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Point University is based in the town of West Point, GA — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Christian Churches and Churches of Christ affiliation in its federal filings.

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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

$20,237

family income
under $30k

$21,103

$30–48k

$19,802

$48–75k

$21,409

$75–110k

$22,350

over $110k

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

Average net price

$25,3352023–24Skip 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 Point University rose from $21,580 (2008) to $25,335 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$21,580
2009	$21,275
2010	$19,459
2011	$24,769
2012	$17,800
2013	$13,916
2014	$15,977
2015	$15,272
2016	$18,386
2017	$20,901
2018	$16,187
2019	$22,433
2020	$19,095
2021	$19,725
2022	$20,752
2023	$25,335

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$33,5642024–25Skip 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 Point University rose from $28,427 (2009) to $33,564 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$28,427
2010	$29,498
2011	$29,444
2012	$29,998
2013	$27,497
2014	$27,053
2015	$27,878
2016	$28,898
2017	$30,320
2018	$32,000
2019	$29,952
2020	$34,160
2021	$33,344
2022	$34,203
2023	$34,418
2024	$33,564

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$9,150
2001	$9,800
2002	$9,950
2003	$10,250
2004	$11,360
2005	$12,380
2006	$13,160
2007	$14,120
2008	$15,150
2013	$17,400
2014	$17,650
2015	$18,500
2016	$19,200
2017	$20,600
2018	$20,600
2019	$21,185
2020	$21,850
2021	$21,850
2022	$22,300
2023	$22,300

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Point University reports published tuition of $24,000 in this record. Point University's $24,000 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Point University reports 1,996 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

34.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Point 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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34.1%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 Point University rose from 29% (entered 1991) to 34.1% (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	29%
1992 cohort	40%
1993 cohort	40.7%
1994 cohort	42%
1995 cohort	61.9%
1996 cohort	37.5%
1997 cohort	31.8%
1998 cohort	39.8%
1999 cohort	31.1%
2000 cohort	38%
2001 cohort	24.7%
2002 cohort	30.9%
2003 cohort	29.7%
2004 cohort	22.1%
2005 cohort	40.2%
2006 cohort	37.2%
2007 cohort	47.8%
2008 cohort	36.8%
2009 cohort	49.1%
2010 cohort	34.1%
2011 cohort	26.9%
2012 cohort	31.7%
2013 cohort	28.3%
2014 cohort	33.5%
2015 cohort	28.9%
2016 cohort	25.6%
2017 cohort	40.4%
2018 cohort	34.1%

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)	$13,300	$4,594
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,813	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,675	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,113	$5,557
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,798	$5,360
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,048	$5,533
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	—	$5,438
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	—	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	—	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$5,025
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$6,257
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,325	$8,363
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$25,750	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$26,855	$9,497
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$28,750	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$30,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$30,488	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,208	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,000	$7,214
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$24,927	$6,882
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,250	$8,750

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

$36,410

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$38,982

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$38,740

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

Point University admitted 424 of 958 applicants in Fall 2024. The 44.3% rate describes that application pool.

44.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $22,300 tuition · 2023–24 1,996 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Point University did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Point University under that historical policy.

Check current requirements with admissions.

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Point University received 958 applications and admitted 424 (44.3%), with 352 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

44.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

The share admitted at Point University declined from 78.4% to 44.3%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2002 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2002	78.4%
Fall 2003	38.2%
Fall 2004	52.6%
Fall 2005	18.9%
Fall 2006	36.6%
Fall 2007	42.5%
Fall 2008	78.1%
Fall 2009	56.7%
Fall 2010	45.7%
Fall 2011	47.2%
Fall 2012	56.2%
Fall 2013	53.5%
Fall 2014	51.9%
Fall 2015	49.1%
Fall 2016	51.4%
Fall 2017	35.1%
Fall 2018	53.2%
Fall 2019	28.9%
Fall 2020	34.9%
Fall 2021	46.6%
Fall 2022	24.2%
Fall 2023	67.5%
Fall 2024	44.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2002–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

