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Georgia College & State University was awarded 8 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business administration & management.
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Georgia College is ranked #812 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
Georgia College is also ranked #23 out of 68 schools in Georgia.
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The acceptance rate at Georgia College & State University is 80%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Georgia College is a good fit for you.
About 73% of students accepted to Georgia College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 630. Math scores were between 520 and 600.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Georgia College & State University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Georgia College & State University is 81%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Georgia College & State University has a freshmen retention rate of 80%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Georgia College for first-time, full-time students is 48%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,605 undergraduates at Georgia College with 5,167 being full-time and 438 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,013 | $16,634 | $19,024 | $21,513 | $21,587 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Georgia College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Georgia College, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $6,446 a year. That adds up to $25,784 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Georgia College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 231 W Hancock Street, Milledgeville, GA 31061 |
| Phone: | 800-342-0471 |
| Website: | www.gcsu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 246 | $47,513 |
| Nursing | 167 | $78,087 |
| Business Administration & Management | 128 | $50,056 |
| Marketing | 117 | $49,540 |
| Special Education | 106 | $45,167 |
| Accounting | 93 | $50,583 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 90 | $32,149 |
| Journalism | 83 | $38,603 |
| Public Health | 81 | $34,113 |
| Health & Physical Education | 81 | $29,203 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 1,608 students took at least one online class at Georgia College & State University. This is a decrease from the 2,352 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,608 | 725 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,352 | 860 |
| 2020-2021 | 4,990 | 967 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,742 | 749 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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