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Gordon State College

Gordon State College is based in the town of Barnesville, 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

$7,639

family income
under $30k

$8,058

$30–48k

$10,053

$48–75k

$13,155

$75–110k

$12,551

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$8,1052023–24Skip 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 Gordon State College fell from $9,341 (2008) to $8,105 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$9,341
2009	$8,656
2010	$8,148
2011	$8,438
2012	$8,798
2013	$11,175
2014	$11,187
2015	$13,651
2016	$10,074
2017	$10,709
2018	$9,935
2019	$9,297
2020	$8,925
2021	$8,844
2022	$8,918
2023	$8,105

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$14,7712024–25Skip 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 Gordon State College rose from $12,736 (2009) to $14,771 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$12,736
2010	$12,865
2011	$12,902
2012	$13,064
2013	$13,091
2014	$15,663
2015	$15,750
2016	$18,449
2017	$14,923
2018	$15,207
2019	$15,062
2020	$15,024
2021	$14,346
2022	$14,627
2023	$14,944
2024	$14,771

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	$1,420	$5,260
2001	$1,420	$5,260
2002	$1,512	$5,508
2003	$1,578	$5,772
2004	$1,656	$6,060
2005	$1,742	$6,366
2006	$1,832	$6,617
2007	$2,152	$7,768
2008	$2,362	$8,344
2013	$3,408	$9,695
2014	$3,510	$9,937
2015	$3,551	$10,158
2016	$3,974	$11,719
2017	$3,828	$10,010
2018	$3,828	$10,010
2019	$4,084	$11,946
2020	$3,789	$10,695
2021	$3,789	$10,695
2022	$3,475	$10,381
2023	$3,475	$10,381

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Gordon State College reports published tuition by residency: $3,628 in-state versus $10,948 out-of-state — a $7,320 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Gordon State College reports 2,544 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

20.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Gordon State College 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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20.4%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 Gordon State College rose from 17.3% (entered 2001) to 20.4% (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
2001 cohort	17.3%
2002 cohort	16.1%
2003 cohort	16.5%
2004 cohort	15.7%
2005 cohort	13.3%
2006 cohort	13.7%
2007 cohort	13.7%
2008 cohort	13%
2009 cohort	10.9%
2010 cohort	8.8%
2011 cohort	14.9%
2012 cohort	11.3%
2013 cohort	16.6%
2014 cohort	16.5%
2015 cohort	18.8%
2016 cohort	22.7%
2017 cohort	17.3%
2018 cohort	20.4%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 2001–2018

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)	$3,824	$2,214
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$3,776	$2,332
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$4,431	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$4,830	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$4,591	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$5,105	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$6,000	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$6,828	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$6,901	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$7,000	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$8,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$10,000	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$11,250	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$12,250	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$12,884	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$13,202	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$14,750	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$15,625	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$17,449	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$17,761	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$17,919	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$17,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$16,450	$5,827
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$17,500	$6,960

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

$33,163

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$36,740

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$37,871

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

Gordon State College admitted 1,682 of 1,958 applicants in Fall 2024. The 85.9% rate describes that application pool.

85.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $3,475 in-state tuition · 2023–24 2,544 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 890–11301600

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Admissions

Gordon State College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Gordon State College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 450–590 and Math was 440–540 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 890–1130 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	450	530	590
SAT Math	440	510	540
ACT Composite	15	18	24

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, Gordon State College received 1,958 applications and admitted 1,682 (85.9%), with 607 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

85.9%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 2002	90.3%
Fall 2003	86.4%
Fall 2004	86.4%
Fall 2005	96.6%
Fall 2006	83.7%
Fall 2007	93.3%
Fall 2008	60.7%
Fall 2009	54.6%
Fall 2010	49.1%
Fall 2011	47.1%
Fall 2012	42.6%
Fall 2013	45.3%
Fall 2014	48.4%
Fall 2015	56.7%
Fall 2016	54.3%
Fall 2017	83.6%
Fall 2018	70.6%
Fall 2019	83.9%
Fall 2020	78.8%
Fall 2021	87.6%
Fall 2022	93.3%
Fall 2023	86.8%
Fall 2024	85.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2002–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