972–1237Fall 2023 · 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 2002	810	1040
Fall 2003	850	1090
Fall 2004	830	1100
Fall 2005	880	1080
Fall 2006	820	1090
Fall 2007	810	1000
Fall 2008	740	970
Fall 2009	810	1040
Fall 2010	840	1130
Fall 2011	830	1020
Fall 2012	820	990
Fall 2013	840	1045
Fall 2014	840	1010
Fall 2015	810	1010
Fall 2016	810	1010
Fall 2017	870	1060
Fall 2018	880	1085
Fall 2019	880	1110
Fall 2020	910	1080
Fall 2021	890	1130
Fall 2022	850	1100
Fall 2023	972	1237

IPEDS Fall 2002–2023, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

15–23Fall 2023 · 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 2002	15	22
Fall 2003	17	21
Fall 2004	17	21
Fall 2005	17	22
Fall 2006	17	22
Fall 2007	16	20
Fall 2008	15	20
Fall 2009	18	23
Fall 2010	18	22
Fall 2011	17	21
Fall 2013	18	22
Fall 2014	17	21
Fall 2015	17	21
Fall 2016	17	22
Fall 2017	16	21
Fall 2018	16	22
Fall 2019	16	20
Fall 2020	17	21
Fall 2021	16	21
Fall 2022	13	23
Fall 2023	15	23

IPEDS Fall 2002–2023, 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

1,996Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Point University rose from 365 (Fall 2002) to 1,996 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	365
Fall 2003	346
Fall 2004	403
Fall 2005	424
Fall 2006	389
Fall 2007	368
Fall 2008	434
Fall 2009	683
Fall 2010	1,019
Fall 2011	1,245
Fall 2012	1,511
Fall 2013	1,354
Fall 2014	1,399
Fall 2015	1,337
Fall 2016	1,358
Fall 2017	1,126
Fall 2018	1,029
Fall 2019	1,074
Fall 2020	895
Fall 2021	794
Fall 2022	1,041
Fall 2023	2,617
Fall 2024	1,996

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

74%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 Point University rose from 52% (Fall 2003) to 74% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	52%
Fall 2004 cohort	55%
Fall 2005 cohort	60%
Fall 2006 cohort	62%
Fall 2007 cohort	69%
Fall 2008 cohort	64%
Fall 2009 cohort	69%
Fall 2010 cohort	64%
Fall 2011 cohort	52%
Fall 2012 cohort	48%
Fall 2013 cohort	48%
Fall 2014 cohort	55%
Fall 2015 cohort	68%
Fall 2016 cohort	52%
Fall 2017 cohort	52%
Fall 2018 cohort	63%
Fall 2019 cohort	65%
Fall 2020 cohort	55%
Fall 2021 cohort	69%
Fall 2022 cohort	71%
Fall 2023 cohort	74%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Point University

Faculty pay at Point University averages $71,628 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Point University as a primarily residential campus of 1,996 undergraduates — and 74.1% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Point University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 44.3%. Review Point University's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Point University is primarily an associate's-degree school that also runs bachelor's programs; Point University'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 Point 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

Point University44.3%

Georgia median70.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Point University$24,000

Georgia median$13,920

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

Point University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Point University$38,740

Georgia median$47,290

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Point University, Georgia and national reference values
Metric & basis	Point University	Georgia median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	44.3%	70.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$24,000	$13,920	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$38,740	$47,290	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 5 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$55,626
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$50,094
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$43,682
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$40,621
Bible/Biblical Studies	$38,672

These 5 fields listed for Point University measure earnings after completion. The $38,740 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 23 additional Point University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Point University report?

Point University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 44.3% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Point University's acceptance rate?

44.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 424 admitted from 958 applicants.

How much does Point University cost?

At Point University, tuition is $24,000. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Point University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $38,740. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Georgia

Andrew College — 45.7% admitted
Georgia State University — 55.4% admitted
University of Georgia — 37.7% admitted
Morehouse College — 44% 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.