328 applicants.

How much does Georgia Southwestern State University cost?

In-state tuition is $5,220; out-of-state students pay $16,572. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Georgia Southwestern State University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $48,757. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Georgia

Fort Valley State University — 65.9% admitted
Georgia College & State University — 78.2% admitted
Emmanuel University — 74% admitted
Clayton State University — 68.4% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.