by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Valdosta State University was awarded 61 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is organizational leadership.
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VSU is ranked #1,364 out of 2,198 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when VSU held the #1,448 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 68 colleges in Georgia, VSU is ranked at #33.
With an acceptance rate of 89%, VSU has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
About 56% of students accepted to VSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 580. Math scores were between 460 and 550.
With a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1, Valdosta 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 Valdosta State University is 70%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Valdosta State University this rate is 59%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 20% for first-time, full-time students at VSU, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 9,570 undergraduates at VSU with 7,253 being full-time and 2,317 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,470 | $12,280 | $14,257 | $16,472 | $16,833 |
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 VSU, 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 VSU, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $5,987 a year. That adds up to $23,948 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at VSU is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for VSU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1500 N Patterson St, Valdosta, GA 31698 |
| Phone: | 229-333-5800 |
| Website: | www.valdosta.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 309 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 251 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 124 | NA |
| Library & Information Science | 121 | NA |
| Communication Sciences | 109 | NA |
| Nursing | 108 | NA |
| General Psychology | 102 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 102 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 101 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 95 | NA |
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, 7,035 students took at least one online class at Valdosta State University. This is a decrease from the 7,437 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 7,035 | 3,835 |
| 2021-2022 | 7,437 | 3,938 |
| 2020-2021 | 9,683 | 4,016 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,724 | 3,002 |
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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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