Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA · Public

Website Admissions

At a glance

55.4%

Acceptance rate

1,149

SAT Average

$15,931

Avg net price

27,109

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,149

SAT Reading/Writing480–590

SAT Math460–590

ACT Composite19–26

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 5,636Master’s 2,139Doctoral 532	5,636	2,139	532
Bachelor’s 1,088Master’s 479Doctoral 21	1,088	479	21
Bachelor’s 886Master’s 224Doctoral 25	886	224	25
Bachelor’s 566Master’s 82Doctoral None reported	566	82	None reported
Bachelor’s 507Master’s 57Doctoral 25	507	57	25
Bachelor’s 487Master’s 44Doctoral None reported	487	44	None reported
Bachelor’s 443Master’s 79Doctoral 22	443	79	22
Bachelor’s 377Master’s 94Doctoral 27	377	94	27
Bachelor’s 331Master’s 347Doctoral 98	331	347	98
Bachelor’s 156Master’s 16Doctoral 9	156	16	9
Bachelor’s 148Master’s 22Doctoral 6	148	22	6
Bachelor’s 113Master’s 294Doctoral 47	113	294	47
Bachelor’s 108Master’s 58Doctoral 18	108	58	18
Bachelor’s 99Master’s 29Doctoral 7	99	29	7
Bachelor’s 97Master’s 100Doctoral 4	97	100	4
Bachelor’s 79Master’s 14Doctoral 14	79	14	14
Bachelor’s 37Master’s 10Doctoral None reported	37	10	None reported
Bachelor’s 33Master’s 5Doctoral 2	33	5	2
Bachelor’s 31Master’s 26Doctoral None reported	31	26	None reported
Bachelor’s 29Master’s 18Doctoral None reported	29	18	None reported
Bachelor’s 21Master’s 88Doctoral 11	21	88	11
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 15Doctoral 196	None reported	15	196
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 38Doctoral None reported	None reported	38	None reported

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division I
Primary conference: Sun Belt Conference

Projected sponsored sports16

BaseballBeach VolleyballFootball — Bowl SubdivisionMen's BasketballMen's GolfMen's SoccerMen's TennisSoftball

Athletic participation

380 unique student-athletes · 14 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Early Action

Nov 15, 2026

Final application and Regular Decision deadline

May 1, 2027

FAFSA due Apr 1

· Apply with Common App

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $7,344
Required fees: $1,320
Food and housing: $13,392
Books and supplies: $2,000
Other expenses: $5,110
Total: $29,166

Total by year

$29,7252019–2019–20
$30,3022020–2120–21
$30,8342021–2221–22
$28,9572022–2322–23
$31,4682023–2423–24
$29,1662024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $15,931 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 80%
Average share of need met: 49%
Average need-based grant: $7,610
Required forms: FAFSA

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation34%

6-year graduation54%

Retention rate78%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$47,384

Median debt$20,903

Campus

Enrollment27,109

Student-faculty ratio25:1

SettingCity

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Georgia State University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 7 Common Data Set filings (2019–20 to 2025–26).

Georgia State University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 7 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

Georgia State University runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.

Early Action nonbindingApply by Nov 15 · decision Dec 15

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by May 1 · priority date Nov 15

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Georgia State University admits in-state applicants at 66.9%, out-of-state applicants at 47.8%, and international applicants at 53.5%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

4,597 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈264In-state (domestic)≈4,131International≈202

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jun 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 81% in 2019–20, and an ACT, down from 39%.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

40% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ACT composite

10% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

Georgia State University’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 99.9% who submitted one.

High-school GPA

among first-years who submitted test scores

Average 3.60

Georgia State University rates 3 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Standardized test scores: Very important
Application essay: Considered
Recommendation(s): Considered
Class rank: Not considered

Nonacademic

Talent / ability: Considered
Interview: Not considered
Extracurricular activities: Not considered
Character / personal qualities: Not considered
First generation: Not considered
Alumni/ae relation: Not considered
Geographical residence: Not considered
State residency: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered
Volunteer work: Not considered
Work experience: Not considered
Level of applicant's interest: Not considered

Georgia State University leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

Class-rank distributionCDS C10Not disclosed

Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.

Waitlist offers & acceptancesCDS C2Not disclosed

With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.

Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)

Georgia State University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $15,931 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 3,181 of 3,975 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSA

Avg need-based loan

Not disclosed

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Georgia State University offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Avg merit award

Not disclosed

Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.

Offered a place

Not disclosed

Accepted a place

Not disclosed

Admitted off waitlist

Not disclosed

Waitlist ranked

Not disclosed

78.3% of Georgia State University’s first-years return for a second year and 53.7% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03