Agnes Scott College
Decatur, GA · Private · Large suburb · ASC
Private institution in Decatur, GA · 898 undergraduates · 67% acceptance rate · $56,274 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 20%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 20%Average SAT
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $24,2241,431st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $48,1501,784th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $48,1501,780th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $60,5851,688th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,7491,550th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,274722nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,3821,132nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 70.5%405th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 80.1%662nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 67.3%542nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1296202nd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8981,415th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 36.1%870th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 12 mi (ATL)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EDNov 1
- EANov 15
- EA IIJan 15
- RDMar 15
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 32 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | — |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBiological Sciences | bachelors | $29,685 | — |
| Public HealthHealth Professions | bachelors | $27,494 | $24,035 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $27,439 | $32,569 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $21,781 | — |
| Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Astronomy and AstrophysicsPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | — | — |
| DanceVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A women's collegesource
- Religious affiliation: Presbyterian Church (USA)source
- Founded in 1889source
- Athletic nickname: "Scotties"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Yellow and Gold and Greysource
- Mascot: Scottish Terriersource
- Motto: "In Fide Vestra Virtutem In Virtute Autem Scientiam"source
- Formerly known as "Decatur Female Seminary" (1889–1890)source
- Formerly known as "Agnes Scott Institute" (1890–1906)source
- Athletic conference: Collegiate Conference of the Southsource
- A WCC]] / [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Agnes Scott College’s 898 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In GA
- Life UniversityMarietta, GA · 869 undergrads
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Elsewhere
- Beloit CollegeBeloit, WI · 898 undergrads
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods CollegeSaint Mary of the Woods, IN · 896 undergrads
- University of Science and Arts of OklahomaChickasha, OK · 896 undergrads
- Bloomfield CollegeBloomfield, NJ · 901 undergrads
- Graceland University-LamoniLamoni, IA · 901 undergrads
- Manchester UniversityNorth Manchester, IN · 895 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteagnesscott.edu
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