890–1130Fall 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	780	990
Fall 2002	770	1000
Fall 2003	780	990
Fall 2004	780	980
Fall 2005	770	990
Fall 2011	770	950
Fall 2012	763	970
Fall 2013	750	950
Fall 2014	760	940
Fall 2015	750	960
Fall 2016	750	970
Fall 2017	840	1030
Fall 2018	850	1040
Fall 2019	820	1040
Fall 2020	890	1070
Fall 2021	900	1080
Fall 2022	870	1080
Fall 2024	890	1130

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

15–24Fall 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	15	19
Fall 2002	15	19
Fall 2003	15	19
Fall 2004	15	19
Fall 2005	15	19
Fall 2011	15	19
Fall 2012	16	20
Fall 2013	15	19
Fall 2014	16	20
Fall 2015	15	20
Fall 2016	15	20
Fall 2017	15	19
Fall 2018	15	20
Fall 2019	15	19
Fall 2020	16	21
Fall 2021	16	23
Fall 2022	15	19
Fall 2023	15	21
Fall 2024	15	24

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

2,544Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Gordon State College fell from 3,050 (Fall 2002) to 2,544 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,050
Fall 2003	3,330
Fall 2004	3,386
Fall 2005	3,432
Fall 2006	3,548
Fall 2007	3,629
Fall 2008	3,794
Fall 2009	4,495
Fall 2010	4,963
Fall 2011	4,580
Fall 2012	4,081
Fall 2013	4,031
Fall 2014	3,864
Fall 2015	3,891
Fall 2016	3,577
Fall 2017	3,527
Fall 2018	3,145
Fall 2019	2,970
Fall 2020	2,732
Fall 2021	2,546
Fall 2022	2,663
Fall 2023	2,605
Fall 2024	2,544

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

51%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 Gordon State College fell from 71% (Fall 2014) to 51% (Fall 2023).

Gordon State College's first-year cohorts run about 2 students, so one or two moves Gordon State College's line by whole percentage points.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	60%
Fall 2004 cohort	55%
Fall 2005 cohort	52%
Fall 2006 cohort	52%
Fall 2010 cohort	100%
Fall 2012 cohort	100%
Fall 2014 cohort	71%
Fall 2015 cohort	62%
Fall 2016 cohort	63%
Fall 2017 cohort	42%
Fall 2018 cohort	51%
Fall 2019 cohort	52%
Fall 2020 cohort	65%
Fall 2021 cohort	54%
Fall 2022 cohort	48%
Fall 2023 cohort	51%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Gordon State College

Faculty pay at Gordon State College averages $91,068 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Gordon State College as a primarily residential campus of 2,544 undergraduates — and 51.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Gordon State College's SAT section-percentile sums are 890–1130 — their midpoint is below the GA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Gordon State College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Gordon State College is primarily an associate's-degree school that also runs bachelor's programs; Gordon State College's page covers the bachelor's side.

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 Gordon State College 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

Gordon State College85.9%

Georgia median70.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

Gordon State College$3,628

Georgia median$13,920

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

Gordon State College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Gordon State College$37,871

Georgia median$47,290

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Gordon State College, Georgia and national reference values
Metric & basis	Gordon State College	Georgia median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	85.9%	70.7%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$3,628	$13,920	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$37,871	$47,290	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 6 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$82,747
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$54,940
Biology, General	$50,699
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$46,514
Human Services, General	$44,286
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$40,799

These 6 fields listed for Gordon State College measure earnings after completion. The $37,871 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 5 additional Gordon State College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Gordon State College report?

Gordon State College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 890–1130 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Gordon State College's acceptance rate?

85.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,682 admitted from 1,958 applicants.

How much does Gordon State College cost?

In-state tuition is $3,628; out-of-state students pay $10,948. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Gordon State College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $37,871. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Georgia

Georgia Southern University — 87.9% admitted
Life University — 93% admitted
Herzing University-Atlanta — 93.8% admitted
Covenant College — 86.5% 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.